| We land in Addis Ababa, the modern-day capital of Ethiopia where we spend the next week touring historical sites in the City, attending the International Grand Opening of "The Day the Angels Cried Traveling Museum Exhibition" at Addis Ababa University, which presents 10,000 years of ancient and modern Ethiopian history including: the untold story of the Black Madonna, The Ethiopian Holocaust 1935-1941 and The African Diaspora's Response. Programs & activities include: a symposium on preserving and protecting Ethiopia's sacred history for a future world humanity and a banquet honoring surviving Patriots of the Ethiopian Holocaust 1935-1941. Then on to"The Historic Route Tour" FROM ADDIS TO BAHIR DAR..."The Ghion of the Bible (Genesis 2:13-19) and source of the Blue Nile in Egypt", then on to LALIBELLA, "The 8th Wonder of the World" visit 11th Century Churches carved out o rock by hand that are still in use today -- say a prayer to the ancient ancestors. The next morning depart for GONDAR "The Camelot of Africa," and location of 16th Century Fairy tale Castles. The following morning, we leave for AXUM "THE HOLY CITY" - (northeast of Gondar) which is the ancient capital of the Queen of Sheba, where the Arc of the Covenant rests inside St. Maryum Sion (Zion) Church: visit the Queen of Sheba's Palace, behold giant monolithic Obelisks and visit ancient tombs before returning to Addis for a day of rest and relaxation before returning to the US. |
| The ancient Land of Ethiopia was known as KUSH "THE HEARTLAND OF AFRICAN CIVILIZATION and included Egypt, Sudan, Eriteria, Somalia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Egypt, in fact ---all of Africa. In ancient times KUSH was The Light in Egypt's Eyes. |