A hop, skip, jump and headstand (or an hour's flight to the literal minded) and we are beside Lake Tana
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Dawn over Lake Tana, Ethiopia's largest lake
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In Bahir Dar's market, a father and embarrassed daughter take a break from their stall
...and its cattle market
Looking out over the Simien mountains from 3800m. I left it to our guide to look down!
On our 8 hours drive from Simien mountains to Aksum, nearly all of it on gravel roads...
...one of many villages that we passed through (2)...
...another road not without its obstacles!
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From my mule - a mountain walk in Lalibela (4)
My muleteer....
Halff way up...
..and looking all the way down
Lalibela homes
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Lalibela at dusk
Home cooked Ethiopian food from Yohannes's sister
Sunset scenes from Bishangari Lodge on Lake Langano (3)