Axum, Gonder And Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
Continuing our cushy tour of Ethiopia, we flew from Lalibela to Axum, a stones throw from the Eritrean border. The afternoon was spent finding a hotel and then digging into bomboloni and coffee. Lent was still in full swing and we continued our battle to find meat, settling for vegetarian dinners.
Our day touring historical Axum saw us visit twenty to thirty metre tall stele, ancient stone monuments towering into the clear blue skies. Underneath these lay tombs ...