April
22, 2012. Day 7 Ura Valley Excursion.
Drive
to the Ura Valley, along the way at 2500M the rhododendrons are
blooming but here they are just starting, also a shrub that has very
pretty yellow flowers and is call a Cats Claw . The forest is mainly
pine and at higher elevations Silver Fir. Urn has a beautiful
Buddhist Monastery surrounded by typical Bhutanese farm houses, is
very unique . Walked down from the road to the village through farm
fields, 30minute walk to the village but you do get to see the
village life this way. There is a large school here up to year 9. At
the 17th century Buddhist temple here there are very
beautiful paintings, also have seen the dancers practicing for a
upcoming religious festival.The hotel has packed a lunch so have sat
on the hillside over looking the valley and the village to eat. On
the way back to Bumthrang stopped at the Burning River a very sacred
place for the Buddhist, where the Treasurer Discoverer discovered
some of the treasures
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| Ura Village |
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| farm house |
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| Buddhist temple built in 17th. century |
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| Dance practice for black hat dance |
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| Village children |
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| zhong in Bumthrang |
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| Just had to take this picture |
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| Young women in tradition dress -Kia |
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| Painting in 17th century temple |
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| inside Zhong |
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| young man in traditional dress but has to ware scarf when in Zhong as a sign of respect |
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| Homes perched on hillside |
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| Small palace for Royal Family |
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| Farm Fields |
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| Farm Village of Ura |
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| Children of Ura |
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| Stone hut where at one time the ground buck wheat by use of water power |
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| Add caption |
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| Farm house |
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| Village of Ura |
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| Farm house |
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| Wood supply for winter |
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| Animal shelter |
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| Ura |
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| School in Ura |
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| Steps to get over fence |
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| farm house Ura |
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| Village on the way to Ura |
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