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Ellens World Travels

Northern Ethiopia 2006 (part 1)

: Map of my Ethiopia travel in 2006

: Addis Ababa: the former palace of King Haile Selassie, now the Ethnological Museum

: Addis Ababa: the former palace of King Haile Selassie, now the Ethnological Museum

: Addis Ababa: inside the Etnografic Museum with fossilized remains of early hominids

: Addis Ababa: inside the Etnografic Museum with fossilized remains of early hominids

: Addis Ababa: inside the Etnografic Museum with fossilized remains of “Lucy” estimated to date to 3.3 million years ago

: Addis Ababa: inside the National Museum

: Addis Ababa: building project

: Addis Ababa: building project

: Addis Ababa: woman doing some washing before her house

: On the streets of Addis Ababa

: Addis Ababa: begging children

: Addis Ababa: men sitting together and having a drink

: Injera, a sour fermented flatbread made out of teff flour with all kind of stews on it, is the national dish of Ethiopia

: The monastery of Debre Libanos, founded in the 13th century by the monk / saint Takla Haymanot. It’s one of the most important religious institutions of Ethiopia.

: The rules for entering the monastery of Debre Libanos

: Visitors to the monastery of Debre Libanos

: The church of the monastery of Debre Libanos

: Inside the church of the monastery of Debre Libanos

: Inside the church of the monastery of Debre Libanos

: Visitors to the monastery of Debre Libanos

: Visitors to the monastery of Debre Libanos

: Visitor to the monastery of Debre Libanos

: Visitor to the monastery of Debre Libanos

: Visitors to the monastery of Debre Libanos

: Visitors to the monastery of Debre Libanos

: Visitors to the monastery of Debre Libanos

: Visitors to the monastery of Debre Libanos

: Visitor to the monastery of Debre Libanos

: Visitor to the monastery of Debre Libanos

: Visitors to the monastery of Debre Libanos

: Visitors to the monastery of Debre Libanos

: Landscape at the monastery of Debre Libanos

: Landscape with shepherd with goats near the the monastery of Debre Libanos

: The hermit cave of the monk / saint Takla Haymanot. He was first buried in the cave where he had originally lived as a hermit; almost 60 years later he was re interred at Debre Libanos.

: Inside the hermit cave of the monk / saint Takla Haymanot

: Visitor to the monastery of Debre Libanos

: Debre Markos: visitor to the monastery of Debre Libanos

: Debre Markos: boy at the monastery of Debre Libanos

: Landscape at the monastery of Debre Libanos

: Landscape on the way north to the town of Debre Markos

: Landscape on the way north to the town of Debre Markos

: Landscape on the way north to the town of Debre Markos

: Landscape with baboons on the way north to the town of Debre Markos

: Landscape with a baboon on the way north to the town of Debre Markos

: Landscape with a baboon on the way north to the town of Debre Markos

: Stop in a little town on the way north to Debre Markos

: Stop in a little town on the way north to Debre Markos

: Stop in a little town on the way north to Debre Markos

: Stop in a little town on the way north to Debre Markos

: Stop in a little town on the way north to Debre Markos

: Stop in a little town on the way north to Debre Markos

: The Blue Nile Gorge is a series of gorges to a depth of some 1.500m. Nestled in the Ethiopian highlands, the Blue Nile Gorge is one of the largest gorges in the world.

: The Blue Nile Gorge is a series of gorges to a depth of some 1.500m. Nestled in the Ethiopian highlands, the Blue Nile Gorge is one of the largest gorges in the world.

: The Blue Nile Gorge is a series of gorges to a depth of some 1.500m. Nestled in the Ethiopian highlands, the Blue Nile Gorge is one of the largest gorges in the world.

: The Blue Nile Gorge is a series of gorges to a depth of some 1.500m. Nestled in the Ethiopian highlands, the Blue Nile Gorge is one of the largest gorges in the world.

: The Blue Nile Gorge is a series of gorges to a depth of some 1.500m. Nestled in the Ethiopian highlands, the Blue Nile Gorge is one of the largest gorges in the world.

: The Blue Nile Gorge is a series of gorges to a depth of some 1.500m. Nestled in the Ethiopian highlands, the Blue Nile Gorge is one of the largest gorges in the world.

