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Don't worry,I took this photo facing south, meaning I passed clockwise on the left side.https://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/lake-tal-annapurna-circuit-nepal-himalayas-1.jpglake tal annapurna circuit nepal himalayas (1)https://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/dal-bhat-nepal-himalayas.jpgdal bhat nepal himalayas2023-03-27T03:27:16+00:00monthlyhttps://new-faces-new-places.com/2018/02/10/kathmandu-nepal-gateway-himalayas-travel-blog/https://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/thamel-kathmandu-nepal-travel-blog-backpacker-solo-travel-trekking-3.jpgthamel kathmandu nepal travel blog backpacker solo travel trekking (3)The streets of Thamel, Kathmandu.https://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/thamel-kathmandu-nepal-travel-blog-backpacker-solo-travel-trekking-2.jpgthamel kathmandu nepal travel blog backpacker solo travel trekking (2)https://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/thamel-kathmandu-nepal-travel-blog-backpacker-solo-travel-trekking-1.jpgthamel kathmandu nepal travel blog backpacker solo travel trekking (1)Thamel is lined with every kind of shop a tourist might need.2018-11-26T22:02:33+00:00monthlyhttps://new-faces-new-places.com/2017/02/28/trekking-the-simien-mountains-ethiopia-travel-blog/https://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/simien-mountains-scout-gun.jpgsimien mountains scout gunhttps://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dsc02041.jpgdsc02041https://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/simien-mountains-sunset.jpgsimien-mountains-sunsetThe same view at sunset.https://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/simien-mountains-sunrise.jpgsimien-mountains-sunriseA view of the mountains just after sunrise.https://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/simien-mountains-horses.jpgsimien-mountains-horseshttps://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/simien-mountains-geech-camp-2.jpgsimien-mountains-geech-camp-2https://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/simien-mountains-geech-camp-1.jpgsimien-mountains-geech-camp-1https://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/simien-mountains-ethiopia-landscape.jpgsimien-mountains-ethiopia-landscapehttps://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/wole-ibex-simien-mountains.jpgwole-ibex-simien-mountainshttps://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/simien-mountains-view.jpgsimien-mountains-view2018-12-27T21:59:27+00:00monthlyhttps://new-faces-new-places.com/2018/01/19/guangzhou-cyberpunk-technology-travel-blog/https://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/shanzhai-apple-bose-guangzhou-markets-china.jpgshanzhai apple bose guangzhou markets china2018-02-09T14:37:14+00:00monthlyhttps://new-faces-new-places.com/2017/12/10/the-cult-of-personality-at-the-end-of-the-world-danakil-depression-travel-blog/2018-04-01T14:02:06+00:00monthlyhttps://new-faces-new-places.com/2017/12/30/new-years-eve-in-hong-kong-travel-blog-nye/https://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/hong-kong-gif-1.gifhong kong gif 1https://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/hong-kong-crazy-roads-travel-blog-3.jpghong kong crazy roads travel blog (3)The Mid-Levels' roads look like an Escher painting.https://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/victoria-peak-view-travel-blog-hong-kong.jpgvictoria peak view travel blog hong konghttps://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/victoria-peak-hong-kong-skyline-travel-blog-2.jpgvictoria peak hong kong skyline travel blog (2)https://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/victoria-peak-hong-kong-skyline-travel-blog-1.jpgvictoria peak hong kong skyline travel blog (1)https://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/victoria-peak-hong-kong-mansion-travel-blog.jpgvictoria peak hong kong mansion travel blogYou just know some Bond villian is up to some weird shit in this isolated mension overlooking the entire city..https://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/tim-ho-wan-hong-kong-travel-blog-2.jpgtim ho wan hong kong travel blog (2)As expected, Tim Wo Han had some killer dumplings.https://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/tim-ho-wan-hong-kong-travel-blog-1.jpgtim ho wan hong kong travel blog (1)As we walked in, the open kitchen was alove with chefs putting together intricate dumplings. But as I took a photo on our way out, they were merely sorting through wonton wrappers :'(https://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/stanley-hong-kong-panorama-travel-blog-2-e1514532015789.jpgstanley hong kong panorama travel blog (2)https://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/stanley-hong-kong-panorama-travel-blog-1.jpgstanley hong kong panorama travel blog (1)2018-02-06T11:19:55+00:00monthlyhttps://new-faces-new-places.com/2017/04/17/tomb-raiding-in-axum-aksum-travel-blog/https://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/tomb-of-the-brick-arches.jpgtomb of the brick archesThe Tomb of the Brick Arches, beneath the main stelae field, is closed to tourists so more archeological surveying can be done. It's supposed been damaged inside by grave robbers.https://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/king-kaleb-tomb-steps-axum-aksum.jpgking kaleb tomb steps axum aksumThe tombs of King Kaleb and King Gebre Meskel are much more modern-looking than the others.https://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/gudit-stelae-field-axum-aksum-2.jpggudit stelae field axum aksum 