MY THIMPHU
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Simtokha Dzong, the oldest of its kind, built by
Shabdrung Ngawang Nyamgyel the spiritual and
temporal ruler of Bhutan in 1627.
Shabdrung Ngawang Nyamgyel the spiritual and
temporal ruler of Bhutan in 1627.
Scene from the Thimphu Sunday market. This weekend
market is the place where people come to shop for
vegetables.
This Sunday market has a handicraft corner too where
handicraft products are cheaper compared to the
handicraft shops in town.
market is the place where people come to shop for
vegetables.
This Sunday market has a handicraft corner too where
handicraft products are cheaper compared to the
handicraft shops in town.
The Memorial Chorten, built in memory of the third
king of Bhutan.
king of Bhutan.
Scene of the north-east Thimphu with
Tashichhodzong. Tashichhodzong is the summer
residence of the Je Khenpo, head abbot of Bhutan
and the office of the King of Bhutan.
Tashichhodzong. Tashichhodzong is the summer
residence of the Je Khenpo, head abbot of Bhutan
and the office of the King of Bhutan.