What a day! It’s hard to find words to accurately describe the physical, emotional, and spiritual experience we had today. This morning we started out early on our journey to the Tiger’s Nest Monastery - about a 30 minute drive from our hotel. As we drove closer to the trailhead, Tiger’s Nest came in to view high up on the mountain side. Ahead of us we had an 8 mile hike with a 2,000 foot elevation climb. At times, it seemed like we were walking in the clouds, as the mist surrounded us and Tiger’s Nest for the majority of the hike up. Everyone proved to themselves their own mental and physical strength in being able to hike up the grueling and rocky terrain - lungs and legs alike burned with exertion. As Tiger’s Nest became closer and closer, the clouds began slowly lifting, giving us a reward for the hike - a true mystical Bhutanese sight. We will let the pictures speak for us.
Inside the Tiger’s Nest, we learned more about the monastery, Bhuddism and even got to meditate inside one of the 8 temples. We enjoyed a home made meal on the mountain side and enjoyed the warm sun on the hike down. After Tiger’s Nest, we headed back into Paro for some more shopping and then ended our day at a traditional Bhutanese farmhouse where we were treated to hot stone baths, lessons in archery and a traditional meal. The day ended with each of us expressing our appreciations and highlights thus far.
This day will surely stick with each of us for a lifetime. We all feel so lucky to have seen a sight that few westerners know about, much less travel to. Henry even said, “I never thought I’d see something like this at 17.”
This day will surely stick with each of us for a lifetime. We all feel so lucky to have seen a sight that few westerners know about, much less travel to. Henry even said, “I never thought I’d see something like this at 17.”
Tomorrow we head back to Singapore and then on to Kuala Lumpur.
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