tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85928957185793914912024-02-07T21:00:57.737-08:00Where in the World Are We?Margyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12530078687246891396noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8592895718579391491.post-36259841376876556332013-05-18T17:42:00.000-07:002013-05-18T21:33:19.677-07:00Beautiful Isfahan...<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm slightly frustrated...between us, Dave and I took over 3000 pictures in Iran, and picking out a dozen or so to share is almost impossible! So, this post will be short on words, and long on pictures.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">25 years ago, when I was in love with old-fashioned roses (I had 350 different varieties at the vineyard!), I had one lovely Damask rose which was highly fragrant and beautiful in a "blousy" way; it was called Isfahan, and its origins in Persia were very old.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The name sounded so exotic; little did I know that the city it took its name from would become one of my favorite cities in the world. According to the brochure on our Iran trip, "known as the masterpiece of Persian culture, this former capital of Iran created by Shah Abbas I, in the 16th century, is known as a city of beautiful gardens, fine art, and for its bridges that span the Zayandeh River." </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Arriving in Isfahan, we immediately noticed thousands of trees and the green and flowery gardens...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As in almost all the garden and median strips in Iran, there were "parcours" type equipment for use by young and old...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Isfahan is known for the eleven bridges that cross the Zayandeh river...five of the bridges are very old.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is the oldest, dating from the 12th century. Most of the other old ones are from the 17th century.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We came across many students, young and older, who were on "field trips"...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and tiles in the mosques...unbelievably beautiful!</span></div>
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some of whom joined our picnics...<br />
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and because I have a weird sense of humor, I documented some of the strange-looking male mannequins in the markets...</div>
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The one on the left below is particularly strange....:)<br />
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Margyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12530078687246891396noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8592895718579391491.post-49016420265468314262013-05-09T16:25:00.002-07:002013-05-09T16:25:34.425-07:00Back from Iran...We got back late Monday night...I am, as usual, in the throes of jet lag, waking up raring to go at 3 AM, crashing at 3 in the afternoon. Yikes!<br />
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Here is a picture of the Middle East, showing where Iran is in relation to other countries...<br />
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And here is the map of the route we took on our trip:<br />
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The trip was fantastic...not always easy, but certainly worth the effort. Our favorite part? The people!</div>
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Never in all our years of travel have we been so warmly welcomed as we were in Iran; we and our fellow travelers (there were 7 of us) felt like celebrities! We saw NO other American tourists, although there were a lot of Europeans and Asians there. Passersby would ask which country we came from, and</div>
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magnificent RUINS... (some of them from the 6th millennium B.C.)</div>
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<br />Margyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12530078687246891396noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8592895718579391491.post-91357354177136948852013-04-15T10:59:00.001-07:002013-04-15T10:59:54.240-07:00Going into the BIG SILENCE...We're here in the airport, waiting for our 1AM flight; I've been doing a little research about the status of the Internet in Iran, and discovered that Gmail, Facebook and Google, among others, have been blocked for TWO YEARS. And just last month, the Iranian government put in place some software that makes using VPN's impossible...so, it very much looks like I won't be posting till May 6th, when we come back. Yikes!<br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/105626318548538122158/GiardiniNaxos?authkey=Gv1sRgCPnWr9WQwLa8HQ#5867134882973122034'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHMZsHLCTh4O6rPurODIgDc7HbwBWE33bLjcW0sIGVfYcpBQbCozZlvTzNRtO9Z7kpHvWgzjb5aXQ7cb465UeAxVTCAj81zTlGtiPaQSuxV7QTXPF11pG7MQCN-MjqwQw-ZZmj9hzCSGn5/s288/0.jpg' border='0' width='267' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />See you later!<br /><p class='blogpress_location'>Location:<a href='http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Istanbul%20airport&z=10'>Istanbul airport</a></p>Margyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12530078687246891396noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8592895718579391491.post-8007884797415414272013-04-14T13:36:00.001-07:002013-04-14T13:36:28.788-07:00An Istanbul Interlude...We're here for a few days till we leave for Iran early Tuesday morning. I was last here FORTY-FIVE years ago and this is Dave's first visit.<br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/105626318548538122158/GiardiniNaxos?authkey=Gv1sRgCPnWr9WQwLa8HQ#5866803238417201570'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj-N9RSxRwWaF3bjUr0Xavf8ebhRfPcAjBIsaTIy-cm2GMX0DaaruaCYcEdGSffKmhz7v5ruHgms40usfGi2-6as_JBvlx13iQnVBpKP_G_WRizIZBMx08Xv4cYa78tn0KPBxJrrqsWNCA/s288/0.jpg' border='0' width='267' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />We spent the morning sightseeing, walking at least 6 miles, enjoying perfect walking weather, crisp, cool. <br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/105626318548538122158/GiardiniNaxos?authkey=Gv1sRgCPnWr9WQwLa8HQ#5866803278402451810'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIFaFKkjrqZ_xwWqNbZraHR_ASoYUKKs-svhuSnf-3ME424Ost7rA96JNu8NIgDl1_2n9ZF3o_fjKMYgPy1uQ7ULH9asrcGZPHbpJIHJaWAiWe_BQeabS2arjp56ofFxuZZlHD4wSXp_lp/s288/24.jpg' border='0' width='267' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/105626318548538122158/GiardiniNaxos?authkey=Gv1sRgCPnWr9WQwLa8HQ#5866803319880244578'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKOXIskNJC-_lElKMGbeB2eCUv9QkdwO9HM9G0r1j5VZlm3pWt85OYBLZ8C8lmSyMNApkXorBHBBsEYjfiwIVqSOrPeIWOR2zbfZ5E5_4mTDx-RwuEJ4ifaE9qLEK89pJeYImIzgCTBY8U/s288/3.jpg' border='0' width='267' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/105626318548538122158/GiardiniNaxos?authkey=Gv1sRgCPnWr9WQwLa8HQ#5866803354942833506'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS5SxhoVVuD3-tJQ-XXiOI1DAbhe33wqrEf3P6IzVrQJD_jX4Hp2CZLs2HfwHzVrjzB3Gv02tOiN8PGD3re1-fPEg3NcA7nk3J2TVp8atbhakskIAOKd6L5gUCPl_IfY6c1ECu-91RDBiy/s288/4.jpg' border='0' width='400' height='267' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/105626318548538122158/GiardiniNaxos?authkey=Gv1sRgCPnWr9WQwLa8HQ#5866803389019098210'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM6d6ieH2u3F4zanYGw40KuBmalTgxhJVn07kEpicGfc_Tx0cFSVw_PB3lkMGP2l_MnMwFMvcwRjGarAyt-cJIX0jmFOxgj7m9bq3BkLs_YCGxJuW0u8_n25XGBU8Au_RvhtbCgm7RtNNv/s288/5.jpg' border='0' width='400' height='267' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/105626318548538122158/GiardiniNaxos?authkey=Gv1sRgCPnWr9WQwLa8HQ#5866803426614077554'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivIWJDuKY1c5U2NZMkPdsFZjEMVSUjJaG8vI2FMYo7zq5LehWW49gQjD3gPUCyG4Utv5yh-UWWIQj9LquC8HdJV0svQ8rsasPbSNM1_MebEV7jauMZITcsMxIj_7RaNDqJ19Pjkp5ZjK_M/s288/18.jpg' border='0' width='400' height='267' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/105626318548538122158/GiardiniNaxos?authkey=Gv1sRgCPnWr9WQwLa8HQ#5866803472567098610'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdBBS4r20-GC5f89aJqjRDJRYHQb0wBkioIOx1wGm2C1V9thiJy_ovxfo6DCc0uOBaqX62tB7hWX02dfvZY5JJBAhvrzLcHXaGtrvEsapuYVlcVfnXPSVOSic0bsbjGXIfQBpyxlkgkG-R/s288/1.jpg' border='0' width='400' height='267' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />This week is the annual Tulip Festival and there were zillions of tulips, all in full bloom. The other thing there were zillions of, were cats...