Addis Ababa- 8,200 ft.
cocks
Addis Ababa Mercato (market)
Addis Ababa Mercato booth selling horse and donkey bridles
lumberyard
Trinity Cathedral
Moses with 10 commandments
Axum-2nd century 500 ton granite obelisks
Axum- near border of Eritrea
Axum-6th century tomb of King Kaleb
Axum
Axum market
donkeys parked at Axum market
clay tops used to make Ethiopian bread (Injera)
Axum- remains of the palace of the Queen of Sheba from 1000BC
camel walks in circles turning mortar that crushes sesame seeds into oil
Axum-building holding the Ark of the Covenant. Brought here by Menelik, the son of the Queen of Sheba and King Solomon.
Lalibela-Bete Medhani Alem is biggest stone church 100'x70'x35' high
these churches carved from one rock are wonders of the ancient world
UNESCO has built roof to protect this World Heritage Site
Bete Maraym is 2nd of 12 churches hewn from pink granite by King Lalibela in 12th century.
3rd church carved from one rock.
