Where Tigers Fly

We had an early start today. We are in the city of Paro and we drove west to a bit outside the city where we had a breathtaking view of a snow capped mountain (can't remember the name right now), it is the second highest mountain in Bhutan - over 22,000 feet. The sky was clear blue so the contrast was striking.

We then drove to the most famous temple - Tigers Nest. We started at an altitude of 8,500 feet and some of the group made it to the temple which was over 10,500 feet. I barely made it to the tea house where myself and 2 other ladies sat for the rest of the morning while the rest of the group continued up higher. The tea house was at 9,600 feet.

The temple is precariously perched on the side of a vertical cliff. Karel, Sally, Mike and our guide made it all the way to the temple which required descending into a gorge and then ascending up to the temple via over 1,600 steps with a steep drop off over the side. The steps were about 4 feet wide without any railing and they were unevenly placed.

Tomorrow morning we will spend a little time in the city doing some shopping before we leave the country in the early afternoon. We fly back to Nepal tomorrow where we will spend 2 more days at two different locations.

Unfortunately, the Internet connections are a bit slow, so we are unable to upload any pictures to this site. As soon as we get home and get them sorted out, we will share them with you all.

Namaste,
Deb & Karel