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19-20 October - To Thimphu

We spend Tuesday afternoon driving through the mountains to Thimphu, the capital of Bhutan, and spend Wednesday exploring the town.
We visit a school for Traditional Crafts, the Takin Center, and a handmade-paper factory.


Chilis drying at Tamchhong Lhakhang (temple)

Suspension bridge

Suspension bridge

Stupas at confluence of two rivers



Prayer flags and photographers

Prayer flags

Truck at checkpoint

Foggy day

Misty day - showers moving through

En route to Thimpu - Showers

En route to Thimpu

Watchtower Square at Thimpu

Traffic control in central Thimpu

Traffic control in central Thimpu 

Modern architecture in Thimpu

Grocery store

Memorial Chorten (Stupa)

Stupa at Memorial Chorten

Memorial Chorten

Prayerwheels at Memorial Chorten

Goddess at Memorial Chorten

At Memorial Chorten

Worshippers at Memorial Chorten

Memorial Chorten

Tending the butter lamps at Memorial Chorten

Worshippers at Memorial Chorten

Worshippers at Memorial Chorten

Base of column at Memorial Chorten

Students at School of Traditional Arts

Woodcarving tools

Students at School of Traditional Arts

Hands

Students at School of Traditional Arts

Students at School of Traditional Arts

Students at School of Traditional Arts

Students at School of Traditional Arts

Students at School of Traditional Arts

Student at School of Traditional Arts

Students at School of Traditional Arts - break time!

Students at School of Traditional Arts

Statues at School of Traditional Arts

Carving of "The Four Friends" at School of Traditional Arts

Carvings at School of Traditional Arts

Masks

Mask

Kittens on a hot tin roof...

Stairway at National Library

Carver at National Library

Above the door at the National Library

Sutras at the National Library

Sutras at the National Library

Sutras at the National Library

Water vase on altar in the National Library

Dictionaries in the National Library

Spider wort

Spider wort

Carving at the National Library

Trashi Chhoe Dzong - the Seat of Government in Bhutan

Thimphu

Thimphu Valley

Nun near viewpoint

In Drubthob Goemba (nunnery)

Drubthob nunnery

Prayer wheel in Drubthob nunnery

Drubthob nunnery

Washing dishes in Drubthob nunnery

Trashi Chhoe Dzong

Trashi Chhoe Dzong

Thimpu

Statue of Buddha above Thimpu

Dave and Pala, our driver

On the roof...

Takin, the national animal

Takin

Takin

Takin

Takin

Takin

Takin

Deer



Woman weaving near Takin Reserve

Weaving

At Jungshi paper factory

Making pulp

Making pulp from the Daphne tree

Making paper

Making paper

Making paper

Making paper

Making paper

Drying the paper

Stacks of paper

Old prayer flag

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