Wolfgang's photos with the keyword: Thimphu

The boy wears the Ko and the girls wears the Kira, traditional clothing and an obligation to wear in public in Bhutan for its population. Foreign visitors are welcomed with the greeting "Yala! Yala! Kuzu zangpola?" ("Hello! Hello! How do you do?")

It is well worth a visit, not only to see the skill of the children but also to observe the traditional teaching methods which are quite different from any practiced in the West.

The view outside the Druk Hotel in Thimphu. Its Bhutan’s capital city. The population of Thimphu is estimated to be about 79,000 and is located in the west of Bhutan.

The Memorial Chorten was built in 1974 in memory of the Third King, H M Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, who died in 1972. There are no mortal remains of the King inside the chorten and only a photograph draped in ceremonial scarves on the ground floor serves as a discreet reminder that the chorten was built to fulfil one of his wishes. The late King had, in fact, decided to put into tangible form the three traditional pillars of Buddhism, the Word, Body and Mind of Buddha. He had the Commentaries of Buddha, the Tanjur, transcribed in letters of gold to represent the Word of Buddha and had 1,000 statues made to represent the Body of Buddha, but he died before he could complete the Mind of Buddha, in the form of a chorten.

The "fortress of the glorious religion", was initially built in 1641 by Zhabdrung Nawang Namgyal. The present structure was rebuilt in 1965 by the third King, Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, when he chose Thimphu as his permanent capital. It houses the government and the central clergy of monks. It is open to the visitors during festivals, on weekends, and after office hours. Its also the home of His Royal Highness Jigme Singye Wangchuck.

Hundreds of prayer flags flutter at the panorama view point over Thimphu.

Thimphu once had a traffic light but it was abolished after a short time.