2Larger stela lay toppled at the Gudit Stelae Field.https://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/axum-aksum-rome-stelae.jpgaxum aksum rome stelaeThe base of the Roman Stela. Note the intricacy and the fact that a door has been carved into it. Could these be the first representations of skyscrapers?https://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/axum-aksum-pavement.jpgaxum aksum pavementThe pavement in Axum can appear somewhat phallic at times.https://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/axum-aksum-king-kaleb-tomb-2.jpgaxum aksum king kaleb tomb 2One of the crypts in King Kaleb's tomb.https://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/axum-aksum-king-bazen-tomb-steps.jpgaxum aksum king bazen tomb stepsDecending into King Bazen's tomb.https://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/axum-aksum-piazza.jpgaxum aksum piazzahttps://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/axum-aksum-piazza-sunset.jpgaxum aksum piazza sunsetSunset over an Axumite piazza.https://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/axum-aksum-piazza-3.jpgaxum aksum piazza 32025-09-24T18:59:49+00:00monthlyhttps://new-faces-new-places.com/2016/03/12/away-in-addis-ababa/https://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_0101.jpgIMG_0101https://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/dsc03101.jpgDSC03101Detail of "The Total Liberation of Africa" by Afewerk Tekle.https://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/dsc03099.jpgDSC03099"The Total Liberation of Africa" by Afewerk Tekle.https://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/dsc00122.jpgDSC00122Churchgoers pray against the walls of St. George’s Cathedral, near Piazza. Built at the behest of Emperor Menelik II to commemorate his defeat of the Italian forces at Adwa, it was designed by a team of Ethiopian, Armenian, Greek and Indian artistshttps://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/dsc00182.jpgDSC00182The Tiglachin monument (also known as the Derg monument) was built by North Koreans in 1984 as a memorial to the Ethiopian and Cuban soldiers involved in the Ogaden War. It's one of the strongest reminders of the communist Derg regime.https://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/dsc00105.jpgDSC00105Addis Ababa City Hall. Intended to complement Africa Hall, it's funky design is unfortunately obscured by trees in all my photos.https://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/dsc001941.jpgDSC00194My spris!https://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/dsc00172.jpgDSC00172This cafe is one of the few proper buildings in Merkato. It got pretty packed.https://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_0087.jpgIMG_0087Menelik II Square Station of the Addis Ababa Light Rail.https://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/dsc03106.jpgDSC031062018-01-09T00:34:17+00:00monthlyhttps://new-faces-new-places.com/2017/11/11/tigray-churches-ultimate-confluence-of-culture-nature-history-and-adventure-ethiopia-travel-blog/https://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/tigray-region-highway-road-ethiopia-travel-blog.jpgtigray region highway road ethiopia travel bloghttps://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/tigray-churches-tuk-tuk-bajaj-ethiopia-travel-blog.jpgtigray churches tuk tuk bajaj ethiopia travel bloghttps://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/tigray-church-priest-ethiopia-travel-blog.jpgtigray church priest ethiopia travel bloghttps://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/abuna-yemata-guh-scouts.jpgabuna yemata guh scoutshttps://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/abuna-yemata-guh-deacon.jpgabuna yemata guh deaconhttps://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/special-ful-ethiopian-cuisine-wukro-travel-blog.jpgspecial ful ethiopian cuisine wukro travel blogBefore: My beautiful special ful in all its deconstructed glory.https://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/special-ful-ethiopian-cuisine-wukro-travel-blog-pepsi.jpgspecial ful ethiopian cuisine wukro travel blog pepsiThe finished product, with a cool Bepis to wash it down.https://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/maryam-mariam-korkor-tigray-churches-ethiopia-9.jpgmaryam mariam korkor tigray churches ethiopia (9)Maryam Korkor is one of the larger Tigray churches, featuring many pillars carved out of the rock.https://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/maryam-mariam-korkor-tigray-churches-ethiopia-8.jpgmaryam mariam korkor tigray churches ethiopia (8)Maryam Korkor is one of the larger Tigray churches, featuring many pillars carved out of the rock.https://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/maryam-mariam-korkor-tigray-churches-ethiopia-7.jpgmaryam mariam korkor tigray churches ethiopia (7)2024-06-09T09:09:55+00:00monthlyhttps://new-faces-new-places.com/2016/11/27/bahir-dar-seafood-ethiopia-travel-blog/https://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/lake-tana.jpglake-tanaLake Tana is enormous...https://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/lake-tana-abandoned-hotel-ethiopia.jpglake-tana-abandoned-hotel-ethiopiaAn abandoned hotel overlooking Lake Tana.https://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/lake-tana-shore.jpglake-tana-shoreAmazingly, people grow crops on this sliver of land on the shore of Lake Tana.https://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/bahir-dar-backstreet.jpgbahir-dar-backstreetThe backstreets of Bahir Dar are nice to get lost