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Archery

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Doing the old hippie trail in reverse, traversing from Nepal to see more of the roof of the world, visit exotic places as Bhutan, dwell in the lowlands of Bangladesh, seek the origin of Budhism in India and finally make my way out of the continent via Pakistan.
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Archery

The only "traffic light" in whole of Bhutan

Thimpu the capital of Bhutan sports the only traffic light in Bhutan, a human that is. To be honest it is needed, whereas Paro was basically a one street town, Thimpu is being shaped more and more like a modern town with all the problems with it.

Nightlife in Thimpu or in the rest of Bhutan is to my knowledge non-existent or it must be an archery tournament in the night. Archery is the national sport of Bhutan, hundreds if not thousands of Bhutanese practice this form of outdoor activity. Every little village in Bhutan sports at least one archery field or if there isn't any space for it they just practice it on the public road! To prove that they are real men they don't shoot arrows over a distance of 25m but over a ridiculous 120 meters, that is one-hundred-and-twenty meters. Most people have trouble seeing the target from this distance let alone try to hit it with an arrow.

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The only traffic light in whole …
The only "traffic light" in whol
One of the many Indian road worker…
One of the many Indian road work
The National sport, archery
The National sport, archery
The shooting range
The shooting range
Just missed the target from more t…
Just missed the target from more
No antique or authentic bows but h…
No antique or authentic bows but
The VIP tribune
The VIP tribune
Ready... Aim... Shoot
Ready... Aim... Shoot
Crowd watching the tournament
Crowd watching the tournament
He knows he didnt do well
He know's he didn't do well
Thimpus hiding from the rain
Thimpu's hiding from the rain
The ring leader
The ring leader
Praying and posing, who said you c…
Praying and posing, who said you
The only man in the company of all…
The only man in the company of a
The memorial
The memorial
Archery old school
Archery old school
The only animals in the zoo
The only animals in the zoo
Can I eat your camera?
Can I eat your camera?
Prayer flags looking out over Thim…
Prayer flags looking out over Th
Not only flags on the pass but als…
Not only flags on the pass but a
Prayer flags on the pass
Prayer flags on the pass
Prayer flags on the pass
Prayer flags on the pass
So many prayer flags on the pass
So many prayer flags on the pass
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