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September 14th 2005

Published: November 23rd 2005

Amazingly, for the first time on this trip I wake up on time and manage to go outside before Tshering arrives. We head directly to the festival grounds and notice that the traffic situation is a lot worse this morning and the crowd is gigantic. Security is stricter and I have to surrender my small umbrella before being allowed inside the dzong premises. The crowd is so overwhelming that it is impo... Read Full Entry

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Johan

grantcorp

Meh... readers beware. I originally started this log to keep my mother up to date during a longer trip, but I quickly realized I wasn't about to waste my precious time off by sitting in some shady Internet café updating a blog nobody will read anyway. Nowadays it is more of a personal nostalgia and ego thing, but by all means, feel free to enjoy the speculations and hybris which will no doubt get reality checked soon enough. I will add older travel logs as time permits.... full info

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Yep, it's Raksha time again...

Tshering and I desperately tried to find out the meaning behind the flag strung up between the deer horns. In traditional buddhist art, there is no superfluous decorations, everything is a symbol.

Let's have a change of perspective

Great, now I feel old again...

Party's over

Desi Tenzing Rabgye departs

Special ceremony for the officials on duty

Disassembling the Lord of Death

The rubbish bins were a limited success

Near empty yard

Backstage party!

The atsaras draw a small crowd

Nggeeooohhh, nyyyyaaaaaahhh...

Honoured guest

Backstage party

Receiving a blessing

Michael Jackson-style

Having a good time!

Future photographers?

Thimphu, September 14, 2005

Despite what I may think...

The Last Supper?

Jasu and sister Monu with friends at the Orchard Hotel

24th November 2005

degrubs
Chris de Gruben

You are an incredible photographer, I was in Bhutan around the same time as you but my pictures look nothing like yours, great blog and what an experience we had, I struggle to explain to my friends. Thanks, your pictures will help, if you want to have a look at my blog my name is degrubs http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/degrubs/ I haven't gotten round to talking about Bhutan yet but will shortly. Thanks again Chris

29th November 2005

Linda
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Breathtaking!
Don't think that nobody's reading. You are a fantastic writer! Looking forward to your next blog.

21st February 2006

Drukpa
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beautiful country
You have wonderful photos. I went to Bhutan in Dec.05 as well. I really love the country so much, it is so pure, natural and serene. And amazingly, I had the same guide as yours "Tshering Dorji".

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