My mind knows I can’t do it.
It’s an arduous trek. With poor stamina levels and a sorrowful state of health, I try to convince myself that it is perfectly okay if I don’t attempt the six hour treacherous journey.
Tiger’s Nest Trek Base
But of course there is a tempting option of horses or mules that can be taken up midway, till the cafeteria.
And deep down inside, my pounding heart has something else to say.
If I do it, I do it on foot or not do it at all.
To climb or not to climb?
The battle ensues till the morning of the trek.
The Tiger’s Nest or the Taktshang Trek is on every Bhutanese pilgrim’s must- do list. According to the legend, Guru Rimpoche (The Second Buddha) also known as Padmasambhava had flown on a tigeress to this small monastery, hanging off a cliff and meditated…
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