They say that Balthazar, one of the three Wise Men / Kings / Magi who visited baby Jesus when he was born, was really an Ethiopian king and that he was the one who brought the gift of incense.
They also say that this spot in Aksum, up in the North of Ethiopia, was the tomb in which he, his son and his slaves rested for the afterlife.
After being sacked by a bunch of $(@·% [I will censor myself due to respect of you, the reader], the only thing left are the spaces in which one day their mummies dwelled… And while it is interesting from the anthropological side, there is really not much to see nor photograph. But while being there I noticed the warm expression of the local man who was in charge of showing us around, so I decided to focus on him.
Have you ever been forced by the circumstances to turn your attention to a different subject than the one you were intending to look after?
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It is fascinating to hear that such historic place exist. All it need is more publicity and it would make a good tourist attraction. @Marichams thanks for sharing.
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Es lo que mas me gusta de ser un Local Guides @Marichams , no puedes tener una idea fija y ceñirte a ella, soy partidario de la flexibilidad en ese sentido, ya que permanentemente a pesar de haber disidido por ejemplo , ir a un determinado lugar y hacer tal o cual actividad, seguro que ocurre algo que motivará un cambio en esos planes tan prolijamente tasados .
Tengo los planes pero si ocurre algo tomo lo que me da ese momento la circunstancia y trato de sacar lo mejor de esa nueva experiencia o nuevo curso del viaje.
Un día me paso que convoque a una quedada en Buenos Aires mas precisa mente en el Rosedal y nadie concurrió a ella, era un desastre por donde lo mires, pero no me importo pude hacer las mejores fotos del lugar, estado solo.
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Hi @Marichams ,
Interesting story, thanks for sharing! Did you do a research of this place before going or did you find out by chance? It’s really impressive to go to such places and learn about history.