<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/105626318548538122158/GiardiniNaxos?authkey=Gv1sRgCPnWr9WQwLa8HQ#5866803504875473058'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigo3ZGsbmcZTETyLfpfgzIc9oj31PB5EVJOH9ozpOUxLDD9O5pns_hbuV92H4e02a8Q2TV8qrNlTTc4HfK2JOGr0O-_NLshB7OuvKsvrQwVYYnuTWYP95RPKiLDUHFsedVSeJC-esYJ3nZ/s288/2.jpg' border='0' width='400' height='300' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/105626318548538122158/GiardiniNaxos?authkey=Gv1sRgCPnWr9WQwLa8HQ#5866803545809045906'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Vkb9IHwWqBhkfl354kt1eLhE_U-ghp3umFaKBN_CKoSHmD4ymzNJMwl4NWenQXG39lrw1hqRggsn0ahav6pnPHeDE4uZNwxT8jAk1cV6UDhJGmjEXPBeMwlbLD_wLHEknqp-g39bjwPB/s288/6.jpg' border='0' width='400' height='299' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />No shopping for me, today...although we did see a bride...<br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/105626318548538122158/GiardiniNaxos?authkey=Gv1sRgCPnWr9WQwLa8HQ#5866803577456314354'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC5Ia34akx0mnzofb7MwI_9SnB4WB2rbMVYvlWezX_9WpLN050BXIIVrcatQpHN6NznYfQKIjP_O-XSp8RiRXOGihnIg2lVpTyJLVSkvlX_j4swa4PHnhxXJ2ATnNp7xP4Dsy10WbwAPa-/s288/7.jpg' border='0' width='343' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />The carpet in the Blue Mosque was gorgeous...echoing the tulips blooming outside...<br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/105626318548538122158/GiardiniNaxos?authkey=Gv1sRgCPnWr9WQwLa8HQ#5866803615407768962'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEI0LNJttF_aNAggEddXBuY8VZWtyq00FtNt7m2RsXlreSzU74228w3dZrB1MNspdcq7QCj4hwJc9eeUvzGzQBPfZ9aqiAdSsDfwhUhqDWHGa5Cw5gbTWAC57max0WiEpQ9jtCAQPy56XK/s288/8.jpg' border='0' width='299' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/105626318548538122158/GiardiniNaxos?authkey=Gv1sRgCPnWr9WQwLa8HQ#5866803655819208898'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd9aIfgrsNQ-_PN3hUT6AHsXNpkm3aq6O_VxY3r_G-DG-DPTiC7kEbsCH_6hzzTPGgI0fn9cP_nnN-J_jMGMPJnrbAbfMMJ1B-i2R6LTwyjegvFQLeSB2dEdk6BcCRHFqZixMTw4nh5JFb/s288/9.jpg' border='0' width='299' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Our handsome guide Zaki was a marvel of service, and was a good photographer, too...<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/105626318548538122158/GiardiniNaxos?authkey=Gv1sRgCPnWr9WQwLa8HQ#5866803695417706242'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_bX1cZONKlF39QrBbvJwEdT8IFD8sb9cLZxQ0Rx7xvzqDFqgMcEg_b3U5yxB_vZF0r6kr6Al1ttehRic0JHJ6BDEW0S06kAMOOKOc7dKH1IE_V6XB_S5IkAoI_UtcDLiukI9FI3m_U5rf/s288/10.jpg' border='0' width='299' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/105626318548538122158/GiardiniNaxos?authkey=Gv1sRgCPnWr9WQwLa8HQ#5866803730108721362'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3WVy-MjGACy7-4Xzy9IHmRZP_LXb6zfiOGBopebw_KOHuQzvb_jg_pFfZRILu2eM7FUFV7_WJoMNuqoMk6NVLNTR_6VCYnxddAEGbYIaDvj5nFHjda-KTvrMBJIhuS1QblT-GQZTOPrJC/s288/11.jpg' border='0' width='400' height='299' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/105626318548538122158/GiardiniNaxos?authkey=Gv1sRgCPnWr9WQwLa8HQ#5866803761779020242'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP15v13Wv3z5yHIkyhdSAFVgSKOwtkrIkp4qCOxkFwD8k2tQ5LWrNgDx8dW_TfEHbaVxqVvQSE8HVi_YiaeDV9rIDqXvIGu_wLVvx9VaJSEocw66uIkIXp3A61-cziw4lKKSISwaLzmOvQ/s288/12.jpg' border='0' width='299' height='400' align='left' style='margin:5px'></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/105626318548538122158/GiardiniNaxos?authkey=Gv1sRgCPnWr9WQwLa8HQ#5866803796427689794'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNAf6tBcj3_50BYbONjjNb-qWpBEHVFr2MoXX_ug7Rdsxo6pt7TvZlrEtjs_AuE-jfsZvrRgZABbuKBJQPIsOkFdSZR_pgijbZIyVQhXOborCfRw2VWeXgF7HLCt6nhtQfETTwfHeZhX2B/s288/13.jpg' border='0' width='299' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Dave and Zaki...<br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/105626318548538122158/GiardiniNaxos?authkey=Gv1sRgCPnWr9WQwLa8HQ#5866803839917453938'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigJnKcvsLv1H9FNXvch7qSkloZJoS-10GJVk0HzgXBiep-b7WzJF7DM2jLSmBOZCkRhUn6pmhX408aNEFxW6hU5aaNtQkjgmXfEzNkbubtsxIKycQCAqgzOUH-jLy-9rB-BL9fvkWWHrjI/s288/14.jpg' border='0' width='500' height='668' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/105626318548538122158/GiardiniNaxos?authkey=Gv1sRgCPnWr9WQwLa8HQ#5866803874908359138'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuZLGXn28arYywSG14f0-4s5adaZ2N_S1YSttOkrGXwWg_3wj8KVKk7eqHJe8Qw8fXJ47VyJDeYqBf78JFh02NDk4q1KNlm161qHuS3cuXtf8Rt8I7oKvC1h_v5LstOwfzSuHu95vdM3FY/s288/15.jpg' border='0' width='358' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />In "payment" for his wonderful guide services, we allowed Zaki to lead us to his family's carpet shop; we enjoyed the usual ritual/sales pitch, accompanied by apple tea, and though we were tempted by a small silk carpet, we decided against it, as we head Tuesday to the land of Persian carpets. Anyway, I would prefer to bring this mirror from our hotel room home, as it makes me look 6 feet tall and skinny!<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/105626318548538122158/GiardiniNaxos?authkey=Gv1sRgCPnWr9WQwLa8HQ#5866803908968559810'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwW4u4LZHIjP-GIn9VAY_cKjEHD3mDhW69UAFHlvKoQ-6B1TD_qv8BK6VRySov0VZkm4F-A6m6x0cfP-0Dms4J3LsaSARBlqHlM_6EADi8VrNoMXnPyTi-2bBQr5ULX9Cf92njwpBaG-52/s288/16.jpg' border='0' width='299' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />After our LONG walk, we had an hour's nap, then out for a coffee accompanied by baklava (yummmm)...<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/105626318548538122158/GiardiniNaxos?authkey=Gv1sRgCPnWr9WQwLa8HQ#5866803943351203778'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-mVha5Rw4ArJrFZTh9nHdfIiM46ILjMr86JIMIcfZPHiPezaM-JQpp9sWCSD6F02xFle-OfXVsOJPLvF01ALphWrsnW20clAx4CY_alS2qw3IMLyV-RK7Mjgu1Xoffgs4lRGWxOFFZX7t/s288/17.jpg' border='0' width='400' height='267' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />and MORE walking (to reverse the baklava)...then out to dinner at a fabulous restaurant <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/105626318548538122158/GiardiniNaxos?authkey=Gv1sRgCPnWr9WQwLa8HQ#5866803984699076786'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjGmX_oz3AQtEJIBaPkKXTzFezlysVY8naYEdfHe0rSOkxa3QcIER59JfVUIqmIIGFwycPu9ZkfaXmBg5xLhOkatSNlzfJ3FtMv4kxdTcuiOlwtm1LUqFfXteK_91NUfK7vJ0k0my4Itkn/s288/30.jpg' border='0' width='299' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />A wonderful bottle of wine...<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/105626318548538122158/GiardiniNaxos?authkey=Gv1sRgCPnWr9WQwLa8HQ#5866804018574114594'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNYk7m0sdCfy4dDxWRuypuCgsmQAf0FkT7eZSRqLpcI2PdKLVjQnKtlFUoL2eNrRNrBT8gV16JxwFv2xj_USnn_enHN_zlND-9q1qI1u3x1zfRXadelt9IGeGCETNV-RCSOy2WLPf31UBS/s288/19.jpg' border='0' width='267' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />a fabulous meze (appetizer) plate<br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/105626318548538122158/GiardiniNaxos?authkey=Gv1sRgCPnWr9WQwLa8HQ#5866804045069263698'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHDgxR9T9V_gKhIrvEv8Oh8E9itdfhr5hiFMXrx6vYQBp3APOytTwZFdAUt57u2k8UtLpAh-OzXU_xrc0C6h591XOQspF33ZOZKopKVZjRFFwtdGlJ1GSzGsNNIeGv_-bhIlEG5x9K_lsL/s288/20.jpg' border='0' width='400' height='267' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />a superb seafood salad (half eaten before we remembered to take a picture)<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/105626318548538122158/GiardiniNaxos?authkey=Gv1sRgCPnWr9WQwLa8HQ#5866804079985682610'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia9LRtjxXVJDEUInxprYauJWsvxILytGmK1OFzx4cqgAvvNCZfjpEhKOrpOObij4ShgJ00H16mQF0Aj5yd7jCSGfARkmJGrGKLjsmZOAUX_zvkj5Gd04TzGCpPSEkcSJ0eLN1ejx3aPQ8N/s288/21.jpg' border='0' width='400' height='267' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />and a "Harem's Delight", with lamb, rice and a marvelous pomegranate sauce<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/105626318548538122158/GiardiniNaxos?authkey=Gv1sRgCPnWr9WQwLa8HQ#5866804121609615730'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioTVYYrn1KD8jLD-hkPeo46Q11qDQMBZmso7s2FdUUiE7Fl1Y1aA2vUwDVpHtjU700ENcnUlghAbI-cQOkxqkwzPPmn7j38IRWcc90kfRnlSF5vidOrYhm6vqlQsjfKjGbbIhUmmTWzAnp/s288/22.jpg' border='0' width='267' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />followed by thick, delicious Turkish coffee and the ever-present Turkish delight.<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/105626318548538122158/GiardiniNaxos?authkey=Gv1sRgCPnWr9WQwLa8HQ#5866804150709234802'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_B4WBGv12tFht836X0z9xulEd0FsMRBT9GebwMc9jQjEsACNOYLrvdoWcySql1yGRWOpokP7eSLX3qAntp0UqBxud0fVi-XZ7KwQqGtoAhyphenhypheniQyxfYyMy2D8k84UWoW3sWyWin7DPKkWGp/s288/23.jpg' border='0' width='400' height='267' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Lovely food, gracious service and a charming atmosphere...can you tell we're foodies?