Bhutan - The fulfilment of a long-held dream! (5)
Tango monastery hike, reaching Paro, Paro market! The thing about writing travel blogs is that you re-live the whole experience again and that is a bittersweet feeling! It makes one crave for the lovely place again, but also puts a smile one's face, remembering all the good and even the unpleasant experiences. I was particularly excited on this day of our road trip across Western Bhutan, as a hike to Tango monastery was on the cards! Not many tourists go here and it is an accessible, off-beat location that you can visit if you love hiking. B arrived before the scheduled time, giving us a pleasant surprise indeed! Path to Tango monastery! PC: Sameer Tango monastery is an institute for Buddhist studies that is located on the outskirts of Thimphu. The hike is a short one, about 280m (got this number from the lonely planet page), but a steep one. There are supposedly two paths, one is a paved, stone path; and the other is a trail that is steeper than the paved path. We