![Our vehicle for the week in Bhutan](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120439610.terCBYiM.Bhutan20091520.jpg) Our vehicle for the week in Bhutan |
![Roadside marker - 19TF DANTAK RCC](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120439604.WzAShiYD.Bhutan20091511.jpg) Roadside marker - 19TF DANTAK RCC |
![Roads Information - distances from Thimphu](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120439607.GIaA6jGQ.Bhutan20091515.jpg) Roads Information - distances from Thimphu |
![Leaving Thimphu for Punakha via the National Highway past Simtokha Dzong](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120439608.0pxNGgEv.Bhutan20091518.jpg) Leaving Thimphu for Punakha via the National Highway past Simtokha Dzong |
![Simtokha Dzong - 1629, now a language institute](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120439609.9JvZIpTQ.Bhutan20091519.jpg) Simtokha Dzong - 1629, now a language institute |
![Simtokha Dzong outside Thimphu](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120440389.vnaEkDoz.Bhutan20092363.jpg) Simtokha Dzong outside Thimphu |
![Simtokha Dzong outside Thimphu](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120440388.15r1XS5J.Bhutan20092362.jpg) Simtokha Dzong outside Thimphu |
![Simtokha Dzong](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120440386.qR7GgUnk.Bhutan20092359.jpg) Simtokha Dzong |
![Traditional house along the National Highway - Kencho Bar Shop Hongsu](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120439611.5eZ2jOdI.Bhutan20091523.jpg) Traditional house along the National Highway - Kencho Bar Shop Hongsu |
![Bhutanese folk tradition for fertility](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120439614.gJpUQxuZ.Bhutan20091527.jpg) Bhutanese folk tradition for fertility |
![Dennis with a giant penis - Hongtsho, Bhutan](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120439612.Cy2T5P3s.Bhutan20091524.jpg) Dennis with a giant penis - Hongtsho, Bhutan |
![Phallus painting are common in rural Bhutan since the 15th Century](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120439613.NI8eaNbM.Bhutan20091526.jpg) Phallus painting are common in rural Bhutan since the 15th Century |
![Pine trees along the National Highway of Bhutan](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120439615.7U7nR3Bo.Bhutan20091528.jpg) Pine trees along the National Highway of Bhutan |
![National Highway of Bhutan](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120439616.FiBvX2K8.Bhutan20091529.jpg) National Highway of Bhutan |
![Logging is severely restricted in Bhutan](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120440387.obPOAOUQ.Bhutan20092360.jpg) Logging is severely restricted in Bhutan |
![Roadside fruit vendor](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120440385.t30FStsK.Bhutan20092357.jpg) Roadside fruit vendor |
![Climbing Dochu-la Pass](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/93/329493/2/120491052.A8qbCQFt.jpg) Climbing Dochu-la Pass |
![Roadside shrine on the way to Dochu-la Pass, Bhutan](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120439617.jdZO39H9.Bhutan20091531.jpg) Roadside shrine on the way to Dochu-la Pass, Bhutan |
![Dochula Pass (3140m), about 30km from Thimphu](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120439627.F9IscTl6.Bhutan20091544.jpg) Dochula Pass (3140m), about 30km from Thimphu |
![First view of the snow-capped Himalaya forming the Bhutan-Tibet (China) border](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120439618.G0V6VAYK.Bhutan20091532.jpg) First view of the snow-capped Himalaya forming the Bhutan-Tibet (China) border |
![On top of Dochu-La Pass with the first real snow of his life](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120439621.ehbGMC5K.Bhutan20091539.jpg) On top of Dochu-La Pass with the first real snow of his life |
![The highest mountain in Bhutan, Gangkhar Puensum 7570m](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/118027455.H4jxhTMQ.Bhutan20091538.jpg) The highest mountain in Bhutan, Gangkhar Puensum 7570m |
![Masang Gang (7165m) on the Bhutan-Tibet (China) border](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120439629.pyNc9kQQ.Bhutan20091545.jpg) Masang Gang (7165m) on the Bhutan-Tibet (China) border |
