When you’re standing on a boat in the middle of Lake Tana— the source of the Blue Nile— you can see its calm waters extend to the horizon. That it’s visible from space seems almost like a given.
What can’t be so easily seen are the ancient monasteries nestled in the trees of the countless islands.
These very active religious sites date back to as far as the fourteenth century. And visiting them is as easy as arranging a ferry from the shores of Bahir Dar.
However, female travelers beware! Most of the priests forbid the presence of the gentler sex under the tin roofs protecting these monuments to Christianity.
Chris and I weren’t exactly taken in by the spiritual grandeur. We couldn’t help but ask the awkward question of when many of the murals were redone…
