Stories about Culture in Thimphu
A Call for ChopsticksCeleste Heiter - cheiter [28,911] As an ongoing motif in my new ThingsAsian Dinner & a Movie weblog format, I want to include chopsticks in all my photos. However, since I live in a small city in California with no Asian markets or...
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Thimphu |
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Lobeysa VillageKim Indresano - kindresano [1,077] Balancing on raised grassy compact walkways, we make our way through the rice fields of Lobeysa. This village is located in a serene valley after crossing Dochu La Pass at 10,000 feet. Here we meet...
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Bhutan
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RoadsideKim Indresano - kindresano [1,077] There is one main winding east-west road in Bhutan. It's in good shape but quite narrow and slow-going and we frequently halt for oncoming cars, trucks and livestock. From Paro to Thimphu, two of the...
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Bhutan
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Sacred Sites of BhutanKim Indresano - kindresano [1,077] We have never seen anything like the enormous fortress monasteries, called Dzongs. Their size is truly impressive and they reign as the center of cultural and religious life, and once served as...
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Bhutan
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Jambe Lhakhang DrupKim Indresano - kindresano [1,077] We arrive in the beautiful Bumthang valley in Central Bhutan in time for the Jambe Lhakhang Drup. It's a four-day annual festival, or Tshechu, celebrating the life and work of Guru Rinpoche who is...
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Bhutan
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Kuru MatchKim Indresano - kindresano [1,077] Khuru is a darts match and it's serious competitive sport in Bhutan. We happen upon a game in the town of Paro on our first evening, by which time the players are sufficiently in high spirits, with a...
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Thimphu |
Bhutan
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PeopleKim Indresano - kindresano [1,077] Bhutan's national language is called Dzongkha, closely related to Tibetan, and we learn a few key words and phrases right off: Kuzo Zangpo La is hello. Kadin Che La is thank you. And Shimbay means...
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Thimphu |
Bhutan
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