![Jichu Drake, on the western border of Bhutan (6809m), seen from Dochu-La Pass](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120439631.95LUI8bc.Bhutan20091546.jpg) Jichu Drake, on the western border of Bhutan (6809m), seen from Dochu-La Pass |
![Zangto Pelri Lhakhang Temple on top of Dochu-La Pass, Bhutan](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120439633.UT5S435Y.Bhutan20091547.jpg) Zangto Pelri Lhakhang Temple on top of Dochu-La Pass, Bhutan |
![Zangto Pelri Lhakhang Temple, Donchu La Pass](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120439650.dqe4pagB.Bhutan20091565.jpg) Zangto Pelri Lhakhang Temple, Donchu La Pass |
![Dochu-La Pass, Bhutan](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120439635.av1dJg7o.Bhutan20091548.jpg) Dochu-La Pass, Bhutan |
![Dochu-La Pass, Bhutan](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120439637.4IRP0cjX.Bhutan20091549.jpg) Dochu-La Pass, Bhutan |
![Dochu-La Pass, Bhutan](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120439646.ObRrkhBw.Bhutan20091555.jpg) Dochu-La Pass, Bhutan |
![The 108 Chortens, Dochu-La Pass](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120439639.H0e6W2A1.Bhutan20091552.jpg) The 108 Chortens, Dochu-La Pass |
![The 108 Chortens were built in 2005 as a memorial to the violence forcing Assemese guerrillas out of Bhutan](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120439641.5T2qb2kH.Bhutan20091553.jpg) The 108 Chortens were built in 2005 as a memorial to the violence forcing Assemese guerrillas out of Bhutan |
![The 108 Chortens, Dochu-La Pass](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120439644.M7mUHUxV.Bhutan20091554.jpg) The 108 Chortens, Dochu-La Pass |
![The 108 Chortens, Dochu-La Pass](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120439648.jolMHWeY.Bhutan20091563.jpg) The 108 Chortens, Dochu-La Pass |
![Buddhist prayer flags, common to all the Himalayan countries](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120439652.SABH5jmm.Bhutan20091566.jpg) Buddhist prayer flags, common to all the Himalayan countries |
![The 108 Chortens, Dochu-La Pass](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120439654.HAUq5etL.Bhutan20091567.jpg) The 108 Chortens, Dochu-La Pass |
![The 108 Chortens, Dochu-La Pass](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/118027456.nctfsZ9P.Bhutan20091569.jpg) The 108 Chortens, Dochu-La Pass |
![The 108 Chortens, Dochu-La Pass](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120439655.Rj7VSCsz.Bhutan20091571.jpg) The 108 Chortens, Dochu-La Pass |
![Panoramic view of the 108 Chortens, Dochu-la Pass](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/93/329493/2/120491054.g14uuzLE.jpg) Panoramic view of the 108 Chortens, Dochu-la Pass |
![Panoramic view of the 108 Chortens, Dochu-la Pass](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/93/329493/2/120491053.tbeIvezH.jpg) Panoramic view of the 108 Chortens, Dochu-la Pass |
![Panoramic view of the 108 Chortens, Dochu-la Pass](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/93/329493/2/120491055.WaaAdXkT.jpg) Panoramic view of the 108 Chortens, Dochu-la Pass |
![Panoramic view of the 108 Chortens, Dochu-la Pass](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/93/329493/2/120491056.JnzWNdPE.jpg) Panoramic view of the 108 Chortens, Dochu-la Pass |
![Bhutan - Dochu-La Pass](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120439657.63mzqVo4.Bhutan20091573.jpg) Bhutan - Dochu-La Pass |
![The Sanskrit mantra - Oṃ maṇi padme hūṃ](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120439660.P80OQ96J.Bhutan20091574.jpg) The Sanskrit mantra - Oṃ maṇi padme hūṃ |
![Slate relief of Buddha on one of the 108 Chortens](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120439661.goqLBtpP.Bhutan20091575.jpg) Slate relief of Buddha on one of the 108 Chortens |
![Slate relief of Buddha on one of the 108 Chortens](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120439941.hq828Z90.Bhutan20091581.jpg) Slate relief of Buddha on one of the 108 Chortens |
![Among the 108 Chortens, Dochu-La Pass](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120439662.YUe6mVzZ.Bhutan20091577.jpg) Among the 108 Chortens, Dochu-La Pass |
