Kingdom of Bhutan, Land of the Thunder Dragon Photo Gallery by Meggi Raeder at pbase.com

Kingdom of Bhutan, Land of the Thunder Dragon

In October/November 2011, I will lead a Fetival and Photo Tour to Bhutan, the land of the Thunder Dragon.

In my travel to Bhutan I have captured the magic of this enchanted country high in the mountains of the Himalaya. While traveling from the West to the East and traversing the length of the country, I encountered wonderful people, visited temples and monasteries, hiked in beautiful valleys and had views of the high Himalayas from the passes at 12,000 ft. In the upcoming photo tour, I want to share the magic with a small group of participants (4-6). Please visit my M. Raeder-Photography blog at
http://mraeder-photography.blogspot.com/p/bhutan-festival-photo-tour-with-meggi.html
and read all about it.
My special thanks go to Anan, Jigme and Pemba, my wonderful guides, without whom I would have never been allowed such a deep insight into the culture and spiritual life.

:: Bhutan Photo Tour 2011 ::	Punakha Dzong	Prayer flags on the hike to Tigers Nest	Golden Buddha_	Monks descending from Taktsang Lhakhang
Descending to Paro Valley	Small shrine on the hike to Tigers Nest	Taktsang Lhakhang - Tiger's Nest - high up on a sheer rockface	Prayer Flags with Taktsang Lhakhang high up	It's a long way up a steep path
A little shade under the red cloth		Paro Dzong	Monks walking up to the Entry of the Paro Dzong	Paro Dzong
Monks in the Paro Dzong	Covered Bridge leading to the Paro Dzong	Girls in school uniform	Prayer flags on every hill	Paro Valley
Himalaya	Arrival in Paro, Bhutan	Arrival in Paro, Bhutan	Arrival Hall in Paro Airport	Hotel Gangtey Palace
Paro Valley	Paro Town and Valley	Peace	Hike to Tiger's Nest	A Bhutanese woman offering her ware on a hand woven cloth
Monks rushing to the temple	Monks leaving the Temple, Punakha	In deep conversation	Punakha Dzong inner courtyard	Punakha Dzong
Covered Bridge leading to Panukha Dzong	Cow herder near Ranjung	Woman in a Village above Ranjung	Farmer with his 2 cows	In a village above Ranjung
Boy in a village above Ranjung	A farmer uses a plastic sheet to keep dry in the drizzly weather	View from Ugyen Choeling	Tang Valley from Ugyen Choeling	Small Chorten at Ugyen Choeling
Drying Meat	Old man producing dried meat	Hiking	Morning Light	Hand-woven fabric
Student at the Institute for Art and Crafts in Thimpu		Gantey Monastery	Monks walking to Gantey Monastery	Approaching Pela La (Pass)
My first yak sighting on Pela La [Pass]	Yak herd on Pela La	Monks on Pela La (Pass)	Young yak herder	Along the road to Trongsa
Woman taking her harvest home	Pela Pass with prayerflags	Boys in Rukubji village	Light over Jomolhari snow-capped mountains	Punakha Dzong
Rinchengang Village	Two women with harvest, Rinchengang Village	Rinchengang w Wangdue Dzong	Girl in window; Rinchengang Village	Rice harvest, Rinchengang Village
Separating rice from hull; Rinchengang Village	Rinchengang Village	Rinchengang Village	Rainy day on the road	Boy with umbrella
Along the road to the Indian border	Mother and child	Mother and child	Women waiting for a ride	Yak herder
Prayerflags	Chorten	Father and child, Lhuentsi	Khoma - the weaving village	Children in Khoma
near Ugen Choeling		Pemba among prayer flags		Butterlamp

Bhutan - countryside

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Abhi Mazumder		12-Apr-2013 11:59
Just Speech less Sir.

Guest		22-Feb-2013 14:43
Beatiful moments

J Ponces		16-Dec-2011 08:17
Beautiful place and photos! I just hope they do NOT destroy it soon, with too much tourism...

Barry Rosenberg		29-Nov-2011 20:31
such soul and spirituality in your pictures, a feast for the eyes and spirit. v

Greg Little		17-Oct-2010 19:23
Wonderful gallery. I'm headed there in three weeks and am so excited.

Guest		29-Jun-2010 05:05
Meggi, these images are exquisite!!!! wendy

Liz Bickel		20-Jun-2010 19:29
Fantastic gallery, Meggie!!! What an adventure.

Serena Bowles		15-Jun-2010 06:19
Wonderful gallery. Gorgeous scenery and expressive faces V

Walter Otto Koenig		07-Jun-2010 18:58
A fantastic gallery Meggie. I really enjoyed looking at these images of this beautiful place. Your portraits and architecture images are excellent. Thanks for sharing this with us. "V"

pemba dorji		06-Jun-2010 11:53
great pictures...bhutan seems more beautiful in your pictures than what i see here...awesome.

Guest		29-May-2010 10:28
I am not at all jealous - much!!!! What a beautiful country this is and your gallery is full of wonderful images. Thank you for sharing your experience, Meggi!:>))

Mona Muscat		20-May-2010 23:11
I really enjoyed your journal entries and now to see the journey thru your lenses...thanks for sharing the experience with us Meggi.

Long Bach Nguyen		20-May-2010 04:50
Lovely documentary pictures

Karen Henry		18-May-2010 23:12
Beautiful and awesome, and you captured it all in the same spirit! I hope you continue to enjoy the journey, and thanks for sharing.

Dara Su		17-May-2010 03:43
Wonderful gallery! V.

Carol E Sandgren		16-May-2010 18:06
I'm continuing my journey through Bhutan via your images and every day enjoy even more of your details and adventures. Keep 'em coming!

Liz Plenderleith		16-May-2010 10:39
These lovely photos brought back so many happy memories of our recent trip and reminded me of the afternoon when we met having lunch at Ugyen Choeling.

Ali Majdfar		15-May-2010 17:06
Superb documentary, waiting to see more. ~V

joseantonio		15-May-2010 01:34
Spectacular gallery of this beautiful country

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