<br /><br />N.B. Dave and I almost ALWAYS split our plates, so the calorical damage is not as bad as it looks!<br /><br /><br />biz tekrar karşılaşıncaya kadar (till we meet again, in Turkish)<br /><br /><br />Margy<br /><br /><br /><p class='blogpress_location'>Location:<a href='http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Peykhane%20Sokak,Binbirdirek,Turkey%4041.006711%2C28.972120&z=10'>Peykhane Sokak,Binbirdirek,Turkey</a></p>Margyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12530078687246891396noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8592895718579391491.post-44674813912859566652012-10-02T21:31:00.000-07:002012-10-02T21:31:54.569-07:00Giardini-Naxos<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We're home (2 AM this morning) but our suitcases aren't...!!!! Keep your fingers crossed...Margyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12530078687246891396noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8592895718579391491.post-49704278767108984222012-09-19T09:57:00.001-07:002012-09-19T12:44:39.394-07:00Where Do Lost Posts Go?This is my FOURTH post...where the others have gone, who knows? We met up with our group briefly today...they are all jet-lagged, while we are much refreshed after 4 days in Taormina, a lovely hillside town which has been welcoming travelers for hundreds of years...a lot of them with big, beautiful yachts. We left our yacht at home, but thoroughly enjoyed the beauty and ambiance of our hotel, Villa Belvedere<br />
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We ate and drank excellent Sicilian food and wine, walked the charming (but crowded) steep streets, returned to our hotel to read by the pool and nap. One day Dave climbed 600 steps up to a church carved out of rock<br />
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<br />Margyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12530078687246891396noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8592895718579391491.post-90991136104771661422012-09-16T23:41:00.001-07:002012-09-16T23:41:54.165-07:00Posting problems<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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For some odd reason, I haven't bee able to successfully post...FOUR posts are in the ether, somewhere between Sicily and the Internet...we're having a great time, and I will keep trying.....Margyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12530078687246891396noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8592895718579391491.post-88147090687143530922012-09-10T19:30:00.000-07:002012-09-10T19:30:18.400-07:00Leaving on a jet plane...tomorrow...3 weeks in Sicily!<br />
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Greek ruins, beautiful views, active volcanoes, FOOD, markets, DRINK, oh, boy, can't wait!<br />
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<br />Margyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12530078687246891396noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8592895718579391491.post-36623687673116161372012-02-09T16:29:00.000-08:002012-02-09T16:29:34.376-08:00Wrap Up<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
We're home safe and sound; a little jet-lagged, a little scratchy-throated, glad to be sleeping in our own true bed.<br />
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We stayed in a lovely lodge, the last night before returning to Addis Ababa<br />
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Not only were the surroundings beautiful, we got to be spectators at a local wedding.<br />
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The flower girl and ring-bearer...<br />
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The happy couple...<br />
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We were taking bets on whether the cake would topple before it was cut (it didn't)<br />
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Our group...<br />
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Our wonderful local guide, Dawit...<br />
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Plumbing in Ethiopia...<br />
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Endangered Hartebeests...<br />
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Joyous women...<br />
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Interesting ruins...:D<br />
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So many impressions...Ethiopia is a land of contrasts, beautiful, friendly people;<br />
ancient history, current struggles. Colorful, lively, curious people, what an incredible time we had!</div>Margyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12530078687246891396noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8592895718579391491.post-14547692956707833862012-02-06T06:41:00.001-08:002012-02-06T06:41:33.906-08:00Tribal VillagesSince I'm suffering a little from the "if this is Tuesday, it must be Belgium" syndrome, I'm going to skip to the most recent days and catch up on the rest later.<br />The tribal villages are all south of Addis Ababa.<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/02/06/971.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/02/06/s_971.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/02/06/972.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/02/06/s_972.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />The Alaba, which I already wrote about; high hats for the men, houses painted by the women.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/02/06/973.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/02/06/s_973.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/02/06/974.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/02/06/s_974.jpg' border='0' width='400' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/02/06/975.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/02/06/s_975.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />The Derashe tribe; we stopped at their market; there was a gray-haired woman there and we compared tresses (it's unusual to see gray hair on women here) but she wouldn't let me take a picture of her.<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/02/06/976.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/02/06/s_976.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />The Konso tribe...they are well-known for their terraced farming. They build their walled villages in concentric "layers"' with the eldest living at the top, and the youngest at the lowest layer. The village is very beautiful.<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/02/06/977.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/02/06/s_977.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/02/06/978.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/02/06/s_978.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />At the top,they make a monument, each generation adding a log when they reach 18 years.<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/02/06/979.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/02/06/s_979.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/02/06/980.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/02/06/s_980.jpg' border='0' width='205' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/02/06/981.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/02/06/s_981.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/02/06/982.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/02/06/s_982.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />The famous Mursi tribe, many of the women with large plates in their lower lip; they are striking when the plates are in place, but kind of ugly when they take them out and the stretched lips dangle!<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/02/06/983.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/02/06/s_983.jpg' border='0' width='221' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />I tried to bring home one of the headdresses,but they aren't allowed to sell them. <br />These boys were at the side of the road when we were driving to the village...a promise of things to come!<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/02/06/984.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/02/06/s_984.jpg' border='0' width='184' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />We stopped at a market and saw some Bani tribe people with beautiful bead work;<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/02/06/985.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/02/06/s_985.