Ethiopia 2013






The Ancient Walled City of Harar

The walled city of Harar Showa Gate One of the many passageways Street traders
Mosque Loading the mule A bajaj - the local form of taxi Arthur Rimbaud's House Abdullah Sherif's (Ras Tafari) House
Feeding a hyena joust outside one of thegates The perimeter wall Badri Gate Leaving Harar



Aweday Khat Market




The journey from Harar to Addis Ababa

Awash National Park Awash National Park Awash National Park
Awash National Park Extinct Volcano Crater Devil's Fruit
Each School has it's own colour for the uniform



Lake Tana

Maritime Building Monastic Church on one of the islands ____ Church Inside the Church Inside the Church
Inside the Church Inside the Church Inside the Church Inside the Church Local Ferry



Around Bahar Dar

Cattle Market Dogs by the dump Storks by the dump Crossing the Blue Nile An old bridge built by the Italians
Blue Nile Falls The road to Haille Sallesie's Palace The source of the Blue Nile A church painted in the colours of the Ethiopian flag



The Journey for Bahar Dar to Gondar

Teff - A fine grain used to make the staple diet of endura A rare sight of pigs
The Devil's Finger Sue handing out photos to the local children on route A living scarecrow Some of the millions of mules in Ethiopia



The day Ethiopia were playing in a World Cup Qualifier football match

Some of the group chose to wear Ethiopian football shirts A Walia ibex has been painted in the colours Even the rainbow gods were supporting Ethiopia Even the rainbow gods were supporting Ethiopia People gathering to watch the match on a big screen
Watching the game it in the hotel reception



The Castles of Gondar

Castle Fasil (1632-1667) Fasil's Castle (1632-1667) & The Chancellery of Yohannes I (1667-1682) Castle of Iyasus (1682-1706) Castle of Iyasus (1682-1706), Fasil's Castle (1632-1667) & Yohannes's Chancellery (1667-1682) Castle of Bekaffa (1721-1730)
Castle of Empress Mentewab (1730-1755)



Simien Mountains National Park

The whole group Sue, our guide to Ethiopia Our local guides ready to protect us
Souvenirs for sale Male gelada monkey Male gelada monkeys squaring up
Male gelada monkey Troop of Gelada monkeys Troop of Gelada monkeys A baby hanging on to it's mother
A walia ibex
The highest bar in Africa Locals hitching a lift



Axum - The birthplace of Christianity

The Stelae are 1700 years old The fallen stelae collapsed during erection in the 3rd century The entrance to the Tomb of the Mausoleum
The entrance to King Renhai's tomb with false door Inside the Tomb of the Mausoleum The Cathedral of Tsion Maryam in the background The Cathedral of Tsion Maryam
Women leaving the cathedral Inside the cathedral The cathedral dome and bell tower



The Ancient City of Lalibela

Bete Medhane Alem Bete Medhane Alem Window Locals leaving Bet Makael after prayers Bete Maryam
Carved Priest St George's Church St George's Church St George's Church One of the many passageways
Priest Bete Abba Libanos Bete Amanuel Window
One of the many passageways Bet Gebriel-Rafael Bet Gebriel-Rafael Bet Gebriel-Rafael Traditional Village Huts
Traditional Village Huts Ben Arbor restaurant Enjoying the food at Ben Arbor restaurant Endura Enjoying a mule treck
The airport in the distance Table Tennis



Birds of Ethiopia

Hooded Vulture Yellow-billed Kite Yellow-billed Kite Yellow-billed Kite Yellow-billed Kite
Yellow-billed Kite African Fish Eagle Dark Chanting Goshawk Pied Kingfisher Malachite Kingfisher
Yellow-crowned Bishop Pink-backed Pelican African Fish Eagle Little Bee-eater Pied Kingfisher (female)
Northern Carmine Bee-eater Pied Kingfisher Yellow-crowned Bishop Black Crowned Crane White-winged Tern? (non-breeder)
Marabou Stork Believed to be a Red-billed Firefinch Scarlet-chested Sunbird Lammergeier Thick-billed Raven
Abyssinian Roller Namaqua Dove (male) Hemprich's Hornbill (male) and Striped Ground Squirrel Hemprich's Hornbill (male) Hemprich's Hornbill (male)
Red-cheeked Cordon-blue Mocking Cliff Chat (male) Black-winged Lovebirds



People of Ethiopia

Holding a picture of himself holding a picture of himself holding a picture of himself



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Last updated: 12 January 2014