: The Blue Nile Gorge is a series of gorges to a depth of some 1.500m. Nestled in the Ethiopian highlands, the Blue Nile Gorge is one of the largest gorges in the world.

: The Blue Nile Gorge is a series of gorges to a depth of some 1.500m. Nestled in the Ethiopian highlands, the Blue Nile Gorge is one of the largest gorges in the world.

: The Blue Nile Gorge is a series of gorges to a depth of some 1.500m. Nestled in the Ethiopian highlands, the Blue Nile Gorge is one of the largest gorges in the world.

: The Blue Nile Gorge is a series of gorges to a depth of some 1.500m. Nestled in the Ethiopian highlands, the Blue Nile Gorge is one of the largest gorges in the world.

: The Blue Nile Gorge is a series of gorges to a depth of some 1.500m. Nestled in the Ethiopian highlands, the Blue Nile Gorge is one of the largest gorges in the world.

: Portrait of a man on the way to the town of Debre Markos

: Landscape on the way from Debre Markos to Bahir Dar

: Landscape on the way from Debre Markos to Bahir Dar

: Meeting with local people on the way from Debre Markos to Bahir Dar

: On the way from Debre Markos to Bahir Dar: birds in the fields

: Meeting with local people on the way from Debre Markos to Bahir Dar

: Meeting with local people on the way from Debre Markos to Bahir Dar

: Meeting with local people on the way from Debre Markos to Bahir Dar

: Meeting with local people on the way from Debre Markos to Bahir Dar

: Meeting with local people on the way from Debre Markos to Bahir Dar

: Meeting with local people on the way from Debre Markos to Bahir Dar

: Meeting with local people on the way from Debre Markos to Bahir Dar

: Meeting with local people on the way from Debre Markos to Bahir Dar

: Meeting with local people on the way from Debre Markos to Bahir Dar

: Meeting with local people on the way from Debre Markos to Bahir Dar

: Meeting with local people on the way from Debre Markos to Bahir Dar

: Meeting with local people on the way from Debre Markos to Bahir Dar

: Meeting with local people on the way from Debre Markos to Bahir Dar

: Meeting with local people on the way from Debre Markos to Bahir Dar

: Meeting with local people on the way from Debre Markos to Bahir Dar

: Meeting with local people on the way from Debre Markos to Bahir Dar

: Meeting with local people on the way from Debre Markos to Bahir Dar

: Meeting with local people on the way from Debre Markos to Bahir Dar

: On the way from Debre Markos to Bahir Dar: working on the fields

: On the way from Debre Markos to Bahir Dar: working on the fields

: On the way from Debre Markos to Bahir Dar: working on the fields

: On the way from Debre Markos to Bahir Dar: working on the fields

: On the way from Debre Markos to Bahir Dar: working on the fields

: Meeting with local people on the way from Debre Markos to Bahir Dar

: Meeting with local people on the way from Debre Markos to Bahir Dar

: Meeting with local people on the way from Debre Markos to Bahir Dar

: On the way from Debre Markos to Bahir Dar: working on the fields

: Meeting with local people on the way from Debre Markos to Bahir Dar

: Landscape on the way from Debre Markos to Bahir Dar

: Little bird on a wire on the way from Debre Markos to Bahir Dar

: Meeting with local people on the way from Debre Markos to Bahir Dar

: Meeting with local people on the way from Debre Markos to Bahir Dar

: Tis Issat (Smoking Water}, the Blue Nile Falls, is a waterfall on the Blue Nile river in Ethiopia

: Tis Issat (Smoking Water}, the Blue Nile Falls, is a waterfall on the Blue Nile river in Ethiopia

: Tis Issat (Smoking Water}, the Blue Nile Falls, is a waterfall on the Blue Nile river in Ethiopia

: Tis Issat (Smoking Water}, the Blue Nile Falls, is a waterfall on the Blue Nile river in Ethiopia

: Tis Issat (Smoking Water}, the Blue Nile Falls, is a waterfall on the Blue Nile river in Ethiopia

: Tis Issat (Smoking Water}, the Blue Nile Falls, is a waterfall on the Blue Nile river in Ethiopia

