Local Bahir Dar bus stop

New Flower

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January 14th 2010
At 4:30am I hop aboard one of the steady stream of buses flowing out of Lalibela. After about three hours we stop. Apparently there is an important church located nearby and our pilgrim packed bus must take a break here. I walk along with the throng of people but, reaching a good vantage point, I see that the church is in fact on the other side of an enormous valley. That's two too many joint ... read more

Africa » Ethiopia » Addis Ababa Region » Addis Ababa

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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