 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 |