: Tis Issat (Smoking Water}, the Blue Nile Falls, is a waterfall on the Blue Nile river in Ethiopia

: Tis Issat (Smoking Water}, the Blue Nile Falls, is a waterfall on the Blue Nile river in Ethiopia

: Local man at Tis Issat

: Local man at Tis Issat

: Local man at Tis Issat

: Landscape at Tis Issat

: On Lake Tana

: On Lake Tana

: On Lake Tana on a traditional boat

: On Lake Tana on a traditional boat

: On Lake Tana on a traditional boat

: Traditional boat at the Azuwa Maryam Church

: The Azuwa Maryam Church on the Zege Peninsula at Lake Tana

: The Azuwa Maryam Church on the Zege Peninsula at Lake Tana

: The Azuwa Maryam Church on the Zege Peninsula at Lake Tana

: The Azuwa Maryam Church on the Zege Peninsula at Lake Tana

: Paintings inside the Azuwa Maryam Church

: Murals inside the Azuwa Maryam Church

: Murals inside the Azuwa Maryam Church

: Murals inside the Azuwa Maryam Church

: Murals inside the Azuwa Maryam Church

: Murals inside the Azuwa Maryam Church

: Murals inside the Azuwa Maryam Church

: Murals inside the Azuwa Maryam Church

: Murals inside the Azuwa Maryam Church

: Murals inside the Azuwa Maryam Church

: Murals inside the Azuwa Maryam Church

: Murals inside the Azuwa Maryam Church

: Murals inside the Azuwa Maryam Church

: Murals inside the Azuwa Maryam Church

: Murals inside the Azuwa Maryam Church

: Murals inside the Azuwa Maryam Church

: Murals inside the Azuwa Maryam Church

: Murals inside the Azuwa Maryam Church

: Priests at the Azuwa Maryam Church

: Priests at the Ura Kidane Mehret Church

: Priest at the Ura Kidane Mehret Church

: Priest at the Ura Kidane Mehret Church

: Crosses in a mall museum at the Ura Kidane Mehret Church

: Inside a mall museum at the Ura Kidane Mehret Church

: Crosses in a mall museum at the Ura Kidane Mehret Church

: Kids at the Azuwa Maryam Church

: The Ura Kidane Mehret Church, located on the Zege peninsula at Lake Tana

: The Ura Kidane Mehret Church, located on the Zege peninsula at Lake Tana

: The Ura Kidane Mehret Church, located on the Zege peninsula at Lake Tana

: Murals at the Ura Kidane Mehret Church

: Murals at the Ura Kidane Mehret Church

: Murals at the Ura Kidane Mehret Church

: Murals at the Ura Kidane Mehret Church

: Murals at the Ura Kidane Mehret Church

: Murals at the Ura Kidane Mehret Church

: Murals at the Ura Kidane Mehret Church

: Murals at the Ura Kidane Mehret Church

: Murals at the Ura Kidane Mehret Church

: Murals at the Ura Kidane Mehret Church

: Visit to a nunnery on a small island on Lake Tana

: Visit to a nunnery on a small island on Lake Tana

: Visit to a nunnery on a small island on Lake Tana

: Visit to a nunnery on a small island on Lake Tana

: Visit to a nunnery on a small island on Lake Tana: a nun is showing an old bible

: Visit to a nunnery on a small island on Lake Tana: a nun is showing an old bible

: Visit to a nunnery on a small island on Lake Tana: a nun is showing an old bible

