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Journey of a Birder!!! Chapter 4- Bhutan

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Imagine the most beautiful and exhilarating painting of Himalayan mountains,  breathe life to it that is Bhutan!  The land he fell in love with, Bhutan is a country that inspires and invokes passion from within. It is the land of truly free people. The country that measures its development by measuring the "Gross National Happiness" rather than "GDP" etc etc. There was something in these people. Being in their presence brought me peace and tranquility. I got my permit to extend my stay by another week and visit other places of Bhutan that I earlier did not have permits to. There is a thing about Bhutan. In its endeavor to protect its culture and tradition, it does not actively promote tourism and hence one needs special permits for visiting areas other that Thimpu, the capital ( I may be totally wrong in the reason I just gave but that is what I kept hearing most of the time in Bhutan). Let me take you to Thimpu and give you a glimpse of the beauty that it i