An abandoned tank from the war with Eritrea,
or back in the eighties used by the Derg forces against local uprisings.
Homes near Bahir Dar, typical of many in northern Ethiopia, built with eucalyptus sticks. These are more expensive with tin roofs.
Collecting water from the Blue Nile.
A monk at one of the Lake Tana monasteries.
Ancient tapestries of biblical scenes, covered for protection with a curtain, inside Kebram Gabriel monastery on Lake Tana.
These men, pictured about to cross the Blue Nile on the old Portuguese bridge, were on their way home to Bahir Dar after the week long trek to Gondar to have their teff ground.
Street mural in Gondar of the Emperor Hailie Sellasie, deposed and killed by the Derg dictatorship in 1974. Despite presiding over a feudal system of government, he is still revered by many as a symbol of Ethiopian identity .
Gondar castles
Gondar building, on the way to the market.
Kathryn shopping for provisions before leaving Gondar.
Mosque in the northern Ethiopian town of Debark.
Debark market
Debark street scenes.
Market stall, Debark
The Simien Mountains
Outside Geech village. Scouts and muleteers after the days exertions. The sun is about to go down and it is now beginning to get COLD.
That spectacular seat, at the end of the promontory.
Simien Mountain gurriers! They were goatherds, skipping up steep slopes after their flocks, inclines that, that at any altitude let alone 4,000m would take us ages to slowly plod up. They had a few words of English (some schooling), enough to try and sell us things, anything - their hats, sticks, whip, slingshot...
This wide-boy wanted a photo on his own. They knew enough English to demand money for the photos, but quickly forgot when I showed the pictures to them.
Gelada, or 'Bleeding Heart', baboons.
On the road back to Debark.
A well deserved Pepsi back in Debark with the muleteer and scout.
The village of Geech in the Simien Mountains, bringing in the cattle every evening.
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The day
before Ethiopian Easter at Debre Berham Selassie church,
outside of Gondar.
All day there were readings, chanting and music. Inside,
the congregation were participating
in a fairly casual, though also obviously devout, way.
Outside on the grass, under some shade form the surrounding
trees, the congregation either did their own prayers, or
reflection, some chatted, others were doing prostrations.
When the incantations were broadcast from loudspeakers all
would follow with a chant.
