![Arriving in Bahir Dar on Ethiopia Airways Fokker 50](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/108920455.9oDPnWYy.EthiopiaJan09021.jpg) Arriving in Bahir Dar on Ethiopia Airways Fokker 50 |
![Bahir Dar Airport](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/108920457.iMjqenQu.EthiopiaJan09025.jpg) Bahir Dar Airport |
![Bahir Dar Airport](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/108920458.bVC76vlY.EthiopiaJan09026.jpg) Bahir Dar Airport |
![Obama is hugely popular in Ethiopia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/108920456.g6YOV7l3.EthiopiaJan09023.jpg) Obama is hugely popular in Ethiopia |
![Government building, Bahir Dar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/108920459.9g65fOtg.EthiopiaJan09028.jpg) Government building, Bahir Dar |
![New resort hotel nearing completion will be a big improvement over the Ghion or Tana Hotels](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/108920461.WLE9tQ46.EthiopiaJan09032.jpg) 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](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/108920460.5hE4soCX.EthiopiaJan09030.jpg) View of Bahir Dar across Lake Tana from the Tana Hotel |
![Lake Tana shoreline near the Tana Hotel](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/108920462.UYdp5ddv.EthiopiaJan09033.jpg) Lake Tana shoreline near the Tana Hotel |
![Bahir Dar's main street](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/108920463.LsX6IiFf.EthiopiaJan09034.jpg) Bahir Dar's main street |
![Modern building on Bahir Dar's main street](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/108920468.IMgbYjIX.EthiopiaJan09041.jpg) Modern building on Bahir Dar's main street |
![Street corner, Bahir Dar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/108920469.OoH1aGIB.EthiopiaJan09044.jpg) Street corner, Bahir Dar |
![Commercial Bank of Ethiopia, Bahir Dar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/108920470.DNGSt4eE.EthiopiaJan09046.jpg) Commercial Bank of Ethiopia, Bahir Dar |
![Timkat (Orthodox Epiphany) is a major 3 day holiday in Ethiopia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/108920473.YLkmC2EM.EthiopiaJan09210.jpg) Timkat (Orthodox Epiphany) is a major 3 day holiday in Ethiopia |
![Timkat, Bahir Dar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/108920471.Y7K6frUf.EthiopiaJan09206.jpg) Timkat, Bahir Dar |
![Timkat celebrations, Bahir Dar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/108920472.rkMkPnRi.EthiopiaJan09208.jpg) Timkat celebrations, Bahir Dar |
![We opted for a high vantage point on the roof of the minivan](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/108920474.dP8NgkJq.EthiopiaJan09211.jpg) We opted for a high vantage point on the roof of the minivan |
![Timkat procession, Bahir Dar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/108920476.H8XALSRj.EthiopiaJan09213.jpg) Timkat procession, Bahir Dar |
![We were more interesting to some of the kids than the festival](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/108920475.CukNA8WE.EthiopiaJan09212.jpg) We were more interesting to some of the kids than the festival |
![Kids in Bahir Dar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/108920477.tGrHuaGr.EthiopiaJan09214.jpg) Kids in Bahir Dar |
![Timkat procession, Bahir Dar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/108920478.g4LxzIvF.EthiopiaJan09215.jpg) Timkat procession, Bahir Dar |
![Timkat procession, Bahir Dar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/108920479.A8y0k7lx.EthiopiaJan09216.jpg) Timkat procession, Bahir Dar |
![Timkat procession, Bahir Dar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/108920480.wVeDe1EF.EthiopiaJan09217.jpg) Timkat procession, Bahir Dar |
![Timkat, Bahir Dar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/108920481.Swhv6PIz.EthiopiaJan09219.jpg) Timkat, Bahir Dar |
![Timkat, Bahir Dar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/108920482.tAuM2lmK.EthiopiaJan09220.jpg) Timkat, Bahir Dar |
![Timkat, Bahir Dar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/108920483.DZeCN48h.EthiopiaJan09222.jpg) Timkat, Bahir Dar |
![Timkat, Bahir Dar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/108920484.5xMKpgfW.EthiopiaJan09223.jpg) Timkat, Bahir Dar |
![Timkat, Bahir Dar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/108920485.Icb9KxgD.EthiopiaJan09224.jpg) Timkat, Bahir Dar |
![Timkat, Bahir Dar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/108920486.TCC1KJmQ.EthiopiaJan09225.jpg) Timkat, Bahir Dar |
![The priests are under the colorful umbrellas](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/108920487.F0XxXd9p.EthiopiaJan09226.jpg) The priests are under the colorful umbrellas |
![Timkat, Bahir Dar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/108920488.MCGXCXmo.EthiopiaJan09227.jpg) Timkat, Bahir Dar |
![Timkat, Bahir Dar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/108920489.rC0CrP1y.EthiopiaJan09228.jpg) Timkat, Bahir Dar |
![Timkat, Bahir Dar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/108920490.eY5kpBuT.EthiopiaJan09229.jpg) Timkat, Bahir Dar |
![Timkat, Bahir Dar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/108920492.K0QENsaS.EthiopiaJan09231.jpg) Timkat, Bahir Dar |
![Dancing with sticks, Timkat](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/108920494.5LSeAiTe.EthiopiaJan09233.jpg) Dancing with sticks, Timkat |
![The stick looks like sugar cane...](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/108920493.rTSnQqTj.EthiopiaJan09232.jpg) The stick looks like sugar cane... |
![Timkat, Bahir Dar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/108920495.pcL3Vwoo.EthiopiaJan09234.jpg) Timkat, Bahir Dar |
![Timkat, Bahir Dar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/108920496.V29oWonY.EthiopiaJan09235.jpg) Timkat, Bahir Dar |
![Boy riding a cart, Timkat, Bahir Dar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/108920497.JgwG9dvm.EthiopiaJan09239.jpg) Boy riding a cart, Timkat, Bahir Dar |
