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Our SE Asia Tour 2013
Drove back into Jakar and then up the western side of the valley to the Jampey Lhakhang which is believed to have been built in 659. It is a fabulous little temple and was visited by Guru Rinpoche during his visit to Bumthang. It was mostly filled with old folk going about their daily devotions.
We started our walk from this point towards the next temple of Kurjey Lhakhang. This is a large, active and important temple complex and is named after the body print of Guru Rinpoche. There are three large lhakhangs (temples) in the complex. The first temple, the Guru Lhakhang, is the oldest and was built in 1652. The first king of Bhutan built the second temple, the Sampa Lhundrup Lhakhang in 1900. The third temple was built in 1984 by the present king's grandmother.
We continued our walk a bit further on along the valley and then crossed a suspension bridge to the other side of the river and started back towards our hotel.
Just below our hotel we paid a visit to yet another temple, the Tamshing Goemba which was established in 1501.
After lunch we drove back into town to visit the Jakar Dzong which was built in 1667. It is in a picturesque location overlooking the Chokhor valley. Compared to the other dzongs it is fairly plain with relatively few woodcarvings. Most of the timber is decorated with paintings.
Then it was back into town to visit a few of the handicraft shops.
On our way back to the hotel we stopped at the Yoser Lham shop to buy some cheese. This is part of Bhutan's famous Swiss Farm, a project that was established by Fritz Maurer, one of the first Swiss to work in Bhutan. The project introduced cheese making, brewing, farming machinery and fuel efficient wood stoves to the valley.
We started our walk from this point towards the next temple of Kurjey Lhakhang. This is a large, active and important temple complex and is named after the body print of Guru Rinpoche. There are three large lhakhangs (temples) in the complex. The first temple, the Guru Lhakhang, is the oldest and was built in 1652. The first king of Bhutan built the second temple, the Sampa Lhundrup Lhakhang in 1900. The third temple was built in 1984 by the present king's grandmother.
We continued our walk a bit further on along the valley and then crossed a suspension bridge to the other side of the river and started back towards our hotel.
Just below our hotel we paid a visit to yet another temple, the Tamshing Goemba which was established in 1501.
After lunch we drove back into town to visit the Jakar Dzong which was built in 1667. It is in a picturesque location overlooking the Chokhor valley. Compared to the other dzongs it is fairly plain with relatively few woodcarvings. Most of the timber is decorated with paintings.
Then it was back into town to visit a few of the handicraft shops.
On our way back to the hotel we stopped at the Yoser Lham shop to buy some cheese. This is part of Bhutan's famous Swiss Farm, a project that was established by Fritz Maurer, one of the first Swiss to work in Bhutan. The project introduced cheese making, brewing, farming machinery and fuel efficient wood stoves to the valley.
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