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Two Years & Twice Around the World...  
Aksum, Ethiopia
ADDIS ABABA Oct 26 Oct 27 Oct 28-29

BAHAR DAR Sept 30 Oct 1 Oct 2 Oct 2-3

GONDER Oct 4

LALIBELA Oct 5 Oct 6

AKSUM Oct 7 Oct 8 Oct 9

ADDIS ABABA Oct 10-14
King Ezana's Stele, Aksum, October 8, 2004

ETHIOPIA HIGHLIGHTS

"Touring the Monasteries of Lake Tana". BAHAR DAR Boating to remote islands and a forested peninsula to discover the beautiful artwork and important treasures of 16th to 17th century Orthodox monasteries.   

"A Labyrinth of Rock-Hewn Churches". LALIBELA  Exploring the incredible maze of churches that were freed from stone in the 12th and 13th centuries. 

"Discovering a 'New' Ancient Empire". AKSUM The Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, and Arabs new about the kingdom of Aksum but the modern world is just discovering this ancient empire that reigned from AD 1 - 700.

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