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1933-11-02
Fait partie de The Ludlow & Sherriff Collection
- SUMMARY:
The party took group photographs in Sikkim clothes, then visited the Dzong for tea and saffron rice with H.H., following a pleasant lunch the previous day. After farewell exchanges and gifts from Ashe Paldan Wangmo and Ashe Wangmo, they departed, with Tobgye and Dorji accompanying them over the river toward the Bada La.
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that it took some hours to pack them up into two pony loads.
B. 20. Ludlow
- We breakfasted at 8.30 then had to have a lot of groups
dressed in Sikkim - photographed before we could get away from camp. Tobgye and
chaprasis clothes. - Dorji then came into us to the Dzong, where we spent some
Group: F.W. H.W. - time with H.H. having a talk and the usual tea and saffron rice.
Ludlow. G.S. Tenzing - We had had a pleasant lunch by ourselves with him the day
Tobgye, Dorji at - before, and both interviews were extremely pleasant and easy. He
Bumthang. - had a photo group taken as we left, and then we went on half
a mile with the ladies. They provided chang for us, and when we
finally exchanged scarves and said goodbye, they each gave us more
presents — H.H. gave each of us a small ivory and silver bowl, Ashe Paldan Wangmo
a dagger, Ashe Wangmo a purse and a silk workbasket. We left in
the approved way, wolf calling till we were out of sight, waving our
silk scarves. I was sorry to say goodbye, as they were a most
kind hearted trio, and we had great fun with them. Tobgye and Dorji came
on with us over the river and up to the Bada La, where we found
a fine tiffin of