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Birds are abundant in the islands |
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Notice the monastery in the midst of the island |
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Life is hard aboard a papyrus boat |
The attractions of Lake Tana are mainly the 14
th
century monasteries found in each of the more than 30 islands. I
went to the ones easier to reach and
where women are allowed entry. The monasteries are really isolated and some
are built on mountaintops that more adventurous tourists find them challenging
to explore. Pictures speak a thousand
words.
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It's a gong of heavy rock that sounds like a bell |
Back in the dry lands, I got several offers from shoeshine
boys to polish my boots.
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The sentry (in yellow) |
Well, at the
start they would quote 10 Birr around USD 50 cents, but as they proceed, they
will now double the price because they say that my boots take too much of their
Kiwi. Oh, well.
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Brushing my teeth with the bush in my polished boots |
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