Our final day in Axum was quite relaxed, as we had mostly done and seen everything there was to do and see. We did the actual visit of the Tsion Maryam church complex. Their museum had an astounding array of church and political artifacts, but even though it had recently been renovated, there was not enough room to display the items to their full ( Read more... )

The next morning we met the Belgians and the Australians and all had breakfast together. The Bradt had recommended the pastry shop next to the Abyssinian Cafe, and although it took some finding, we were satisfied and actually ended up returning there every morning during our time in Axum. As usual, Bradt's idea of "widest selection in town" ( Read more... )