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Mothers, Fathers

Punakha is famed for its Dzong or castle. It is massive and beautiful, strategically located at the union of the Mother and Father rivers, accessed from a cantilevered bridge over the Mother. Wide stone steps lead steeply up to a portico sheltering 2 massive golden prayer...

written by

roel krabbendam on May 31, 2015 from Punakha, Bhutan

from the travel blog: Bhutan

Day 5 (Continued)

After completing our shopping in Thimphu, we drove to Punakha. As we crossed the high mountain pass, the rain came (or we came to the rain) and Palden and Dorji hung a prayer flag at the top of the pass, where there were so many such flags that it was amazing. We passed at least one hillside...

written by

shoshtrvls on August 25, 2006 from Punakha, Bhutan

from the travel blog: Bhutan and India (2006)

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