Part 67 - Paro visit with Gorina Monastery and archery, June 1933

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SUMMARY:
The diary describes arrival in Paro, visiting the monastery of Gorina with views toward Chomolhari, being escorted by soldiers, and being received and housed near the Dzong by the Paro Penlop. The writer notes practising and watching archery and mentions ongoing recovery from a serious lip injury; the entry was sent from Paro on 24 June 1933 with a report dated 5 July 1933.

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extraordinary sight, one quite unique I should think. A little further on we came to the monastery of Gorina, which we stopped to look at. It has a lovely view point from the top story, looking up the broad Paro valley towards Chomolhari. The day was lovely and the views excellent. As we came down, the forest changed gradually, fir giving way to Pine trees, while here in the valley, crops are ripe and rice is being planted. Two miles from Paro we were met by a bodyguard of steel helmeted soldiers, who looked like soldiers of the Norman times. From here on they accompanied us together with the surnai men and dancers. At the magnificently built and designed rest house opposite the huge Dzong we were met by the Penlop, an enormously fat man of 32, and are very comfortably housed.

B. 11. 12. 13. Sent from Paro - 24. 6. 33.
Report: - Good quality. 5/7/33

My lip, which was cut in half, is healing pretty well, but my mouth is still very painful, and another tooth is giving some trouble. It will be a long while I'm afraid, before I can eat anything solid at all.

24th June. Yesterday we spent most of the morning watching and practising archery. They are rather better at it here than in Ha, and became very excited, singing and dancing most of the time. In the evening the Paro Penlop had his dancers down, and they performed in the court

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