Tag Archives: Lalibela

Lalibela, again

Posted on 12 Jan 2014 by lornaofarabia

We took a weekend trip with Sukey and Nik up to Lalibela and Axum. Yes, we were just in Lalibela a couple of months ago, but it’s one of Ethiopia’s most interesting historic sites and we felt our guests should … Continue reading →

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Lalibela – day 2

Posted on 13 Oct 2013 by lornaofarabia

The next morning we were up and out early to see the second cluster of churches. Although these were carved out at the same time as the churches in the other group, the stone here is a softer type and … Continue reading →

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Lalibela – day 1

Posted on 11 Oct 2013 by lornaofarabia

We recently had a Friday off in honor of Meskal, one of the three biggest holidays (along with Christmas and Timket) on the Ethiopian religious calendar. We spent the holiday with four other teachers on an excursion to the northern … Continue reading →

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From our roving reporter

Posted on 19 Mar 2013 by lornaofarabia

My daughter Alekka reports on her Grade 10 Week Without Walls experience in… Oops, wrong map. Gondar and Lalibela… Every year at ICS each grade level takes a trip. Freshmen always go to the Bale Mountains, juniors to Woliso, and… … Continue reading →

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