Walking in Guru's Glory!

Tiger's Nest

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April 5th 2014
Day 8/9 An early start for us, we needed to be away for 8am so we headed to breakfast as we needed to eat something reasonable to give us the strength for the hike ahead. We both opted for porridge, and whilst a little watery, was ok. We set off along the same road we had travelled the previous day that took us towards the head of Paro valley, and turned off. In the distance, up the side of ... read more

Asia » Bhutan » Paro » Taktshang Goemba

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In 1865, Britain and Bhutan signed the Treaty of Sinchulu, under which Bhutan would receive an annual subsidy in exchange for ceding some border land. Under British influence, a monarchy was set up in 1907; three years later, a treaty was signed wher... ... read more