: Priest at a nunnery on a small island on Lake Tana

: Local people on a visit to a nunnery on a small island on Lake Tana

: Local people on a visit to a nunnery on a small island on Lake Tana

: Papyrus plants, Lake Tana

: On the way from Bahir Dar to Gondar: visit to a small Oromo village

: On the way from Bahir Dar to Gondar: visit to a small Oromo village

: On the way from Bahir Dar to Gondar: visit to a small Oromo village

: On the way from Bahir Dar to Gondar: visit to a small Oromo village

: On the way from Bahir Dar to Gondar: visit to a small Oromo village

: On the way from Bahir Dar to Gondar: visit to a small Oromo village

: On the way from Bahir Dar to Gondar: visit to a small Oromo village

: On the way from Bahir Dar to Gondar: visit to a small Oromo village

: On the way from Bahir Dar to Gondar: visit to a small Oromo village

: On the way from Bahir Dar to Gondar: visit to a small Oromo village

: On the way from Bahir Dar to Gondar: visit to a small Oromo village

: On the way from Bahir Dar to Gondar: visit to a small Oromo village

: On the way from Bahir Dar to Gondar: visit to a small Oromo village

: On the way from Bahir Dar to Gondar: visit to a small Oromo village

: On the way from Bahir Dar to Gondar: visit to a small Oromo village

: On the way from Bahir Dar to Gondar: visit to a small Oromo village

: On the way from Bahir Dar to Gondar: vultures

: On the way from Bahir Dar to Gondar: visit to a small Oromo village

: On the way from Bahir Dar to Gondar: visit to a small Oromo village

: On the way from Bahir Dar to Gondar: coffee stop in a small village

: On the way from Bahir Dar to Gondar: coffee stop in a small village

: On the way from Bahir Dar to Gondar: coffee stop in a small village

: On the way from Bahir Dar to Gondar: coffee stop in a small village and attracting (again) al lot of onlookers

: On the way from Bahir Dar to Gondar: coffee stop in a small village and attracting (again) al lot of onlookers

: On the way from Bahir Dar to Gondar: coffee stop in a small village and attracting (again) al lot of onlookers

: On the way from Bahir Dar to Gondar: coffee stop in a small village and attracting (again) al lot of onlookers

: On the way from Bahir Dar to Gondar: coffee stop in a small village and attracting (again) al lot of onlookers

: This rock is called the Finger Of God. It is located right in the middle between Gondar and Bahir Dar.

: This rock is called the Finger Of God. It is located right in the middle between Gondar and Bahir Dar.

: Landscape at the Finger Of God. It is located right in the middle between Gondar and Bahir Dar.

: Landscape at the Finger Of God. It is located right in the middle between Gondar and Bahir Dar.

: Landscape with the Devil’s Nose on the way from Bahir Dar to Gondar

: Landscape with the Devil’s Nose on the way from Bahir Dar to Gondar

: Landscape on the way from Bahir Dar to Gondar

: Landscape with small village on the way from Bahir Dar to Gondar

: Landscape with small village on the way from Bahir Dar to Gondar

: Landscape with small village on the way from Bahir Dar to Gondar

: Portrait of a girl, taken on the way from Bahir Dar to Gondar

: Portrait of a girl, taken on the way from Bahir Dar to Gondar

: The Fasil Ghebbi is a fortress located in Gondar, the old capital of Ethiopian emperors. This building is (emperor) Fasilides’ Bath

: The Fasil Ghebbi is a fortress located in Gondar, the old capital of Ethiopian emperors. This building is (emperor) Fasilides’ Bath

: Fasilides’ Bath

: Old trees at Fasilides’ Bath

: Old trees at Fasilides’ Bath

: Old trees at Fasilides’ Bath

: Fasilides’ Bath

: Fasilides’ Bath

: Restoration work at Fasilides’ Bath

: Donkeys at the Fasil Ghebbi Fortress

: Landscape at the Finger Of God. It is located right in the middle between Gondar and Bahir Dar.

: Young man at the Fasil Ghebbi Fortress

: Young man at the Fasil Ghebbi Fortress

: Palace of emperor Fasilies at the Fasil Ghebbi Fortress

: Palace of emperor Fasilies at the Fasil Ghebbi Fortress

: Palace of emperor Fasilies at the Fasil Ghebbi Fortress. Behind it is the Palace of emperor Yasu the Great

: Palace of emperor Fasilies at the Fasil Ghebbi

: Palace of emperor Fasilies at the Fasil Ghebbi

: Inside the Palace of emperor Fasilies at the Fasil Ghebbi

: Inside the Palace of emperor Fasilies at the Fasil Ghebbi

: Inside the Palace of emperor Fasilies at the Fasil Ghebbi

: Inside the Palace of emperor Fasilies at the Fasil Ghebbi

: Inside the Palace of emperor Fasilies at the Fasil Ghebbi

: View from the Palace of emperor Fasilies at the Fasil Ghebbi on the library of emperor Tsadik Yohannes

