Gondar's airport

Traveling into Gondar by horse-drawn cart

Fasilidas' Castle Complex

Fasilidas' Castle Complex

Fasilidas' Castle Complex

Fasilidas' Castle Complex. These structures date back to the 17th century, and were built by Emperor Fasilidas and his sucessors.

Lion cages in Fasilidas' Castle Complex

Several of the structures are ruined and overgrown.

Towers have distinctive domed roofs.

Entrance to Fasilidas' Bath

Fasilidas' Bath. During Timket, the area at the bottom is filled with holy water and used for ceremonies.

The walls surrounding Fasilidas' Bath are overgrown with trees.

Street scene, Gondar.

Schoolgirls on their way home from class, Gondar.

View of Gondar from the Goha Hotel.

Entrance to Debre Birhan Selassie Church

Debre Birhan Selassie Church

A priest enters Debre Birhan Selassie Church

Cross atop Debre Birhan Selassie Church

Paintings in Debre Birhan Selassie Church

Cherubs on the ceiling, Debre Birhan Selassie Church

The devil, Debre Birhan Selassie Church

An Ethiopian Saint, Debre Birhan Selassie Church

The Last Supper, Debre Birhan Selassie Church

Sinners in hell, Debre Birhan Selassie Church

African white-backed vultures at Debre Birhan Selassie Church

An Ethiopian man and his recalcitrant mule

Huts for students at the Kuskuam Church Complex

Kuskuam Church

Ruins in the Kuskuam Church Complex, which dates back to Emperess Mintuab.

Ruins and flowers, Kuskuam Church Complex

Priest at Kuskuam Church Complex

Hooded vultures at Kuskuam Church Complex

Dome-roofed tower, Kuskuam Church Complex

Ethiopian schoolboys in Gondar

Church in Gondar

These yellow-billed kites are constantly overhead in Gondar

Fasilidas' Castle Complex, as seen from the Goha Hotel

Cat stalking the grounds of the Goha Hotel

Dozens of these yellow-billed kites inhabited the trees at the Goha Hotel

Sunset over Gondar

Gondar in the morning light