![Among the 108 Chortens, Dochu-La Pass](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120439664.mskDBWgX.Bhutan20091579.jpg) Among the 108 Chortens, Dochu-La Pass |
![Bhutan2009 1580.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120439665.sNDot4K8.Bhutan20091580.jpg) Bhutan2009 1580.jpg |
![Dennis on top of Donchu-La Pass, Bhutan](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120439942.geMOMlJW.Bhutan20091583.jpg) Dennis on top of Donchu-La Pass, Bhutan |
![Dennis on top of Donchu-La Pass, Bhutan](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120439943.KWEvg1qe.Bhutan20091584.jpg) Dennis on top of Donchu-La Pass, Bhutan |
![On Top of the World!](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120439944.7tW923Hm.Bhutan20091585.jpg) On Top of the World! |
![The rare photo of me, Bhutan](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120439947.IpnG0KNm.Bhutan20091596.jpg) The rare photo of me, Bhutan |
![The noble dandelion, Bhutan](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120439950.umgaqwld.Bhutan20091599.jpg) The noble dandelion, Bhutan |
![Donchu-La Pass](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120439952.dBmOubfw.Bhutan20091602.jpg) Donchu-La Pass |
![108 Chortens, Donchu-La Pass](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120439953.Dl4tl9B5.Bhutan20091604.jpg) 108 Chortens, Donchu-La Pass |
![108 Chortens, Donchu-La Pass](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120439954.a4O90H1F.Bhutan20091606.jpg) 108 Chortens, Donchu-La Pass |
![Dennis at Donchu-La Pass](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120439955.KKpHzlAa.Bhutan20091607.jpg) Dennis at Donchu-La Pass |
![108 Chortens (Stupas) Donchu-La Pass](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120439957.0zq5K7ts.Bhutan20091608.jpg) 108 Chortens (Stupas) Donchu-La Pass |
![108 Chortens, Donchu-La Pass](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120439958.NGeN5fkb.Bhutan20091609.jpg) 108 Chortens, Donchu-La Pass |
![Donchu-La Pass](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120439959.RUvdaf7k.Bhutan20091610.jpg) Donchu-La Pass |
![Coffee Shop, Donchu-La Pass](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120439960.nKvQ4iOC.Bhutan20091611.jpg) Coffee Shop, Donchu-La Pass |
![Zangto Pelri Lhakhang Temple, built in 2005](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120439961.BQAlf7MK.Bhutan20091612.jpg) Zangto Pelri Lhakhang Temple, built in 2005 |
![Green banner](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120439962.frw5LKy4.Bhutan20091613.jpg) Green banner |
![Donchu-La Pass](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120439963.jmrBx5nU.Bhutan20091614.jpg) Donchu-La Pass |
![Zangto Pelri Lhakhang Temple](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120439964.J8KxfEiF.Bhutan20091616.jpg) Zangto Pelri Lhakhang Temple |
![Tiny pavilion, Donchu-La Pass](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120439965.70I470yK.Bhutan20091617.jpg) Tiny pavilion, Donchu-La Pass |
![Temple detail](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120439966.ukvnPq9u.Bhutan20091618.jpg) Temple detail |
![Temple detail](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120439967.NN0VZRVp.Bhutan20091619.jpg) Temple detail |
![Painted and carved wooden pillars](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120439968.S1laGnMi.Bhutan20091621.jpg) Painted and carved wooden pillars |
![Painted and carved wooden pillars](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120439973.Fupobck7.Bhutan20091627.jpg) Painted and carved wooden pillars |
![Snow Lion, Zangto Pelri Lhakhang Temple](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120439969.Irfq9GGo.Bhutan20091623.jpg) Snow Lion, Zangto Pelri Lhakhang Temple |
![Dragon, Zangto Pelri Lhakhang Temple](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120439970.Ovev8mz6.Bhutan20091624.jpg) Dragon, Zangto Pelri Lhakhang Temple |
![Tiger, Zangto Pelri Lhakhang Temple](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120439971.fMAhkyyb.Bhutan20091625.jpg) Tiger, Zangto Pelri Lhakhang Temple |
![Snow Lion, Zangto Pelri Lhakhang Temple](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120439972.a5WDO8Kg.Bhutan20091626.jpg) Snow Lion, Zangto Pelri Lhakhang Temple |
