Arriving in Bahir Dar on Ethiopia Airways Fokker 50 |
Bahir Dar Airport |
Bahir Dar Airport |
Obama is hugely popular in Ethiopia |
Government building, Bahir Dar |
New resort hotel nearing completion will be a big improvement over the Ghion or Tana Hotels |
View of Bahir Dar across Lake Tana from the Tana Hotel |
Lake Tana shoreline near the Tana Hotel |
Bahir Dar's main street |
Modern building on Bahir Dar's main street |
Street corner, Bahir Dar |
Commercial Bank of Ethiopia, Bahir Dar |
Timkat (Orthodox Epiphany) is a major 3 day holiday in Ethiopia |
Timkat, Bahir Dar |
Timkat celebrations, Bahir Dar |
We opted for a high vantage point on the roof of the minivan |
Timkat procession, Bahir Dar |
We were more interesting to some of the kids than the festival |
Kids in Bahir Dar |
Timkat procession, Bahir Dar |
Timkat procession, Bahir Dar |
Timkat procession, Bahir Dar |
Timkat, Bahir Dar |
Timkat, Bahir Dar |
Timkat, Bahir Dar |
Timkat, Bahir Dar |
Timkat, Bahir Dar |
Timkat, Bahir Dar |
The priests are under the colorful umbrellas |
Timkat, Bahir Dar |
Timkat, Bahir Dar |
Timkat, Bahir Dar |
Timkat, Bahir Dar |
Dancing with sticks, Timkat |
The stick looks like sugar cane... |
Timkat, Bahir Dar |
Timkat, Bahir Dar |
Boy riding a cart, Timkat, Bahir Dar |
Bahir Dar boys, Timkat |
Bahir Dar boys, Timkat |
Timkat, Bahir Dar |
The procession passes by...time to go to lunch |
Ghion Hotel, Bahir Dar |
The pleasant garden of the Ghion Hotel |
Impressive tree on the shore of Lake Tana at the Ghion Hotel |
Tree, Ghion Hotel |
Shore of Lake Tana by the Ghion Hotel |
Luckily I never ran into a toilet with only Amharic script |
Lakeside garden of the Ghion Hotel, Bahir Dar |
Massive tree near the Ghion Hotel |
Lake Tana, Bahir Dar |
African fish eagle checking us out, Bahir Dar |
African fish eagle in a tree at the Ghion Hotel |
African Fish Eagle, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia |
African Fish Eagle |
Dashen Beer, our favorite |
Our first traditional Ethiopian meal |
Typical Ethiopian meal - spicy meat and injera bread |
Another luxurious lodge under construction in Bahir Dar |
Wude Coffee for dinner, Bahir Dar |
Keith and Haile, the local guide in Bahir Dar |
Me and Haile, the Bahir Dar local guide |
Balageru Culture Club, Bahir Dar |
Traditional Ethiopian music, Balageru Culture Club |
Ethiopian Minstrel - Azmari, Balageru Culture Club |
Azmari (Ethiopian minstrel) playing a masenqo |
Keith getting into the traditional music, Bahir Dar |
We're told many of these people are Ethiopian tourists |
A good night out, Balageru Culture Club, Bahir Dar |
We couldn't understand a word but were assured they were singing about us |
Masinko - one stringed bowed lute |