Going uphill - Lalibela's elevation is 2500 m.







First view of the town.





The hotel, at the edge of the mountain.



Hmm, nice view...







Snake menu and Chess sandwich?

There are 11 churches cut from the rock 800 years ago.





How do you cut this by hand??



They are monolithic, cut from one solid section of rock.

A copy of the Ark Of The Covenant behind the curtain?

Roof decorations.

3 graves.



Tunnels and passages connect all churches.



They say it took 23 years and 40000 workers.



Lots of paintings and artifacts.

Hellbound.

Big columns.







Amazing place.

A room filled with 12 life-sized carvings of the apostles.







I guess you can't escape the mobile phone nowadays.



The church of St George is most famous.













Ancient tombs in the rock wall.

Human remains.



BIG door.







70 m long, dark tunnel.



















Thank you mr Guide!





Rapper wannabe kids.









aaaaahhhh...

I hate mornings.

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