Friday, August 01, 2014

Rock churches of Ethiopia

The girls are in Michigan for the summer having a grand ol' time with their grandparents, aunts/uncles, cousins, and friends.  Unfortunately, we were unable to get Michael's passport in time to get a US visa so that we could all go.  We finally got Michael's passport last week and decided to try it out on a trip to Ethiopia.  

I heard that the rock hewn churches of Lalibela were amazing, but perhaps not the most fun for kids, so it seemed like a good time to check them out while the girls were gone.  They are pretty amazing -- all carved out of rock.  UNESCO has recently declared them a world heritage site and are helping to protect and restore them.

Here's a few photos:












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