Thimphu
Thimphu is at Altitude 7000 ft and a bustling town on the banks of the Thimphu Chhu and set gloriously in the hills of the Thimphu valley. It is home to the Bhutanese Royal Family, the Royal Government and to several foreign missions and development projects. Bhutan’s only gold course, a nine-hole circle, is situated next to the management Tashichhoedzong.
Tashichhoedzong :
The Fortress of the glorious religion houses the throne room of His Majesty the King, the main secretariat building and the central monk body. Its courtyard is open to visitors during the Thimphu Tshechu and when the monk moves to its winter residence in Punakha.
Tashichhoedzong
Memorial Chorten:
This Stupa was built in 1974 by the mother of the Third King, His Majesty Jigme Dorji Wangchuck in memory of her son.
Semtokha Dzong:
Five miles from Thimphu, on a aloofly ridge, stands Semotokha Dzong the oldest fortress in the Kingdom. The Dzong now houses the Institute for Language and Culture.
The Institude for Zorig Chusum: (13 traditional arts and crafts)
National Library:
Bhutan’s National Library is located close to the Institute for Zorig Chusum and contains Bhutan’s history in the forum of religious and historical literature.
The Folk Heritage Museum:
Founded by Her Majesty the Queen Ashi Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck the museum is one of a kind that portrays the lifestyle of a genteel family in the Thimphu valley in the olden days.
The Institude of Traditional medicine:
For the spiritually inclined and those that prefer short treks there are various monasteries and temples in and around Thimphu.
weekend market:
Every Saturday and Sunday most of the Thimphu population congregate on the banks of the river where the weekend market is held. Here villagers from the valley and other nearly places came to sell their agriculture produce.
Punakha is at altitude 4420 feet served as the capital of Bhutan until 1955. It is the winter seat of the Je Khenpo (Chief Abbot) and the monk body. It has a temperate climate and its rich fertile valley is fed by the Pho Chu and Mo Chu rivers.
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