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/02/06/986.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/02/06/s_986.jpg' border='0' width='211' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />We went on to a Hamer Village, outside of Turmi. The women dress their hair with a combination of ochre, water and a binding resin; they then twist strands again and again to create coppery-colored tresses known as goscha, a sign of health and welfare. Quite remarkable!<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/02/06/987.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/02/06/s_987.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/02/06/988.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/02/06/s_988.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='187' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/02/06/989.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/02/06/s_989.jpg' border='0' width='187' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/02/06/990.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/02/06/s_990.jpg' border='0' width='187' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />It was HOT,HOT, HOT, so we drank the last of our vodka tonics as we tried to cool off...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/02/06/991.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/02/06/s_991.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='187' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />The "glasses" are the top and bottom halves of a water bottle...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/02/06/992.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/02/06/s_992.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />The road ended at the Omo River<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/02/06/993.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/02/06/s_993.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='187' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />and the Karo tribe. They have great body painting, but most of the men carry Kalyshnikovs and are a little intimidating...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/02/06/994.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/02/06/s_994.jpg' border='0' width='187' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/02/06/995.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/02/06/s_995.jpg' border='0' width='266' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />The Arbore tribe's women are beaded and decorated and undergo circumcision at 14, when they move to their husband's family's house.<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/02/06/996.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/02/06/s_996.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/02/06/997.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/02/06/s_997.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='187' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />The young boys paint their faces<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/02/06/998.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/02/06/s_998.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />and the old men are characters, like old men everywhere!<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/02/06/999.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/02/06/s_999.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='187' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />The last tribe we encountered were the Sidamo, Protestant Christians who also paint their houses<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/02/06/1000.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/02/06/s_1000.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/02/06/1001.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/02/06/s_1001.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/02/06/1002.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/02/06/s_1002.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />We are on our way back to Addis Ababa, where I hope to post this...our flight home is at 2AM in the morning, so the rest of the details will come after we're home. It's been a fabulous trip, and I'm VERY ready to come home!<br /><p class='blogpress_location'>Location:<a href='http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Agawash%20Lodge,%20Yirga%20Alem,%20Ethiopia&z=10'>Agawash Lodge, Yirga Alem, Ethiopia</a></p>Margyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12530078687246891396noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8592895718579391491.post-68106023508533234852012-01-31T08:40:00.001-08:002012-01-31T08:40:26.707-08:00The Crocodile and Hippopotamus Part...After our morning Dorze Village visit, we took a little break for lunch at our hotel<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/31/1348.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/31/s_1348.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='211' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />which has a resident warthog, then off to Lake Chama for a boat ride. We were looking for crocodiles and hippopotamuses, and we found them!<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/31/1349.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/31/s_1349.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />The crocs, at least two dozen of them, sunning themselves on a spit of land, were incredible!<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/31/1350.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/31/s_1350.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='194' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />The largest was at least 20 feet long, and there were all sizes, down to babies.<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/31/1351.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/31/s_1351.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='227' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />They truly look like something out of a Japanese sci-fi movie...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/31/1352.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/31/s_1352.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='188' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Then the hippos, which were shyer...<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/31/1353.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/31/s_1353.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/31/1354.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/31/s_1354.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='187' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />There were several groups of them, sometimes 5 or 6 together.<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/31/1356.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/31/s_1356.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />What a great day!!!<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/31/1358.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/31/s_1358.jpg' border='0' width='400' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><p class='blogpress_location'>Location:<a href='http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Arba%20Minch,%20Ethiopia&z=10'>Arba Minch, Ethiopia</a></p>Margyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12530078687246891396noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8592895718579391491.post-30137967728351458252012-01-31T08:37:00.001-08:002012-01-31T08:37:15.624-08:00Dorze Village! Crocodiles! Hippopotamuses!BIG day today! We set out this morning in our trusty 4x4's to climb about 3000 ft.<br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/31/1304.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/31/s_1304.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Our wonderful driver, Midi<br />The Dorze are a tribe who are known for their bee-hive shaped houses<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/31/1305.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/31/s_1305.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/31/1306.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/31/s_1306.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />which are a tribute to the elephants who used to call this area home. The houses are built with a bamboo foundation overlaid with "false banana" (banana trees which do not bear fruit). They are two-story to begin with, but over the years, as the termites<br />eat the foundation, the houses become shorter and shorter; the doors are recut so the opening remains accessible.<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/31/1308.