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On the road in Ethiopia

The road leading east from Ethiopia's capital of Addis Ababa winds through a fairly dry landscape of the Oromia and Afar Region, with scattered farms and small towns and villages like Adama (or Nazareth), Awash and Asbe Teferi towards the mainly Muslim town of Harar. Life is quite tough out here and you see young boys herding camels and women and children working in the fields. But as everywhere, people are friendly; they belong to various tribal groups. often distinguished by their dress.

Bahir Dar is an attractive town on the southern shores of Lake Tana, about 550 km from Addis Ababa or a long drive of two days through Oromia and Amhara regions; the road enters East Gojjam via a bridge over the Blue Nile Gorge and, via the town of Debre Markos and the village of Bure, leads towards Bahir Dar.

Flying between Bahir Dar, Lalibela and Aksum reveals the spectacular and forbidding mountain landscapes ofthe Awash and Tigray regions; but everywhere are small isolated homesteads where people live as they have done for centuries.


Transport in Adama (Nazret)
Transport in Adama (Nazret)


Along the road
Along the road


Family village
Family village


Herding cattle
Herding cattle


Bolting camels
Bolting camels


Awash river
Awash river


Mosque, Awash
Mosque, Awash


Ethiopia
Ethiopia


Women of Asbe Teferi
Women of Asbe Teferi


Two brothers
Two brothers


Friendly man
Friendly man


In Asbe Teferi
In Asbe Teferi


Farm near Kulubi
Farm near Kulubi


Galetti river valley
Galetti river valley


On a farm, Kulubi
On a farm, Kulubi


Farm woman
Farm woman


Children on a farm
Children on a farm


Road to Bahir Dar
Road to Bahir Dar


Mountain road
Mountain road


View from the bus
View from the bus


Blue Nile bridge
Blue Nile bridge


Abbai, Blue Nile
Abbai, Blue Nile


Dejen bus stop
Dejen bus stop


Village of Dejen
Village of Dejen


Village boys
Village boys


In Debre Markos
In Debre Markos


Bure bus stop
Bure bus stop


Mountain village
Mountain village


Tekeze Gorge
Tekeze Gorge


West of Lalibela
West of Lalibela


Over northern Amhara
Over northern Amhara


Northern Amhara
Northern Amhara


Southern Tigray
Southern Tigray


Mountains of Tigray
Mountains of Tigray


Northern Tigray
Northern Tigray


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