Mom @ Dochula Pass

Aka Druk Wangyal Chortens

Built by Ashi Dorji Wangmo Wangchuk

Dochula pass with 108 stupas

Located at an elevation of 3,100 metres

Built as a memorial in honour of the Bhutanese soldiers

who were killed in the December 2003 battle against

Assamese insurgents from India

Completed in mid June 2004

The snow clad mountain peaks of the Himalayas are seen prominently

Beautiful weather

Tea time

Cannot ask for a better view

Working holidays

Sopsokha

P2 student

She speaks good English!

Built in 1499 by the 14th Drukpa hierarch

Buddhists come to pray for the survival and health of their children

Aka fertility temple

Huge tonga painting

Chimi Lhakhang

Punakha Dzong

Aka the palace of great happiness or bliss

Constructed by Ngawang Namgyal in 1637–38

The second oldest and second largest dzong in Bhutan

A steep wooden draw stairway

Who is the eldest?

Houses the sacred relics of the southern Drukpa Lineage

A six-storied structure with a central tower

Has three docheys (courtyards)

Main entrance

Thimphu

Clock Tower Square

Dinner @ Folk Heritage Museum Restaurant

Rice wine

Appetizers

Entrees

Mushroom soup

Clock Tower Square