Virtual Globetrotting: Bhutan

Virtual Globetrotting: Bhutan http://virtualglobetrotting.com/ A great way to explore everything that can be seen from space! en-us Copyright 2009 admin@virtualglobetrotting.com (Nic) admin@virtualglobetrotting.com (Nic) Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:32:32 -0700 http://backend.userland.com/rss <![CDATA[Changlimithang Stadium]]>

Changlimithang Stadium
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Changlimithang Stadium
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Paro Airport
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By: romulusnr
@ 2008-08-25 15:04:31
Paro Airport (IATA: PBH, ICAO: VQPR) is the only airport in Bhutan, six kilometres (three miles) away from Paro. The airport is located at a high altitude in a steep valley on the bank of a river, with nearby peaks as high as 5.48 km, and is known as "one of the world's most challenging airports". All flights at Paro are by visual flight rules only and are restricted to daytime hours.

The airport has one runway and is served by a single airline, the national carrier Drukair which has its base there. - Wikipedia]]>

National Museum of Bhutan
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By: romulusnr
@ 2008-08-25 14:52:05
National Museum of Bhutan is a cultural museum in the town of Paro in western Bhutan. Established in 1968, it was built from the renovation of the ancient Ta-dzong building under the command of His Majesty, the King Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, the third hereditary Monarch of Bhutan. The necessary infrastructure was created to house some of the finest specimens of Bhutanese art, including masterpieces of bronze statues and paintings. Suitable galleries were constructed to house the extensive collections. Works of art were elegantly displayed on scientific lines.

Today the National Museum has in its possession over 3,000 works of Bhutanese art, covering more than 1,500 years of Bhutan's cultural heritage. Its rich holdings of various creative traditions and disciplines, represent a remarkable blend of the past with the present and is a major attraction for local and foreign visitors.

-Wikipedia]]>

Taktshang
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By: romulusnr
@ 2008-08-25 14:39:49
Taktshang is the most famous of monasteries in Bhutan. It hangs on a cliff at 3,120 metres (10,200 feet), some 700 meters (2,300 feet) above the bottom of Paro valley, some 10 km from the district town of Paro. Famous visitors include Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal in the 17th century and Milarepa. - Wikipedia]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/taktshang/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/taktshang/ Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:39:49 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/taktshang/ 27.49177400 89.36336200 <![CDATA[Memorial Chorten]]>

Memorial Chorten
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By: romulusnr
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The Memorial Chorten dominates the skyline of Thimphu. This Chorten is dedicated to the Third Druk Gyalpo(King), Jigme Dorji Wangchuck after his sudden death while travelling abroad. A great amount of renovation is taking place for the 2008 celebrations to mark the Century of the Monarchy in Bhutan. - Wikipedia]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/memorial-chorten/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/memorial-chorten/ Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:24:56 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/memorial-chorten/ 27.46654590 89.63775158 <![CDATA[Bhutan National Assembly]]>

Bhutan National Assembly
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Bhutan National Assembly
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Tashichoedzong
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By: romulusnr
@ 2008-08-25 09:14:02
Tashichoedzong བཀྲ་ཤིས་ཆོས་རྫོང is a Buddhist monastery and fortress on the northern edge of the city of Thimpu in Bhutan, on the western bank of the Wang Chu. It has been the seat of Bhutan's government since 1952 and presently houses the throne room and offices of the king, the secretariat and the ministries of home affairs and finance. ]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/tashichoedzong/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/tashichoedzong/ Mon, 25 Aug 2008 09:14:02 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/tashichoedzong/ 27.48958100 89.63498400 <![CDATA[Changangkha Lhakhang]]>

Changangkha Lhakhang
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By: romulusnr
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One of the oldest temples in the Thimphu Valley.]]>

Changangkha Lhakhang
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By: romulusnr
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One of the oldest temples in the Thimphu Valley.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/changangkha-lhakhang/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/changangkha-lhakhang/ Mon, 25 Aug 2008 01:28:09 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/changangkha-lhakhang/ 27.47333300 89.62816500 <![CDATA[Rinpung Dzong]]>

Rinpung Dzong
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By: kaiken
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Rinpung Dzong
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By: kaiken
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Ugyen Pelri Palace
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Ugyen Pelri Palace
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Paro Chu
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Paro Chu
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Puna Tsang Chu
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By: AKpilotEMT
@ 2005-12-03 02:27:18
Name of the river below the confluence of the Mo Chu and the Pho Chu.]]>

Puna Tsang Chu
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Name of the river below the confluence of the Mo Chu and the Pho Chu.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/puna-tsang-chu/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/puna-tsang-chu/ Sat, 03 Dec 2005 02:27:18 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/puna-tsang-chu/ 27.51017500 89.88739000 <![CDATA[Mo Chu]]>

Mo Chu
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Mo Chu
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Pho Chu
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Pho Chu
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Some clouds near Thimphu
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Some clouds near Thimphu
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Thimphu Chu
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Thimphu Chu
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Royal Thimphu Golf Course
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By: AKpilotEMT
@ 2005-12-03 02:22:56
Only 9 holes but it's the only golf course in the Kingdom of Bhutan.]]>

Royal Thimphu Golf Course
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By: AKpilotEMT
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Only 9 holes but it's the only golf course in the Kingdom of Bhutan.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/royal-thimphu-golf-course/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/royal-thimphu-golf-course/ Sat, 03 Dec 2005 02:22:56 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/royal-thimphu-golf-course/ 27.48467000 89.63444700 <![CDATA[Thimphu]]>

Thimphu
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By: AKpilotEMT
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Capital city of the Kingdom of Bhutan.]]>

Thimphu
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Capital city of the Kingdom of Bhutan.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/thimphu/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/thimphu/ Sat, 03 Dec 2005 02:21:13 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/thimphu/ 27.46928700 89.63762300