Asia » Bhutan In 1865, Britain and Bhutan signed the Treaty of Sinchulu, under which Bhutan would receive an annual subsidy in exchange for ceding some border land. Under British influence, a monarchy was set up in 1907; three years later, a treaty was signed wher... ... read more
I decided in early 2006 that I'd had enough of the London rat-race and the career thing - at least, for the time being - and that I'd like to take some time out: "me time", as it were; time to do at least some of the things that I'd been thinking about doing over the last few years but hadn't been able to fit in around work and client demands.
So here I am: backpack to the ready (to be honest, it had never really been put away after my '93-'94 round-the-world trip), and a gazillion ideas about how to fill the next xx months..... (And, no, I've no idea when I'll go back to the "real" worl... full info
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 :-)
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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 :-)