The Paro dzongh. The center section was built in 1644 and the balance built around it. Being continually updated and refreshed every year. Almost 500 monks live here, aged from 7 to 80.

These young school kids were on their way to school just below the monastery at the Paro dzongh. Had never seen a digital camera before and were fascinated by the instant images. Lorem

LDorji, our guide thoughout Bhutan, wearing his white prayer shawl over his gho (a traditional garment). His youngest son (10) is training to be a monk at the Paro dzong.

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With the celebration finished, the rice harvest has begun. The fields, which had been untouched yesterday, were actively being harvested. Every field had people in it handcutting the stalks of rice with a small hand held scythe, laying them down carefully in rows to make it easier to be carried to be winnowed and threshed (by hand of course). We visited several dzongs today, including the original built in the 7th century. We also saw the Je Khempo, the head of the Bhuddist religion in Bhutan, heading back to his home in Thimphu.

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