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/31/s_1308.jpg' border='0' width='178' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />The Dorze are also known for their weaving, which is done by men,<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/31/1312.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/31/s_1312.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />spinning, done by the women<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/31/1314.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/31/s_1314.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />pottery<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/31/1318.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/31/s_1318.jpg' border='0' width='400' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />and VERY spicy hot dip and VERY potent distilled corn liquor.<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/31/1322.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/31/s_1322.jpg' border='0' width='400' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Margy negotiating for woven scarves<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/31/1324.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/31/s_1324.jpg' border='0' width='400' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />and victorious!<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/31/1331.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/31/s_1331.jpg' border='0' width='400' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Draped in leopard skins, the young men did a traditional dance for us<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/31/1333.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/31/s_1333.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />as did the young children<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/31/1335.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/31/s_1335.jpg' border='0' width='400' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/31/1336.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/31/s_1336.jpg' border='0' width='400' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/31/1339.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/31/s_1339.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='265' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Beautiful place, friendly people!<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/31/1343.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/31/s_1343.jpg' border='0' width='400' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/31/1344.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/31/s_1344.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><p class='blogpress_location'>Location:<a href='http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Arba%20Minch,%20Ethiopia&z=10'>Arba Minch, Ethiopia</a></p>Margyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12530078687246891396noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8592895718579391491.post-82191211531430796602012-01-30T08:11:00.001-08:002012-01-30T08:11:33.406-08:00On the RoadLong and fascinating road trip today; the roads are getting progressively worse. We still see the flat-topped acacia trees and the eucalyptus, but now there are hectares of bananas, cotton, mangoes, the occasional papaya grove, and, as always, beautiful jacaranda trees in bloom. <br /><br />We stopped at an Alaba tribe village; they are recognizable by the tall hats for men<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/30/1202.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/30/s_1202.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />And the beautiful houses, painted inside and out<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/30/1212.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/30/s_1212.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/30/1215.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/30/s_1215.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/30/1217.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/30/s_1217.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />Inside, there was a woman making injera, the Ethiopian bread<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/30/1225.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/30/s_1225.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />And more paintings and belongings hanging on the wall<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/30/1226.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/30/s_1226.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/30/1232.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/30/s_1232.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/30/1233.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/30/s_1233.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Unfortunately, in the tribal areas the people demand 10 birr (about 60 cents) for each picture, so you have to think twice before taking a picture. The lovely young women who clustered around me, each holding a baby or two, were interested in my jewelry<br />and wanted me to give it to them!<br />Leaving the village we encountered camels...hundreds of them, being driven to market.<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/30/1235.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/30/s_1235.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Babies, too!<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/30/1237.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/30/s_1237.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />In every little village, there were LONG (100 or more women) queues waiting to fill their plastic jerry cans with water from the communal water area<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/30/1238.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/30/s_1238.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />We stopped at a large Saturday market in Wolita, with lots of potatoes, cassava, chili peppers, shallots, ginger, garlic and mangoes<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/30/1241.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/30/s_1241.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Unfortunately, the people (mainly young boys) were very aggressive, so we hightailed it out of there<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/30/1244.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/30/s_1244.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />After lunch we continued on, seeing large Saturday markets, common baboons and vevert monkeys by the road, lakes with crocodiles(!)and girls with mangoes to sell. We arrived at our hotel<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/30/1247.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/30/s_1247.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />which is charming in looks, but has no hot water and very little cold; we sought solace in a cold beer!<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/30/1253.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/30/s_1253.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><p class='blogpress_location'>Location:<a href='http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Arba%20Minch,%20Ethiopia&z=10'>Arba Minch, Ethiopia</a></p>Margyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12530078687246891396noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8592895718579391491.post-63123248848809362032012-01-30T07:50:00.001-08:002012-01-30T07:50:01.015-08:00Southward BoundWe left Addis Ababa yesterday morning, driving in "luxury" in 4-person Land Cruisers WITH AC, entering the Rift Valley and stopping en route at two lakes.<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/30/1170.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/30/s_1170.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Cattle and sheep grazing and wonderful birds...<br />Marabou Storks<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/30/1171.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/30/s_1171.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />African Fish Eagles (which look like Bald Eagles)<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/30/1172.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/30/s_1172.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Sacred Ibis<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/30/1173.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/30/s_1173.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />And boys who caught catfish and tilapia to sell to the restaurants...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/30/1174.