Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/12/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi George,
Thank you for posting the link to the video walking up to the Tiger's Nest.
We didn't take the 700 plus steps up and down the gorge to get to the actual
temple so the concluding minutes of the video were new to us - and we were
glad we decided not to trek there. We didn't go because we knew that no
cameras were allowed inside and were saving ourselves for the long arduous
walk down - I still have one blackened big toe nail which is recovering from
the walk down.
Happy New Year
Howard
Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2013 11:19:56 -0600
From: George Lottermoser <george.imagist at icloud.com>
Subject: Re: [Leica] Riding to the Tiger's nest Paro Bhutan - complete
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To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
On Dec 31, 2013, at 1:47 AM, H&ECummer wrote:
> In the brief lull between Christmas and New Years I have taken time to
> edit some more of my Bhutan pictures and here is a series
> on the Trek to the Tiger's Nest - the most famous of Bhutan's monasteries
> - perched on the side of a cliff 900 meters above the Paro Valley.
> The monastery was built in 1692 and has been destroyed by fire twice -
> once in 1951 and again in 1998. It was rebuilt using a cable system in
> 2000.
> Having ridden horses to get to the look out point we couldn't imagine how
> the original building materials were carried up the cliff - except by
> faith and willing strong backs.
> I have set up a folder of the journey, with explanations for each photo,
> here:
>
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/BhutanTigerNest/CafeStopw.jpg.html>
Thank you for taking my eyes to this place.
Others may enjoy:
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r91RoXlyNA0>
Regards,
George Lottermoser