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Dochu La Pass (Bhutan)

Description: Get a spectacular view of the Himalayas from the Dochu La Pass. The pass is marked by 108 chortens (Stupa) which are ... more

Dochu La Pass (Bhutan) ... Buddhist reliquaries, memorials to the teachings of the Buddha.

Newest Review: ... new and in immaculate condition. The gilded door shone in the morning sunshine but the most remarkable difference from the older temples was in the painted decoration on the outside walls. In a style that reminded me a bit of Japanese manga cartoons, the fresco artists had covered the walls of the porch of the temple with paintings of the Bhutanese royal children. The Fourth King has four ... more

... wives who are all sisters. So as you can imagine, he gets to have a massive number of children without having to get four mothers-in-law. Such are the privileges of royalty! There were two paintings in which the royal children were playing musica...more

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Dochu La Pass (Bhutan): There's nothing like a good view to calm the stomach and lif ... (1748 words)
by - written on 14/03/09 (Very useful, 179 readings)
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I have long had a weakness for high places and am always mentally lifted by standing at the highest point and looking out across a fantastic panoramic view. However, my love of a good view is matched only by the weakness of my stomach when faced with too long in the back of a car on a road full of hairpin bends. We had left our hotel in Thimphu after a thankfully rather bland breakfast and had stupidly not thought about what lay ahead of us. Getting anywhere in Bhutan by road is an arduous business and within 30 minutes of leaving the city, I was starting to struggle to keep my breakfast down as we wound back and forth round rough bendy roads. By the time we ... Read the complete review

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