BHUTAN
DAY 4
June 18
We are in Punakha Valley visiting Khamsum Yulley Namgyal Chörten (also known as Nyizergang Chörten and Punakha Zangdopelri).
This chörten (stupa) was built in 2004 by HM The Queen Mother, Ashi Tshering Yangdon Wangchuck, in Nyizergang, and it sits about thirty-minute walk uphill from the footbridge of Yepaisa Village. It was built in accordance with the instructions of Lopon Sonam Zangpo, with the intention of bringing peace in the world in general, and to clear obstacles for the country of Bhutan in particular (I borrowed this information from Wikipedia).
At breakfast time, the sky was overcast, low clouds in the valley and light rain. We were talking to change and revise our plans of the day, then suddenly the rain stopped and the clouds became less dark. In 15 minutes we got ready and we boarded our vans. On the way to our short hiking on the trail of Khamsum.
