Punakha Dzong

We heard that in certain parts of Bhutan, Sunday's a no car day (except for tourist buses) and the community also goes out to clean up their neighborhoods sometimes - schools have clean ups, offices have clean ups, everyone works together to keep the town clean. I think that's great

We visited Punakha Dzong - a fortress. It's really beautiful, can you imagine how much nicer the photos below would have looked if i'd have been a better photographer n the weather'd been nicer?

Apparently bees like to take up residence above the windows

I'm guessing the windows don't get opened much

The buildings are really majestic and everywhere u look it's just wow wow & wow

View from the Dzong

We then took a walk, this is how the Dzong looks like from the outside, another angle

 This is the longest suspension bridge in Bhutan

Poh Chhu river

The walk isn't so scary because it's not so high up so even if u get vertigo i recommend going for it. Things do look different from the other side, hahaha...

Khamsum Yulley Namgyal Chorten

It looked really far and high up to get to so we were all thinking 'omg can we really make it there'

The walk ended up being not toooo tough. It was scenic and the weather was nice and cool too anyway so..

The inside was also very beautiful, the paintings on the wall were so intricate.

This is the view from the top, so beautiful- it's quite chilly though

Locals playing darts - we actually watched them play for like 10 minutes. It was amazing how far they actually throw the darts from!

We bought some nice vegetables from the market near Punakha Dzong. All the vegetables look so fresh and nice! We got the hotel to cook the vegetables and they were really yummy.

Chimi Lhakhang

There is a monastery called Chimi Lhakhang in Bhutan. It is also known as a fertility temple where you can pray for children. It is very famous and there are many stories about couples who after years of trying for children, after praying at the temple are able to conceive. Chimi Lhakhang actually means 'no dog temple'. Intrigued? Click on the link to read the story! Also this mention in the New York Times here.

To get to Chimi Lhakhang, you have to walk across a field. The beginning of the path presented a goat to us.

The path wasn't so difficult but it's a little far and it was quite hot! But the view is BEAUTIFUL. Bhutan is just beautiful. So we weren't bored.

I can't forget how picturesque Bhutan is. Can't you imagine this photo as a painting?

When we got there, it was time for the monks to practice their musical instruments for ceremonies.

It was actually really hot, the heat was quite intense so we were quite glad to have our umbrellas. The wind was quite strong though...

There are loads of stray dogs in Bhutan. If you stay in town you'll hear alot of them howling apparently. Luckily, where we stayed it was really peaceful and quite at night.