Bhutan Druk Yul Bumthang town

We walked around and had a look at the town. Nice one with the Jakar Dzong - The castle of the white bird. The ledgend tells that when the lamas assembled in 1549 to select a site for a monastry, a big white bird rose in the air and settled on a spur of a hill. This was interpreted as an importantomen, and the hill was chosen as the site for a monastry and for jakar Dzong. Today the fortress is used as an administrative center of the valley, and summer residence for Trongsa monks.

Nice little town with Jakar Dzong overlooking what is going on
After dinner we joined together and sung and danced from the heat of the fire

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