Looking back on Ethiopia
When I am writing this, we are no longer in Ethiopia but have arrived in Bangkok. We had wonderful six weeks in Ethiopia filled with so many experiences and I
Meine Lieblingsspeisen in Äthopien
und natürlich Getränke. Obwohl wir bereits in Bangkok gelandet sind und sich die Cuisine um 180 Grad gedreht hat, bin ich nochmal in mich gegangen und habe eine Liste meiner
Timkat in Gondar
Attending the Timkat celebrations in Gondar, recently named a UNESCO World Heritage, was one of our fixed goals for this trip. They celebrate the baptism of Jesus. It was a
Four days in the Siemen Mountains
From Axum we took a plane to Gondar, with a stop in Lalibela. Before leaving we had contacted one of the tour operators, Gismu, that had made us reasonable offer
Something for all the Indiana Jones fans out there
We are in Axum, or Aksum, which is not only the capital of a sunken empire but also the place where the Arc of the Covenant or ‚Bundeslade‘ is kept.
Die Äthiopische Kaffeekultur
Ich habe lange gebraucht, um diesen Blogeintrag zu schreiben, da die Kaffeekultur hier besonders ist und ich selbst nach vier Wochen im Land des Kaffees immer noch nicht genau weiß
More churches! This time with more adventure.
North of Mekele in the Province of Tigray there are more churches carved into the rock. Unlike those of Lalibela, they are not fully excavated from out and inside and
Danakil
Now we are arriving in the place which first made us consider of going to Ethiopia: The Danakil Depression. My dad sent me an article last summer about the Danakil
The churches of Lalibela
We had planned to stay in Lalibela for three nights but with the Orthodox Christmas coming closer the hotels had already significantly increased the room rates. We therefore decided to
Bahir Dar and Lake Tana
Arriving in Bahir Dar in the afternoon we had just enough time make plans for the following day and the upcoming evening. Already on our way to Blue Nile Camping