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/30/s_1174.jpg' border='0' width='158' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />The Marabou Storks are called "the ugliest birds in Africa"; they are 5 feet tall, have a wing span of 10 feet, and are very funny to watch<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/30/1175.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/30/s_1175.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='158' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/30/1176.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/30/s_1176.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Also pelicans<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/30/1177.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/30/s_1177.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='158' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />And washing of horses<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/30/1178.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/30/s_1178.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />And bodies<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/30/1179.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/30/s_1179.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='158' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />We stayed at a "vacation lodge" on the edge of Lake Langana<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/30/1180.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/30/s_1180.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />And took off in our 4x4's early the next morning.<br /><p class='blogpress_location'>Location:<a href='http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Arba%20Minch,%20Ethiopia&z=10'>Arba Minch, Ethiopia</a></p>Margyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12530078687246891396noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8592895718579391491.post-89862762321324227162012-01-26T21:26:00.001-08:002012-01-26T21:26:34.347-08:00Heading for the South - Odds and Ends<br />Our tour leader just warned us that wi-fi will probably be non-existent in the south, so<br />I'm going to write another post that I can download in Addis.<br />Dave and I celebrated our 36th anniversary the other night; we had a great Ethiopian<br />Feast and we provided wine and beer to all our fellow travelers!<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/26/3225.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/26/s_3225.jpg' border='0' width='400' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/26/3226.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/26/s_3226.jpg' border='0' width='400' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Here is one of our (compulsory) armed guards on the bus in the mountains, getting his first exposure to an iPad...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/26/3227.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/26/s_3227.jpg' border='0' width='400' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />These young boys were serenading us beside the bus with homemade instruments made from empty water bottles; of course, Dave bought one!<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/26/3228.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/26/s_3228.jpg' border='0' width='400' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />The national bread, Injera, is sort of like a soft taco; you use it to scoop up various meats and vegetables.<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/26/3229.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/26/s_3229.jpg' border='0' width='400' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Camels in the streets...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/26/3230.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/26/s_3230.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Stone bells at one of the monasteries...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/26/3231.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/26/s_3231.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Old-style 2 story houses near the carved churches<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/26/3232.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/26/s_3232.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />We were in Gondar for the Timket Festival, the Ethiopian equivalent of Epiphany.<br />This is one of the biggest celebrations in the country, and takes place in each town and village.<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/26/3233.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/26/s_3233.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Replicas of the Ark of the Covenant are paraded around and there is much singing <br />and dancing.<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/26/3235.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/26/s_3235.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/26/3236.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/26/s_3236.jpg' border='0' width='400' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/26/3237.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/26/s_3237.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Our handsome Hungarian guide, Lajos.....<br /><p class='blogpress_location'>Location:<a href='http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Airport,%20Lalibela&z=10'>Airport, Lalibela</a></p>Margyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12530078687246891396noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8592895718579391491.post-65936255857523553072012-01-26T21:24:00.001-08:002012-01-26T21:24:38.531-08:00Stelae and Carved Rock ChurchesAfter a rugged 12-hour drive, we arrived in Axum, the ancient capital of Ethiopia, and home to the "supposed" castle of the Queen of Sheba,<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/26/3182.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/26/s_3182.jpg' border='0' width='400' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/26/3183.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/26/s_3183.jpg' border='0' width='400' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />and ancient stelae, carved from a nearby granite mountain and erected by kings to mark their graves...<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/26/3184.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/26/s_3184.jpg' border='0' width='400' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/26/3185.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/26/s_3185.jpg' border='0' width='400' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/26/3186.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/26/s_3186.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Across the street is St. Mary's church, a hideously ugly rebuild of an ancient church<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/26/3187.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/26/s_3187.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />and nearby, the building which supposedly holds the original Holy of Holies, the Ark of the Covenant.<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/26/3188.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/26/s_3188.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Next morning we flew to Lalibela, the site of the famous and fabulous monolithic carved churches, carved over a period of 27-28 years in the 10th century by King Lalibela. He supposedly received a vision from God, demanding he build a "New Jerusalem". The churches were each carved from a single piece of rock, starting at the top and working down. Truly magnificent!<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/26/3189.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/26/s_3189.jpg' border='0' width='400' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/26/3190.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/26/s_3190.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/26/3191.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/26/s_3191.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Our guide showing us how the drum is used in the chanting<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/26/3192.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/26/s_3192.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Sacred art<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/26/3193.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/26/s_3193.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Carpets on the rock floor<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/26/3194.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/26/s_3194.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />And the resident priest..