Went to Lalibela and Gondar this weekend with the EM resident from Wisconsin. I think some pictures are the best way to tell you how it was. Had a great time, but am fairly ready to dive back into the ED tomorrow morning!
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Approach to Lalibela from the airport.
We happened to be in Lalibela for Timkat/epiphany/the last day of Christmas celebration.
Lalibela
Me by a church. I am small. The churches were huge.
Market day in Lalibela. The whole place is surrounded by mountains.
Inside a church in Lalibela.
Lalibela
A restaurant on the outskirts of Lalibela called Ben Abeba that was pretty amazing. The food, the views, the sunset, the moonrise, the fire overlooking the valley, the bathrooms, the architecture...
Me! (at Ben Abeba)
Sunset
Moonrise
The rest are from Gondar-
My favorite part of Gondar-the tree roots at Fasilides' bath
Fasilides' Palace
Palace
Debre Birhan-probably the single most famous church in Ethiopia. The angels on the ceiling are replicated all over the country. I still think I liked the chiseled/carved rock churches of Lalibela more though.
Whit these photos are amazing! How the heck did you get up in to that archway of the palace???
ReplyDeleteTrampoline! Just kidding-the picture is kind of misleading:)
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