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Ethiopian gold
Sunset, the birds begin to disperse into the vast nowheres of the land
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Last flight of the kites
The air filled with birds of prey, hundreds, like ants
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Landing view of the city
Gondar, with Africa's only castles, presented from a luxurious height
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Captured in landscape
Royal security
Beloved though the royal families were, Islamic invaders would target religious and historic buildings during times of war.
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Lamb porn
The locals thought we were crazy, but who could resist this cute fluffy creatures posed against the golden countryside?
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Castle hopper
A lucky catch, taken from the insides of a Gondar castle.
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The Blue Nile Trickle
Necessities of power generation make this scene only slightly less dramatic
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Far to go
20HP motorboat took 30 minutes to get here from the shore. More brown murky water.
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Tana advertisment
A misconceived idea of an idyllic location. Somehow brown murky waters ruin our concept of paradise
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Gliding on water
Lake Tana. Monks, packed onto a papyrus raft, glide silently towards the island monastery.
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Mass transport
Papyrus boats are versatile, and make lovely silhouettes on Tana.
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Monk with book
Happy to pose for tourists. Happier to receive your Birr. Ridiculously well placed, complete with...
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Rolling mountains
No camera has the power to capture the expanse of the Ethiopian landscape. Its as inspiring as the bus ride is terrifying.
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Road to Entoto
On the outskirts of Addis, before the road gets steep. There is a Sunday afternoon laziness in the air. (Kansas, we're not entoto anymore)
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