Misc. Pictures of Ethiopia

St. George's Church

Historic castle in Gondor, Ethiopia

Photograph by Michael Nichols

After emerging from the steep cliffs of Ethiopia's Simen Mountains, two bachelor geladas survey the grazing grounds where these grass-eating monkeys congregate. The Simens are one of the last remaining strongholds of Theropithecus gelada—the only surviving species of its genus.

Photograph by Diego Lezama Orezzoli/CORBIS

Tisisat Falls presents an idyllic scene.

The Blue Nile crashes over the cataract in the lush forests of northwest Ethiopia.

Bale Mountains National Park

When people find out that we are adopting from Ethiopia, many automatically picture a dry, desolate land of starving orphans. For many of us, that is the only image of Ethiopia that we will ever see. I thought it would be nice for people to see pictures of some of the beautiful landscapes and historical sites that are found in Ethiopia. I tried to give credit to the photographers when possible. Although our stay will be limited primarily to Addis Ababa, we will proudly tell our little girl of her beautiful heritage!