The fastest way to tour the Northern Historical Loop is by air.

Scenery near Bahir Dar.

Tana Hotel

Lake Tana from Bahir Dar

Flowers at the Tana Hotel

Tana Hotel, part of the Ghion Hotel Chain

A roadside market near Bahir Dar

Drying spices in the sun

Passing a village on the way to the Blue Nile Falls

Scenery near the Blue Nile Falls

Harvest

Blue Nile Falls, still impressive even with most water now diverted to a hydroelectric plant

A lovely Ethiopian girl we met near the falls

Children run to investigate us as we hike by their school

New construction in Bahir Dar

Entrance to Ura Kidane Meret Church, Zege Peninsula, near Bahir Dar

Stylized cross, with representations of ostrich eggs, Ura Kidane Meret Church

Painting in Ura Kidane Meret Church

St. George depicted in Ura Kidane Meret Church

Ge'z writing on one of the paintings

Mary and Jesus, Ura Kidane Meret Church

Painted ceiling, Ura Kidane Meret Church

St. George slays the dragon, Ura Kidane Meret Church

Painting, Ura Kidane Meret Church

Chopping trees and chopping heads, Ura Kidane Meret Church

Painting, Ura Kidane Meret Church

Mary and Jesus, Ura Kidane Meret Church

Ceremonial crosses on display at Ura Kidane Meret Church

Priest, Ura Kidane Meret Church

Shoreline of Lake Tana on the Zege Peninsula

Boat dock near Ura Kidane Meret Church

Sunset over Lake Tana