Between Paro and the Capital of Bhutan, Thimpu, the road takes you over the Dochula Pass (3140 m) with its 108 chortens. A chorten is a kind of stupa, often built at crossroads and passes to ward off evil. And all chortens contain religious relics. The Druk Wangyal Khang Zhang Chortens are red-band or khangzang […]Read Post ›
For Cee this week – Kind. To be kind and caring is essential in my life. And so I believe it should be in everyone’s life. A good start is to teach your children to be kind to animals – and to other people of course. But, especially to animals, because animals cannot defend themselves. […]Read Post ›
…we flew to Bhutan, Druk Yul, Land of the Thunder Dragon. This is the country launching GNH – Gross National Happiness – instead of GNP. I asked people I met if they really were, Happy. And, they said yes, they were. I can understand why. Through the windows I could see the Himalayas, snow capped […]Read Post ›
Wishing you all the best for Easter and Spring I will take a break for a week or two – may the snow melt and the sun shine on you!
Spring Equinox started off with more snow during the early morning hours. Later in the day, sun and a couple of degrees above zero. Cold wind, but birds singing – not very convincingly though. A tiny wren ventured out of the heap of last years’ lavender, when the shadow of a kite swooping down made […]Read Post ›
Morning walk – and these tents contain – Strawberry plants
We actually did! And almost no wind…Even the sheep could not believe their eyes… About the temperature,…in fact, it was about 10 degrees warmer than yesterday. mmm mmm mmm
The Death of Stalin (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4686844/) Director: Armando Iannucci “The distribution certificate for the film The Death of Stalin has been withdrawn,” a culture ministry spokeswoman told Agence France-Presse. Russia’s Communist party, the second largest party in parliament, has called the film, which revolves around the vicious infighting that followed Stalin’s death in 1953, “a […]Read Post ›
As I found the magpies are energetically building their nest even if it is snowing, I remembered a series I took when the neighbours’ cat ventured up to supervise… Wishing you all a lovely Sunday!
In the summer, the river banks are lovely to walk – but winter is very interesting as well. And of course it is easier to get to the other side of the city. Going by car or bus, you have to use the bridges. And there is a bridge for pedestrians as well. We tried […]Read Post ›
