happy about the tela

notice the fine plastic cup they dug up for ferengi use. actually, judging by the amount of dirt in the cup when they gave it to us, it may have literally be dug up.

the rock hewn churches of tigray

September 22nd 2010
The minibus is jostling through rural Tigray in northern Ethiopia. Rock outcrops of striated sandstone tower above the flat of the land. Fields of undulating green spread out from the base of the cliff walls, broken periodically by squat houses of stacked stones fenced in by prickly pear cacti. We pass a few tiny towns, but largely, it looks like Zion, only greener. Stepping out into the blink ... read more

Africa » Ethiopia » Tigray Region » Mek'ele

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

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