in.https://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/bahir-dar-backstreet-2.jpgbahir-dar-backstreet-2The quaint backstreets of Bahir Dar.https://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/ethiopia-landscape.jpgethiopia-landscapeSunset near the Blue Nile Falls.https://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/blue-nile-suspension-bridge.jpgblue-nile-suspension-bridgeA suspension bridge near the Blue Nile Falls.https://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/blue-nile-falls-panorama.jpgblue-nile-falls-panoramaCattle and faranji roam around the Blue Nile Falls.https://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/blue-nile-falls-closeup.jpgblue-nile-falls-closeupCloseup of the Blue Nile Falls.https://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/blue-nile-falls-sunset.jpgblue-nile-falls-sunsetThe Blue Nile nicely reflects the light at dusk.2017-11-13T12:01:09+00:00monthlyhttps://new-faces-new-places.com/2016/08/14/hyenas-in-harar/https://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/dsc00442.jpgDSC00442https://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/dsc00590.jpgDSC00590https://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/dsc00440.jpgDSC00440https://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/dsc00455.jpgDSC00455https://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/dsc00384.jpgDSC00384https://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/dsc00448.jpgDSC00448https://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/dsc00446.jpgDSC00446https://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/dsc00380.jpgDSC00380https://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/dsc00433.jpgDSC00433https://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/dsc00637.jpgDSC006372019-10-11T03:56:13+00:00monthlyhttps://new-faces-new-places.com/2017/02/04/gondar-gonder-timkat-travel-blog/https://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/gondar-royal-enclosure-wall-3.jpggondar-royal-enclosure-wall-3A church entrance in the Royal Enclosure.https://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/gondar-royal-enclosure-wall-1.jpggondar-royal-enclosure-wall-1The walls of the Royal Enclosure.https://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/gondar-crucifix.jpggondar-crucifixEvery time I walked down this street I noticed people praying against the wall in this exact spot. It took me ages to realise there was a giant crucifix up above. Because of course.https://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/gondar-castle-sunset1.jpggondar-castle-sunsetSunset over the Royal Enclosure.https://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/gondar-timkat-vigil-5.jpggondar-timkat-vigil-5Worshipers maintain their position until the sun has risen.https://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/gondar-timkat-vigil-4.jpggondar-timkat-vigil-4The candles are the brightest thing during the early hours of the vigil.https://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/gondar-timkat-vigil-3.jpggondar-timkat-vigil-3The crowd surring Fasilides' Bath.https://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/gondar-timkat-vigil-2.jpggondar-timkat-vigil-2People even climb in trees to get a good view of the bath.https://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/gondar-timkat-vigil-1.jpggondar-timkat-vigil-1https://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/gondar-timkat-parade-21.jpggondar-timkat-parade-2The replica of the Ark of the Covenant is wrapped in cloth while it's carried.2017-02-04T07:21:12+00:00monthlyhttps://new-faces-new-places.com/2016/10/03/awra-amba-the-anarcho-feminist-utopia-that-actually-works/https://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/dsc01250.jpgdsc01250https://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/dsc01259.jpgdsc01259https://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/dsc01244.jpgdsc01244https://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/dsc01245.jpgdsc01245https://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/dsc01187.jpgdsc01187https://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/dsc01173.jpgdsc01173https://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/dsc01248.jpgdsc01248https://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/dsc01246.jpgdsc01246https://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_0456.jpgimg_0456The friendly cook! In this photo he was looking for a translator for me.https://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/dsc01198.jpgdsc01198The restaurant in Awra Amba, which is run by the cooperative. There's also an indoor area where residents come to watch sport.2018-04-07T13:03:16+00:00monthlyhttps://new-faces-new-places.com/2016/08/27/lalibela-bees-and-the-best-honey-in-the-world/https://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/dsc009681.jpgDSC00968https://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/dsc007831.jpgDSC00783https://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/dsc00738.jpgDSC00738A passageway near Bet Maryam.https://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/dsc00783.jpgDSC00783https://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/dsc00678.jpgDSC00678A tunnel between Bet Medhane Alem and Bet Maryam.https://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/dsc00883.jpgDSC00883https://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/dsc00639.jpgDSC00639https://new-faces-new-places.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/dsc00799.jpgDSC007992019-03-28T04:02:46+00:00monthlyhttps://new-faces-new-places.comdaily1.02025-09-24T18:59:49+00:00