![Bahir Dar boys, Timkat](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/108920498.OLcY1INd.EthiopiaJan09241.jpg) Bahir Dar boys, Timkat |
![Bahir Dar boys, Timkat](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/108920499.CXzs8NAk.EthiopiaJan09243.jpg) Bahir Dar boys, Timkat |
![Timkat, Bahir Dar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/108920500.bt6YGOcH.EthiopiaJan09244.jpg) Timkat, Bahir Dar |
![The procession passes by...time to go to lunch](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/108920501.zCuF7V5j.EthiopiaJan09245.jpg) The procession passes by...time to go to lunch |
![Ghion Hotel, Bahir Dar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/108920513.bUH8Qaen.EthiopiaJan09264.jpg) Ghion Hotel, Bahir Dar |
![The pleasant garden of the Ghion Hotel](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/108920464.J8abNc6z.EthiopiaJan09035.jpg) The pleasant garden of the Ghion Hotel |
![Impressive tree on the shore of Lake Tana at the Ghion Hotel](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/108920465.gxdZbWKE.EthiopiaJan09037.jpg) Impressive tree on the shore of Lake Tana at the Ghion Hotel |
![Tree, Ghion Hotel](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/108920466.vYh1KG6S.EthiopiaJan09038.jpg) Tree, Ghion Hotel |
![Shore of Lake Tana by the Ghion Hotel](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/108920467.kZgwOkfi.EthiopiaJan09039.jpg) Shore of Lake Tana by the Ghion Hotel |
![Luckily I never ran into a toilet with only Amharic script](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/108920502.5L5IP1WO.EthiopiaJan09247.jpg) Luckily I never ran into a toilet with only Amharic script |
![Lakeside garden of the Ghion Hotel, Bahir Dar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/108920504.AfNfIiEV.EthiopiaJan09248.jpg) Lakeside garden of the Ghion Hotel, Bahir Dar |
![Massive tree near the Ghion Hotel](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/108920506.Ty095YjO.EthiopiaJan09251.jpg) Massive tree near the Ghion Hotel |
![Lake Tana, Bahir Dar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/108920507.MQT8uiQu.EthiopiaJan09252.jpg) Lake Tana, Bahir Dar |
![African fish eagle checking us out, Bahir Dar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/108920509.wITThrXy.EthiopiaJan09255.jpg) African fish eagle checking us out, Bahir Dar |
![African fish eagle in a tree at the Ghion Hotel](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/108920510.bdqQhZvu.EthiopiaJan09259.jpg) African fish eagle in a tree at the Ghion Hotel |
![African Fish Eagle, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/108920511.lyqMz63B.EthiopiaJan09260.jpg) African Fish Eagle, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia |
![African Fish Eagle](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/108920515.jgihrOZI.EthiopiaJan09267.jpg) African Fish Eagle |
![Dashen Beer, our favorite](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/108920505.mFEMb4B3.EthiopiaJan09250.jpg) Dashen Beer, our favorite |
![Our first traditional Ethiopian meal](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/109351026.vPUHaN5E.IMG_1994.jpg) Our first traditional Ethiopian meal |
![Typical Ethiopian meal - spicy meat and injera bread](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/108920512.OyiySzQP.EthiopiaJan09261.jpg) Typical Ethiopian meal - spicy meat and injera bread |
![Another luxurious lodge under construction in Bahir Dar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/108920514.7ZvhfBTm.EthiopiaJan09265.jpg) Another luxurious lodge under construction in Bahir Dar |
![Wude Coffee for dinner, Bahir Dar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/108920516.UCnmCMip.EthiopiaJan09571.jpg) Wude Coffee for dinner, Bahir Dar |
![Keith and Haile, the local guide in Bahir Dar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/108920518.tH96c7Sc.EthiopiaJan09572.jpg) Keith and Haile, the local guide in Bahir Dar |
![Me and Haile, the Bahir Dar local guide](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/109351027.JQqBbjoc.IMG_2081.jpg) Me and Haile, the Bahir Dar local guide |
![Balageru Culture Club, Bahir Dar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/108920519.yAwIlrWG.EthiopiaJan09573.jpg) Balageru Culture Club, Bahir Dar |
![Traditional Ethiopian music, Balageru Culture Club](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/108920520.VbuBcpU7.EthiopiaJan09574.jpg) Traditional Ethiopian music, Balageru Culture Club |
![Ethiopian Minstrel - Azmari, Balageru Culture Club](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/108920521.Hflscomy.EthiopiaJan09575.jpg) Ethiopian Minstrel - Azmari, Balageru Culture Club |
![Azmari (Ethiopian minstrel) playing a masenqo](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/109351029.6hrqUD7I.IMG_2082.jpg) Azmari (Ethiopian minstrel) playing a masenqo |
![Keith getting into the traditional music, Bahir Dar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/108920522.smezQDX4.EthiopiaJan09576.jpg) Keith getting into the traditional music, Bahir Dar |
![We're told many of these people are Ethiopian tourists](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/108920523.BAvVcJRK.EthiopiaJan09577.jpg) We're told many of these people are Ethiopian tourists |
![A good night out, Balageru Culture Club, Bahir Dar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/108920524.msDr3ako.EthiopiaJan09581.jpg) A good night out, Balageru Culture Club, Bahir Dar |
![We couldn't understand a word but were assured they were singing about us](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/109351030.A6cwtJ7Z.IMG_2087.jpg) We couldn't understand a word but were assured they were singing about us |
![Masinko - one stringed bowed lute](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/109351031.QE1AvSL5.IMG_2091.jpg) Masinko - one stringed bowed lute |