Tiger‘s Nest

Today is our last day in Bhutan with a visit to the country's most photographed landmark: the Tiger's Nest. The monastery seems to be glued to the rock at 3,120 metres above sea level and from below you can't even imagine how to get up there (see extra). 

The path up and down takes a few hours, but is easily doable. We saw more tourists in this half day than in the previous 10 days, but it was very well spread out and there were only a few people in the monastery itself. 
There are 8 temples to visit in the monastery. As in all temples, photography is prohibited, but is much more strictly controlled here. All bags, cameras and mobile phones have to be deposited in lockers at the entrance and a policeman then scans the body before the entrance gate to check whether everything has really been deposited.

The descent back to the car was then effortless and we spent the rest of the day relaxing in the hotel and watching the sun set over the mountain peaks for the last time.