St. George

Morning lighting and people coming to pray. Hard to imagine this was hand carved, top down, out of solid rock between the 11th and 14th century. Why? So pilgrims could worship here rather than going to Jerusalem during the dangerous times of crusades.

Ethiopia - The Land Beyond

April 9th 2020
Epic beauty beyond the dusty roads. True riches beyond the hard-hitting poverty. Genuine warmth and welcome beyond the touristic trappings of souvenir shops and birr begging children. Spiritual authenticity beyond the physical structures of chiseled ancient churches. Peace and security beyond the undercurrent of political uneasiness. Ethiopia is a world beyond our western imagination and preconcei ... read more

Africa » Ethiopia

Unique among African countries, the ancient Ethiopian monarchy maintained its freedom from colonial rule, with the exception of the 1936-41 Italian occupation during World War II. In 1974 a military junta, the Derg, deposed Emperor Haile SELASSIE (wh... ... read more

23rd August 2020

Ake Och Emma
Ake Dahllof and Emma Holmbro

Trip down memory lane
We went to Ethiopia in 2005. I enjoyed reading your blog because a lot of nice memories came back reading it. We absolutely loved Lalibela and Gondar. But the most spectacular place we visited was Omo Valley. If you wish to read about our trip we last year digitized the old photos we took then and we wrote a blog entry. /Ake

Shanghai Sheri
Schroeder family

Ethiopia
Sounds like an exciting plane ride to the Omo! :) I loved Ethiopia. Can't wait to get out and explore again - hopefully 2021. Take care you two and thanks for your comment.

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