Bhutan

The Mountain Kingdom

In the spring of 2007, when the rhododendron bushes bloom high up in the Himalayas, I set out with a friend in search of enlightenment (or at least a temporary respite from the cares of the world). What we found instead was a peaceable kingdom which had against all odds remained un-ravaged by the modern age, and where the beauty of the mountains was matched only by the majesty of the people…