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the Capital of Bhutan is surrounded by mountains |
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A new panorama
around every bend on the high mountain passes |
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Four-dragon base
of the main flagpole at the SAARC Building in Thimphu |
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The National
Memorial Chorten in Thimphu |
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Majestic Panakha
Dzong at the confluence of the Pho (male) Chhu and Mo (female)
Chhu (river) |
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A beautiful
window in downtown Thimphu |
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A small white
chorten and a Bodhi tree stand in the middle of the courtyard
of the Punakha Dzong |
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A foreign
tourist admires handicrafts at the weekly market in Thimphu |
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There are no
guardrails on the roads through the high and winding
mountain passes. Perhaps this explains the presence of
prayer wheels at major junctions.
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Bridge over
the Pho Chha outside the Panakha Dzong |
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Decorative
Dragonhead in the Punakha Dzong |
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Young
Lama - old window at Punakha Dzong |
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Like
this pink tree, Bhutan is unique amongst her
neighbours |
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Pine
needles, pine cones and mountains, mountains |
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Bhutan's
glacier-fed rivers are being harnessed for power |
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All photos by William Hawke.
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