Descriptive Essay On Bhutan

Nestled in a hidden corner amidst the towering peaks of the Himalayas is a small kingdom where the people are considered the happiest in the world. It is called Bhutan, a landlocked country, which measures its progress by how happy its people are, not by how much they earn and produce. Is it for real? Let’s fly to this Land of Happiness to find the key to bliss.

After landing safely at the notoriously dangerous Paro Airport, a Buddhist temple-like terminal with carved woodwork and swirls of deep reds and blues, you will find yourself surrounded by steep mountains, pristine rivers, and lush forests. The air is refreshing, the sky sapphire blue. The drifting clouds pass low enough to catch, it seems.

The journey to Thimphu, Bhutan’s capital, is only a 90-minute drive. But sometimes it could be a test of patience for visitors. When the road leading downtown — narrow and curving, only recently upgraded to a two-lane freeway — is closed, your Bhutanese driver or guide will ask you to wait “for some time”,

The buildings all have steeply-pitched roofs, trefoil windows, and beams painted with flowers and clouds. One-storied shops with wooden-shuttered windows scattered haphazardly along cracked pavements. Satellite dishes sprout from rooftops. The skyline is a web of power lines and prayer flags. On crystal clear nights, whether on a hotel balcony or in a quiet street corner, you can always enjoy a splendid view — mountains rise to the star-studded sky to meet the moon.

Bhutan is by no means a wealthy country. But the Bhutanese are content with what they have. This perhaps explains why the crime rate — murder is almost unheard of — is particularly low in the nation. If a headline like “Illegal sales are spotted in daylight at back lanes” pops up in a local newspaper, don’t think that Bhutan has a drug problem. It could be only a report on illegal selling of fruits, vegetables, tea, and milk powder in