![Carved dragon, Zangto Pelri Lhakhang Temple, Donchu la Pass](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120439974.4KQ7aubc.Bhutan20091628.jpg) Carved dragon, Zangto Pelri Lhakhang Temple, Donchu la Pass |
![Mural painting of the Zangto Pelri Lhakhang Temple at Donchu La Pass](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120439975.XwXDdbEI.Bhutan20091629.jpg) Mural painting of the Zangto Pelri Lhakhang Temple at Donchu La Pass |
![Murals of the new Zangto Pelri Lhakhang Temple at Donchu La Pass](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120439986.Fa00iHrl.Bhutan20091638.jpg) Murals of the new Zangto Pelri Lhakhang Temple at Donchu La Pass |
![This new temple, built in 2005, has modernized the traditional temple themes for its murals](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120439976.sgKBtT6W.Bhutan20091630.jpg) This new temple, built in 2005, has modernized the traditional temple themes for its murals |
![Murals of the new Zangto Pelri Lhakhang Temple at Donchu La Pass](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120439977.nYDx24yJ.Bhutan20091631.jpg) Murals of the new Zangto Pelri Lhakhang Temple at Donchu La Pass |
![Murals of the new Zangto Pelri Lhakhang Temple at Donchu La Pass](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120439978.1QJicp0S.Bhutan20091632.jpg) Murals of the new Zangto Pelri Lhakhang Temple at Donchu La Pass |
![I wonder if real models were used by the artist](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120439979.wlbWxQ9L.Bhutan20091633.jpg) I wonder if real models were used by the artist |
![Wood carving, Zangto Pelri Lhakhang Temple](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120439980.8VwFk3AK.Bhutan20091634.jpg) Wood carving, Zangto Pelri Lhakhang Temple |
![Mural of Tsechu Festival dancers](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120439981.27iI5khY.Bhutan20091635.jpg) Mural of Tsechu Festival dancers |
![Mural of Tsechu Festival dancers](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120439982.IMWrXWoD.Bhutan20091636.jpg) Mural of Tsechu Festival dancers |
![Mural of Tsechu Festival dancers](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120439984.Go5CXN8p.Bhutan20091637.jpg) Mural of Tsechu Festival dancers |
![Temple paintings in the traditional format, Zangto Pelri Lhakhang Temple](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120439988.6RKllD84.Bhutan20091639.jpg) Temple paintings in the traditional format, Zangto Pelri Lhakhang Temple |
![Zangto Pelri Lhakhang Temple](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120439990.J5iIa8ev.Bhutan20091640.jpg) Zangto Pelri Lhakhang Temple |
![Carved lion, Zangto Pelri Lhakhang Temple](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120440042.xFx5vlF6.Bhutan20091641.jpg) Carved lion, Zangto Pelri Lhakhang Temple |
![Wood carving, Zangto Pelri Lhakhang Temple](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120440044.wjxP8cy2.Bhutan20091642.jpg) Wood carving, Zangto Pelri Lhakhang Temple |
![The 108 Chortens from Zangto Pelri Lhakhang Temple, Dochu La Pass](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120440047.205FCqtC.Bhutan20091643.jpg) The 108 Chortens from Zangto Pelri Lhakhang Temple, Dochu La Pass |
![Smoky offerings, Dochu La Pass](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120440049.x6INNcqz.Bhutan20091644.jpg) Smoky offerings, Dochu La Pass |
![The guide, Tandin Dorji, with the driver Jimi (left)](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120440051.cIbeVeua.Bhutan20091647.jpg) The guide, Tandin Dorji, with the driver Jimi (left) |
![Dennis with our Bhutanese hosts](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120440053.oUhyTcuI.Bhutan20091648.jpg) Dennis with our Bhutanese hosts |
![Tandin and Dennis](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120440055.m5oxH5KR.Bhutan20091649.jpg) Tandin and Dennis |
![Driving down the north side of Dochu La Pass](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120440056.0qs58PtG.Bhutan20091650.jpg) Driving down the north side of Dochu La Pass |
![Bhutan is small, but it's still 525 windy km to Trashigang in the east of the country](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120440058.24VPmNXl.Bhutan20091652.jpg) Bhutan is small, but it's still 525 windy km to Trashigang in the east of the country |