<br />Yesterday we visited EIGHT rock churches...so a few photos to show some of the many details<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/26/3195.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/26/s_3195.jpg' border='0' width='400' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/26/3196.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/26/s_3196.jpg' border='0' width='400' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/26/3197.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/26/s_3197.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/26/3198.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/26/s_3198.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />One of the churches was richly carved and frescoed...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/26/3199.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/26/s_3199.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/26/3200.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/26/s_3200.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/26/3201.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/26/s_3201.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />The roof of the famous St. George's church...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/26/3202.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/26/s_3202.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/26/3204.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/26/s_3204.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/26/3205.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/26/s_3205.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/26/3206.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/26/s_3206.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Nuns and priests...(many of the churches are still active, after all these centuries!)<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/26/3207.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/26/s_3207.jpg' border='0' width='158' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/26/3208.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/26/s_3208.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/26/3209.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/26/s_3209.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />A LOT of precarious steps, up and down...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/26/3210.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/26/s_3210.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/26/3213.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/26/s_3213.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />After the last of the churches, we walked the streets of Lalibela, on our way to a traditional coffee ceremony...<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/26/3215.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/26/s_3215.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/26/3217.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/26/s_3217.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/26/3219.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/26/s_3219.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/26/3220.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/26/s_3220.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />A beautiful Ethiopian woman performed the hour long ritual, which included toasting the beans over a charcoal brazier, enlisting the help of her ADORABLE 3-year-old daughter to grind the beans with cloves,<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/26/3221.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/26/s_3221.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />and serving us the delicious brew.<br />Lastly, we went to a surreal restaurant in the hills<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/26/3222.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/26/s_3222.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='158' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />run by a Scots woman and her Ethiopian business partner. A fascinating end to a long, long day! Today we fly to Addis Ababa (and wi-fi!) before we begin our trek to the south.<br /><p class='blogpress_location'>Location:<a href='http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Axum%20and%20Lalibela,%20Ethiopia&z=10'>Axum and Lalibela, Ethiopia</a></p>Margyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12530078687246891396noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8592895718579391491.post-30847423832370182712012-01-26T21:22:00.001-08:002012-01-26T21:22:39.266-08:00Baboons, Birds and Ibex, Oh My!After a long, long drive, we arrived at the Simien Lodge in the Simien Mountains National Park, just at sunset.<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/26/3163.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/26/s_3163.jpg' border='0' width='400' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/26/3164.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/26/s_3164.jpg' border='0' width='400' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />A beautiful Eco-lodge at 10,500 feet, it is in the center of a wonderful national park.<br />Up front and center are the most fascinating inhabitants, the Gelada Baboons.<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/26/3165.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/26/s_3165.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />They live in large tribes of up to 800 with one alpha male. They spend their time grooming each other, which encourages bonding, and eating, grasses when they are available, and the roots when the grasses have died back. They have a complex social system and are hysterical to watch.<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/26/3166.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/26/s_3166.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/26/3167.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/26/s_3167.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/26/3168.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/26/s_3168.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/26/3169.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/26/s_3169.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />The flora in these high mountain valleys is beautiful...the Abyssian Wild Rose<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/26/3170.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/26/s_3170.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />St. John's Wort<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/26/3171.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/26/s_3171.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Lobelia (?) which blooms, then dies,<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/26/3172.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/26/s_3172.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Romex Nerviosa, which covers the hillsides with its vibrant red color.<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/26/3173.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/26/s_3173.jpg' border='0' width='400' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />We saw some Walya Ibex, which are magnificent<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/26/3174.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/26/s_3174.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />And the incredible mountains, gorges, striated rocks<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/26/3175.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/26/s_3175.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/26/3176.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/26/s_3176.jpg' border='0' width='400' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/26/3177.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/26/s_3177.jpg' border='0' width='400' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/26/3178.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/26/s_3178.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/26/3179.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/26/s_3179.jpg' border='0' width='400' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />We had a picnic and relaxed...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/26/3180.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/26/s_3180.jpg' border='0' width='400' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Fed a friendly Thick-Billed Raven<br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/26/3181.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/26/s_3181.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='221' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Then back to our lodge.