Jan 11, 2012 - Aksum

@@@@@@@ BACKGROUND I will write about our experiences in Aksum (Axum) soon, but for some general information, here are some exerts from the Lonely Planet – Ethiopia & Eritrea chapter on the Historical Circuit: Aksum is a riddle waiting to be solved. Did the Queen of Sheba really call the town’s dusty streets home? Does the very same Ark of the Covenant that Moses carried down from Mt Sinai reside in that small chapel? Are there actually secret hordes of treasure hidden inside undiscovered tombs? And just what exactly do those famous stelae...

Oct 11, 2006 - Africa: Ethiopia part 2..Lalibela to Aksom

Lalibela,Ethiopia..12000 ft high, steep canyons, mt plateaus, oldest of the Ethiopian communities, original indigenous hill tribes living as they did 3000 yrs ago, very poor, lots of begging for soccer balls, school books, pens, uniforms, mostly from high school students. i bought them 2 soccer balls and enough for one uniform and becaame an instant town celebrity. Word spread fast and I was warmly greeted all over the village. It is a true african experience here w/o the animals. Just a lot of donkeys, sheep, cows, and goats. On Sat....

Oct 30, 2005 - Aksum, Ethiopia

Sunday, October 30, 2005. Aksum, Ethiopia. Aksum lies in northern Ethiopia and was once the capital of Ethiopia. Here the attractions are the granite monoliths (called steles), underground tombs, and monasteries. Fred, Charles, Hamish (a New Zealander whom we met at Africa Hotel), and I spent the day visiting, in order, the Archaeological Museum, the Northern Stelae Park, the Queen of Sheba's Bath, King Ezana's Inscription, the Tombs of Kings Kaleb and Gebre Meskel, and the Abba Pentalewon Monestary. One of the local children latched on to...