![Roadside Bhutan](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120440060.TQqstt0l.Bhutan20091655.jpg) Roadside Bhutan |
![Descending through the mountainside forest, Trashigang-Semtokha Highway](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120440062.SrBnmHfQ.Bhutan20091656.jpg) Descending through the mountainside forest, Trashigang-Semtokha Highway |
![Waterfall on the north side of Dorchu La Pass](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120440064.8JVAXJHP.Bhutan20091659.jpg) Waterfall on the north side of Dorchu La Pass |
![A small stupa along the National Highway](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120440384.neCBCTdI.Bhutan20092355.jpg) A small stupa along the National Highway |
![Tiny Roadside house](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120440381.fFo94Qa9.Bhutan20092348.jpg) Tiny Roadside house |
![Descending into the agricultural area with its rice terraces](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120440066.zHDUJJvG.Bhutan20091660.jpg) Descending into the agricultural area with its rice terraces |
![Rice Terraces along the National Highway](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120440068.goxjxYdM.Bhutan20091662.jpg) Rice Terraces along the National Highway |
![Rural Bhutan](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120440070.RdWOitOW.Bhutan20091663.jpg) Rural Bhutan |
![Tiny hillside farmhouse with green rice terraces, Bhutan](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120440072.OXI8lCJ5.Bhutan20091664.jpg) Tiny hillside farmhouse with green rice terraces, Bhutan |
![Bhutanese farmhouse](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120440074.bDjYF7by.Bhutan20091666.jpg) Bhutanese farmhouse |
![Rice terraces and farmhouse, Bhutan](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120440076.EGYpDpen.Bhutan20091668.jpg) Rice terraces and farmhouse, Bhutan |
![Rice Terraces, Bhutan](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120440078.rwIPFkLb.Bhutan20091669.jpg) Rice Terraces, Bhutan |
![Rice terraces and farmhouse, Bhutan](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120440080.fnLI2VLR.Bhutan20091670.jpg) Rice terraces and farmhouse, Bhutan |
![Man weaving a basket, Bhutan](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120440082.35NYJP9r.Bhutan20091671.jpg) Man weaving a basket, Bhutan |
![Large farmhouse near Lumisawa, Bhutan](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120440084.EPZ3V4Eh.Bhutan20091673.jpg) Large farmhouse near Lumisawa, Bhutan |
![Rural scenery between Dochu La Pass and Lumisawa](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120440086.cVYjtbop.Bhutan20091674.jpg) Rural scenery between Dochu La Pass and Lumisawa |
![Pema Hotel & Bar, Lumisawa, Bhutan](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120440099.U5XBqGnI.Bhutan20091686.jpg) Pema Hotel & Bar, Lumisawa, Bhutan |
![Pema Hotel & Bar, Lumisawa, Bhutan](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120440097.wrGmvlZt.Bhutan20091685.jpg) Pema Hotel & Bar, Lumisawa, Bhutan |
![Pema Hotel & Bar, Lumisawa, Bhutan](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120440091.Ux4EvOSx.Bhutan20091678.jpg) Pema Hotel & Bar, Lumisawa, Bhutan |
![Bhutanese phallic house art - Lumisawa](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120440088.MGYDf7bI.Bhutan20091677.jpg) Bhutanese phallic house art - Lumisawa |
![Wooden penises on a house in Lumisawa, Bhutan](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120440095.B39e7rlo.Bhutan20091682.jpg) Wooden penises on a house in Lumisawa, Bhutan |
![Lumisawa, Bhutan](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120440101.mV7m1ws4.Bhutan20091687.jpg) Lumisawa, Bhutan |
![Road work along the National Highway - it wouldn't take much of a landslide to cut off half the country](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120440103.7ZoL30pO.Bhutan20091688.jpg) Road work along the National Highway - it wouldn't take much of a landslide to cut off half the country |
![Roadside erosion along the National Highway](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120440380.m7JgW7dH.Bhutan20092345.jpg) Roadside erosion along the National Highway |
![Fruit at a roadside stand, Bhutan](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120440105.0e7zO1T2.Bhutan20091691.jpg) Fruit at a roadside stand, Bhutan |
