Picture of the Week #509 "Here's Looking At You" Thimphu, Bhutan 2000 Signed & Stamped

Again I am posting an image from our trip to Bhutan, the small tiny nation North of India, East of China and South of Tibet. Everyone there wear colorful garb. The men are all in sneakers. Mind you I was there 18 years ago this month and they had just begun to have television. There are no traffic lights in the country. Also no booze. We had our wine brought in. Then it was ruled by a 48 year old King who happened to have gone to Harvard. His degree for his people is happiness. There is free medical care and little crime. An extraordinary nation. It has never been invaded even though it is surrounded by powerful and sometimes aggressive nations. 

Picture of the Week #508 "Use Me" Thimpu, Bhutan 2000 Signed & Stamped

When I turned 60 a good friend of ours in Gstaad Switzerland said she wanted to take us for my birthday. All we had to do was meet her in Delhi India and the rest was on her. So off we went. There were only five us. My friend, her then then boyfriend who was also a very dear friend and another woman and a guide. We had a small mini van and off we went. We travelled through the still unknown country to my friends back home. Everyone wore colorful striped outfits and sneakers. Mind you this was 18 years ago. The King was 48 years old and had gone to Harvard. His degree for his people was happiness. Also plastic was forbidden and there were no traffic lights. A Policeman stood on the corners directing traffic. It was a fabulous trip where I got many photos. In those days I only shot 35mm transparencies. So I had no idea if my pictures turned out till I got home and had the film developed. Lucky for me they turned out and here is one of them.