Bhutan - Archery and Happiness

When I asked my friend, Tobgay, ( above): what makes you happy? His immediate reply was: ARCHERY!

There is no question that archery is the most popluar sport in Bhutan. And it is huge! I was told that divorces can occur because of it. At most times of the day you can find men playing archery on the large field in the center of Thimphu. Despite the seriousness of the committment, it seems to be an enourmously good humoured sport. I can't think of a similar bit of game playing in the west with so much happiness.

I was fortunate in being able to see a national semi finals game in Paro. Pictures and words about this will follow!