![Strange vegetables, Bhutan](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120440107.tLBCCw5m.Bhutan20091694.jpg) Strange vegetables, Bhutan |
![Gyeltshen General Shop, Thinley Gang](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120440109.A2nC8QXf.Bhutan20091696.jpg) Gyeltshen General Shop, Thinley Gang |
![Thinley Gang](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120440379.m12qsnQJ.Bhutan20092343.jpg) Thinley Gang |
![A small monastery near Thinlaygang, Bhutan](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120440111.dyS1tCb3.Bhutan20091697.jpg) A small monastery near Thinlaygang, Bhutan |
![A small monastery near Thinlaygang, Bhutan](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120440113.u0FKPx8p.Bhutan20091698.jpg) A small monastery near Thinlaygang, Bhutan |
![Thinlaygang, Bhutan](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120440115.cbhVlRTx.Bhutan20091699.jpg) Thinlaygang, Bhutan |
![Basic Health Unit, Thinlaygang, Bhutan](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120440117.Ldx43baw.Bhutan20091702.jpg) Basic Health Unit, Thinlaygang, Bhutan |
![View of terraced fields from the Trashigang-Semtokha Highway, Bhutab](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120440119.2sGK5VXO.Bhutan20091703.jpg) View of terraced fields from the Trashigang-Semtokha Highway, Bhutab |
![Panoramic view - Thinlaygang, Bhutan](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/93/329493/2/120491057.IV6jZY74.jpg) Panoramic view - Thinlaygang, Bhutan |
![Thrinleygang, Bhutan - 500 km to Trashigang](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120440121.seh2xVbq.Bhutan20091704.jpg) Thrinleygang, Bhutan - 500 km to Trashigang |
![Thinlaygang, Bhutan](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120440331.Tm7eu2dg.Bhutan20091707.jpg) Thinlaygang, Bhutan |
![A monastery high on a hill on the opposite side of the valley](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120440332.8T0MKZ0V.Bhutan20091708.jpg) A monastery high on a hill on the opposite side of the valley |
![A famous fresh-water spring along the road to Punakha](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120440333.r5QhVUwP.Bhutan20091709.jpg) A famous fresh-water spring along the road to Punakha |
![Natural mountain spring water, Bhutan](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120440334.j4uhnZfD.Bhutan20091711.jpg) Natural mountain spring water, Bhutan |
![A truck driver collecting spring water](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120440377.vxPWD0gr.Bhutan20092337.jpg) A truck driver collecting spring water |
![Rice terraces, Bhutan](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120440335.iOsVrtIc.Bhutan20091714.jpg) Rice terraces, Bhutan |
![A pair of hilltop stupas](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120440336.nURuq1dh.Bhutan20091716.jpg) A pair of hilltop stupas |
![The fields around Chimi Langhkhang](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120440337.ehGRwH80.Bhutan20091718.jpg) The fields around Chimi Langhkhang |
![Small villages near Chimi Langkhang](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120440338.qtnSK1PJ.Bhutan20091720.jpg) Small villages near Chimi Langkhang |
![Chimi Langhkhang](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120440339.CN87AzZo.Bhutan20091721.jpg) Chimi Langhkhang |
![Large farmhouses near Chimi Langkhang](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120440340.prseazZW.Bhutan20091722.jpg) Large farmhouses near Chimi Langkhang |
![Descending into the valley at Chimi Langkhang](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120440341.432gIQQT.Bhutan20091724.jpg) Descending into the valley at Chimi Langkhang |
![Descending into the valley at Chimi Langkhang](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120440342.SXU52akf.Bhutan20091725.jpg) Descending into the valley at Chimi Langkhang |
![Village at the intersection of the Thimphu-Punakha Highway and the road to Wangdue](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120440352.PNhhx9xv.Bhutan20091734.jpg) Village at the intersection of the Thimphu-Punakha Highway and the road to Wangdue |
