The Land of the Thunder Dragon... a few final photos


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March 16th 2009
Published: March 15th 2009
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...just a few more that I couldn't resist uploading too...


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archery contest

The twenty-first century has made its mark: these archers are using modern compound bows
the National Memorial Chorten at Thimphuthe National Memorial Chorten at Thimphu
the National Memorial Chorten at Thimphu

(erected in memory of the Fourth King by his mother)
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tshatsas

Each mini-stupa is made up of (human) ash and pottery, and can then be easily taken to somewhere auspicious for the dead to be remembered
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more archers

This time, in a village contest, and traditional bows are being used
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spoon plant

Yes, literally. You can break the larger leaf off, leaving a perfectly usable "teaspoon" of the smaller hard leaf
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pot plant

Yes, really - it's pig food here. This begs the question of how the meat tastes. Would Bill Clinton say he didn't chew?


16th May 2009

Hi
Loved the pictures!
16th July 2010
the National Memorial Chorten at Thimphu

caption correction
Hi Ela, The memorial stupa was not erected in memory of the 4th King (he is still aline), but was erected in the memory of the 3rd king (4th king's father). The third king is known as the father of modern bhutan. It was indeed built by third'king's wife, Her Highness the royal grang mother Ashi kezang Chodeon. Anyways was a good picture, hope u had fun in Bhutan though you must have problems with bhutanese food :-)
17th July 2010

Apologies
My profuse apologies to his Majesty, the 4th King, and many thanks for this correction. (And the food was great, provided I took only infinitesimal amounts of ema dhatsi, and then only the sauce not the chillis!)

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