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The prime attraction of the country, it is hard not to be awed by the Tiger Nest Monastery: a spectacular location, views, and history. The hike up makes for a good exercise.
At a certain moment, I heard my guide grumble below: was I sure this was the right way up? I said I thought I did - the full truth was that only seeing traces of trash convinced me that there had been people before me on this off-the-beaten-track. Sweat was dripping on my legs as I pulled myself up on all fours: going down was not really an option anymore. Then, suddenly, we actually reached the main trail. We surprisingly found ourselves almost at the cafeteria, famous for its view of Tiger Nest monastery, or Taktsang. Actually, we had almost reached the altitude of the monastery in just over 25 minutes: around 700 metros ascent. From here, even the shortcut proved easy, and we swiftly moved up the edge of the mountain. Every now and then, as there was an opening in the woods around us, we stopped for yet another view of Tiger Nest. We met several people going down, among them an 82 year old Sri Lankan priest who looked very fit - I can only hope to be able to do what he did at his age! At one point, we reached a small rocky outcrop from where the view of the monastery was outright spectacular. Even though Tiger Nest was still on the other side of cliff, and there was several hundred metres of abyss between it and us, it seemed like we could almost touch it. The warm light of the afternoon sun helped to make it look even better, and the anticipation of entering this cradle of Bhutanese Buddhism grew with every step. Before reaching the entrance, however, a surprise presented itself: a waterfall coming down from the face of the cliffs. And we were lucky: the sunlight was shining through the curtain of water, creating a bright rainbow. From here, a short climb over rocky stairs took us to the entrance, where I had to leave my camera behind before we could enter Tiger Nest. After spending ten days in Bhutan it did not even strike me as odd that I would just leave my precious camera and other valuables with an unknown person, without receipt or anything, out in the open air. When a monkey started to throw things at us, we decided it was time to move.
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