![Koffee House Bar & Snooker, Lobeysa, Bhutan - starting point for the short trek to the temple at Chimi Langkhang](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120440347.f3ZA1TfJ.Bhutan20091729.jpg) Koffee House Bar & Snooker, Lobeysa, Bhutan - starting point for the short trek to the temple at Chimi Langkhang |
![Chiles drying on a rooftop](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120440344.bTOIUZID.Bhutan20091727.jpg) Chiles drying on a rooftop |
![Chiles drying on a rooftop](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120440345.Dy0GPval.Bhutan20091728.jpg) Chiles drying on a rooftop |
![Chiles drying on a rooftop](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120440350.Drijyz9d.Bhutan20091733.jpg) Chiles drying on a rooftop |
![Metsina, Bhutan](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120440353.nvztNOiy.Bhutan20091736.jpg) Metsina, Bhutan |
![Lobesa, Bhutan](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120440355.JrHbeeTM.Bhutan20091738.jpg) Lobesa, Bhutan |
![After the visit to Punakha, a drive downstream along the Puna Tsang Chu River before returning to Thimphu](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120440357.SD680xBI.Bhutan20092319.jpg) After the visit to Punakha, a drive downstream along the Puna Tsang Chu River before returning to Thimphu |
![A new village being constructed on the opposite bank of the river](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120440359.Ct2Ex5lu.Bhutan20092321.jpg) A new village being constructed on the opposite bank of the river |
![The houses will surely look traditional when complete, but have concrete pillars and floors](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120440362.NIHYdEOy.Bhutan20092323.jpg) The houses will surely look traditional when complete, but have concrete pillars and floors |
![Residential construction, Wangdue Phodrang](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120440373.VNGUJg4Z.Bhutan20092332.jpg) Residential construction, Wangdue Phodrang |
![Puna Tsang Chu River, Wangdue Phodrang](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120440360.XNtHGgUm.Bhutan20092322.jpg) Puna Tsang Chu River, Wangdue Phodrang |
![Simple wooden house along the river by Wangdue Phodrang](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120440367.N6Mfc2il.Bhutan20092326.jpg) Simple wooden house along the river by Wangdue Phodrang |
![Wangdue Phodrang Dzong overlooking the Puna Tsang Chu River](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120440366.sLEEzbUS.Bhutan20092325.jpg) Wangdue Phodrang Dzong overlooking the Puna Tsang Chu River |
![Wangdue Phodrang Dzong, founded 1638](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120440364.JESldUBA.Bhutan20092324.jpg) Wangdue Phodrang Dzong, founded 1638 |
![Wangdue Phodrang Dzong](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120440368.YcQeQbjc.Bhutan20092327.jpg) Wangdue Phodrang Dzong |
![Wangdue Phodrang Dzong](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120440369.WU2bq4ad.Bhutan20092328.jpg) Wangdue Phodrang Dzong |
![Wangdue Phodrang Dzong](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120440370.lsMdD29x.Bhutan20092329.jpg) Wangdue Phodrang Dzong |
![Sign for Dragon Nest Resort, Wangdue Phodrang](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120440371.aFawi9HH.Bhutan20092331.jpg) Sign for Dragon Nest Resort, Wangdue Phodrang |
![Pumps taking water from the Puna Tsang Chu River, Wangdue Phodrang](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120440374.Uwdi2yHD.Bhutan20092333.jpg) Pumps taking water from the Puna Tsang Chu River, Wangdue Phodrang |
![Bhutanese half-timbered architecture](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120440375.5FryjBcB.Bhutan20092334.jpg) Bhutanese half-timbered architecture |
![Royal Insurance Corporation of Bhutan, Lobesa Regional Office](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120440376.Lfk4b87B.Bhutan20092335.jpg) Royal Insurance Corporation of Bhutan, Lobesa Regional Office |
![FCB - Food Corporation of Bhutan, Lobesa](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120469196.JCcwTVrm.Bhutan20092317.jpg) FCB - Food Corporation of Bhutan, Lobesa |
![Bhutan Post Letter Box](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120440378.JO9TZZXJ.Bhutan20092342.jpg) Bhutan Post Letter Box |