Friday, June 6, 2008

Lalibela - 2


Monday 26 May
Then it was our turn to have some fun. The night before we arranged for a trip with mule donkeys which would bring us up the mountain to the church and back. At first I thought the donkeys couldn’t do it, but they did, all the way! We did have to walk a few bits but mostly they carried us. Of course my mum didn’t participate, because she was scared of heights and falling off, but dad did. It was a good thing she wasn´t around because it was sometimes really scary. Amazing really but they carried us on the top of cliffs, we could almost fall down! The church wasn’t much, but it was king Lalibela´s first rock hewn church. Going down we walked most of the way. And not to forget Evert´s donkey was the fastest, mine got the whip a few times but it was ok. These Mules are much more comfortable than a horse but not faster. It was fantastic. Yes indeed!
Bart

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