: View from the Palace of emperor Fasilies at the Fasil Ghebbi

: Flowers at Fasil Ghebbi Fortress

: Fasil Ghebbi Fortress

: Fasil Ghebbi Fortress

: Gondar: Fasil Ghebbi Fortress

: Gondar: the Debre Birhan Selassie Church

: Gondar: the Debre Birhan Selassie Church

: Gondar: the Debre Birhan Selassie Church

: Gondar: the Debre Birhan Selassie Church

: Gondar: the Debre Birhan Selassie Church

: Gondar: inside the Debre Birhan Selassie Church with the faces of 123 winged cherubs representing the omnipresence of God on the ceiling

: Gondar: inside the Debre Birhan Selassie Church with the faces of 123 winged cherubs representing the omnipresence of God on the ceiling

: Gondar: inside the Debre Birhan Selassie Church with the faces of 123 winged cherubs representing the omnipresence of God on the ceiling

: Gondar: inside the Debre Birhan Selassie Church with the walls depicting biblical scenes and saints

: Gondar: inside the Debre Birhan Selassie Church with the walls depicting biblical scenes and saints

: Gondar: inside the Debre Birhan Selassie Church with the walls depicting biblical scenes and saints

: Gondar: inside the Debre Birhan Selassie Church with the walls depicting biblical scenes and saints

: Gondar: inside the Debre Birhan Selassie Church with the walls depicting biblical scenes and saints

: Gondar: on the grounds of the Debre Birhan Selassie Church

: Gondar: on the grounds of the Debre Birhan Selassie Church

: Gondar: on the grounds of the Debre Birhan Selassie Church

: Gondar: the Debre Birhan Selassie Church

: Gondar: women at the Debre Birhan Selassie Church

: Gondar: on the grounds of the Debre Birhan Selassie Church

: Gondar: inside the Debre Birhan Selassie Church with the walls depicting biblical scenes and saints

: On the hill Kusquam on the outskirts of Gondar are the remains of the Palace of Empress Mentawab

: On the hill Kusquam on the outskirts of Gondar are the remains of the Palace of Empress Mentawab

: On the hill Kusquam on the outskirts of Gondar are the remains of the Palace of Empress Mentawab

: On the hill Kusquam on the outskirts of Gondar are the remains of the Palace of Empress Mentawab

: On the hill Kusquam on the outskirts of Gondar are the remains of the Palace of Empress Mentawab

: On the hill Kusquam on the outskirts of Gondar are the remains of the Palace of Empress Mentawab

: On the hill Kusquam on the outskirts of Gondar are the remains of the Palace of empress Mentawab. There is a small glass-fronted coffin with the remains of the empress, her son and her grandson.

: On the hill Kusquam on the outskirts of Gondar are the remains of the Palace of empress Mentawab. There is a small glass-fronted coffin with the remains of the empress, her son and her grandson.

: On the way from Gondar to Debark: visit to the Fellasha village Walleka (Fellasha’s are black Jews)

: On the way from Gondar to Debark: visit to the Fellasha village Walleka (Fellasha’s are black Jews)

: On the way from Gondar to Debark: visit to the Fellasha village Walleka (Fellasha’s are black Jews)

: On the way from Gondar to Debark: visit to the Fellasha village Walleka (Fellasha’s are black Jews)

: On the way from Gondar to Debark: visit to the Fellasha village Walleka (Fellasha’s are black Jews)

: On the way from Gondar to Debark: visit to the F eallasha village Walleka (Fellasha’s are black Jews)

: On the way from Gondar to Debark: coffee ceremony at the Fellasha village Walleka

: On the way from Gondar to Debark: visit to the Fellasha village Walleka (Fellasha’s are black Jews)

: On the way from Gondar to Debark: visit to the Fellasha village Walleka (Fellasha’s are black Jews)

: On the way from Gondar to Debark: visit to the Fellasha village Walleka (Fellasha’s are black Jews)

: On the way from Gondar to Debark: visit to the Fellasha village Walleka (Fellasha’s are black Jews)

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