<br /><p class='blogpress_location'>Location:<a href='http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Simien%20Mountains,%20Ethiopia&z=10'>Simien Mountains, Ethiopia</a></p>Margyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12530078687246891396noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8592895718579391491.post-81023809241627426632012-01-18T09:55:00.001-08:002012-01-18T09:55:51.540-08:00Northern Ethiopia<br />Hello from northern Ethiopia! A VERY early flight, another Tangerine Tango<br />bus waiting for us, and off we went in the countryside.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/18/1435.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/18/s_1435.jpg' border='0' width='400' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Immediate changes: dusty rock-strewn roads, small villages and views out the window of a life that well could be thousands of years ago, instead of today. Very primitive plows pulled by oxen and scenes that look positively Biblical!<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/18/1436.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/18/s_1436.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/18/1437.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/18/s_1437.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />We left the bus at this village and hiked for an hour to the Blue Nile Falls; the Blue Nile flows south and eventually joins up with the White Nile in Khartoum.<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/18/1438.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/18/s_1438.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/18/1439.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/18/s_1439.jpg' border='0' width='400' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />It was very hot and very dusty, just perfect for a cold local beer with lunch.<br />Then we took an hour long boat ride on Lake Tana, the largest lake in Ethiopia.<br />The lake is dotted with islands, and on these islands are many monasteries.<br />We were headed for<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/18/1440.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/18/s_1440.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Ura Kidan Mehret monastery and resident gift shops. We walked several miles up<br />an incredible stone-paved path<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/18/1441.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/18/s_1441.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />to the monastery.<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/18/1442.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/18/s_1442.jpg' border='0' width='177' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />a monk...<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/18/1443.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/18/s_1443.jpg' border='0' width='400' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/18/1444.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/18/s_1444.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/18/1445.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/18/s_1445.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />16th century religious paintings<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/18/1446.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/18/s_1446.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/18/1455.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/18/s_1455.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />wonderful textures<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/18/1456.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/18/s_1456.jpg' border='0' width='400' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Back on the boat for a sunset ride back...<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/18/1458.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/18/s_1458.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/18/1459.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/18/s_1459.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='185' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/18/1461.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/18/s_1461.jpg' border='0' width='400' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/18/1462.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/18/s_1462.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Long, wonderful day!<br />Margyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12530078687246891396noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8592895718579391491.post-45186697810403733172012-01-17T17:53:00.001-08:002012-01-17T17:53:58.372-08:00Adventures in Addis AbabaBack from our first day in Addis, we went to two museums this morning and two churches this afternoon. In between, we had a local beer!<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/17/2424.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/17/s_2424.jpg' border='0' width='400' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />That's a jet-laggy look on my face...not a reaction to the beer...there are still Christmas decorations up everywhere; Ethiopia runs on a different calendar than we do and their Christmas was the 8th of January.<br /><br />AA is a huge sprawly city of 3+ million, in the middle of a big building spurt; every<br />3rd site is under construction, bankrolled mainly by the Chinese and the Arabs.<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/17/2425.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/17/s_2425.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />The people are gorgeous, both men and women...very refined features reflecting their Arabic/Asian roots. It's hard together pictures of them, but I'll try in the days to come. A few pix from our visits today...<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/17/2426.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/17/s_2426.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Lucy<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/17/2427.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/17/s_2427.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Our hotel<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/17/2428.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/17/s_2428.jpg' border='0' width='400' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Haile Selassi's tomb<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/17/2429.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/17/s_2429.jpg' border='0' width='400' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Archdeacon of St. George's cathedral, showing us the chanting done during their services<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/17/2430.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/17/s_2430.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Beautiful baskets<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/17/2431.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/17/s_2431.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Our trusty bus, in this year's "in" color...<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/17/2432.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/17/s_2432.jpg' border='0' width='400' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Selassi's lion, with Margy (and Dave)<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/01/17/2433.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/01/17/s_2433.jpg' border='0' width='400' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />And the view from our hotel...<br /><br />This is a trial post, to see if my software will work...we fly north tomorrow, and we'll have better photos to share. But apparently not Internet connection!<br />Till the next time we do...<br />Margyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12530078687246891396noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8592895718579391491.post-33414911626039188942012-01-10T17:35:00.001-08:002012-01-10T21:56:37.780-08:00Off on an Adventure!We're leaving for Ethiopia on Saturday, January 14th, to be gone until February 7th.
We're traveling with Eldertreks, a Canadian company; we've traveled with them before, to Papua New Guinea and to West Africa. Here's a link to our trip:
<a href="http://www.eldertreks.com/tour/ETTD000248" target="_blank">Eldertreks</a> Internet connections in Ethiopia may be problematic; We're going to try to upload some photos and write a little about our day to day adventures. If you'd like to follow along, check back here, or subscribe in one of the ways shown on the right!
Wish us luck!
-Margyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12530078687246891396noreply@blogger.com4