The Ark of the Covenant


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Africa » Ethiopia » Addis Ababa Region
September 15th 2018
Published: October 16th 2018
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The flight from Dubai on Ethiopian was surprisingly comfortable plenty of legroom reasonable food and beverages and good entertainment if only my fellow travellers weren't so over the top it would have been pleasant. I find the Africans I meet extremely friendly almost overly friendly which leads to suspicions that may be totally unwarranted, but I am more cautious than I would like to be. ... Read Full Entry



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19th October 2018
Monastery

Tulu Gudo
What a fascinating monastery...on a concrete plinth with a corrugated roof and adorned with the paintings on the exterior. Were there paintings also inside in say inner concentric corridors? The original Ark of the Covenant is reputedly in Axum so I find Tulu Godo's claim interesting. Maybe they meant a replica which many monasteries claim. Your comments regarding political power issues were interesting as well.
10th November 2018
Monastery

Tulu Godo
The Ark "was" there for a time before being moved further north - I couldn't get into the monastery as it was closed on the day we visited
27th October 2018

Glimpse of Ethiopia
We hope to make it there some day. Thanks for sharing your observations and adventure.
10th November 2018

Glimpse of Ethiopia
Stunning what I saw I will be spending much more time there and in Africa in 2019

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