fires, is very clean and we have a spectacular view from our room of the town, and mountain ranges.
Yesterday we toured the first set of six rock-hewn churches. Quite amazing, apparently the idea came from a dream that Lalibela himself had back in the day. The churches are all connected by passageways and steps. Apparently he was trying to create a "new Jerusalem" in creating the layout of the churches. Today we visit the second set of churches which are many kilometers away.
Last night we walked a few meters to a neighboring hotel for dinner--the Mountain View. Wow! and what a view it is spanning a huge expanse of relatively untouched land. Our chef came out to speak with us....he is Jamaican and he came to Ethiopia with his Rasta family! That was pretty darned interesting. He was very funny and the food was good.
I love our hotel...we are squeezed into a little family room, but the price is very good and we have a view and breakfast, quite remarkable. And hot water!
Photo of Julie with donkies in the Rift Valley. Donkies are everywhere, mostly working very hard pulling carts loaded with everything from straw to rocks.
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