The landscape is lush green in the South, and changes to semi desert in the North. Here can be seen the transitional landscape of half and half.
These amazing churches are carved from a single piece of stone, straight into the ground. Here can be seen some of the detail in the exterior of the churches Unfortunately some have experienced heavy weathering and so a lot of this has been lost.
A door way onto a landscape that hasn't change for thousands of years.
Middle right in the picture you can see another artifact from the same time as the churches, a stone stone standing in the dry river bed.
This is one of the most well preserved and famous churches You can clearly see that it was carve straight out of the surrounding rock.
This a closer look at the same church as in the above photo. You can really see the level of detail and craftsmanship that has gone into the making of these build. Baring in mind the tools they had available to them at the time.
A much respected local Priest last resting place. I bet he couldn't have done that trick with his head and legs when he was alive!
One of the many other rooms which have been carved into the surround rock. This one was a resting place for the Priests that were resident there. Other small holes around the place were also cut into the rock for them to sleep in.
The interiors of some of the churches look a stunning as they day they were finished. All helped by the dry conditions and the fact that direct sun light never reaches them.
This was the best accommodation I could find for the money. As there is no where to camp in Djibouti city. The down side is the Mosque next door at 05:30 in the morning.
This Aussie duo I first ran into in Addis Ababa back in Ethiopia. They had been traveling round the Middle East and were also trying to get into Sudan.
A major port in its own right and Ethiopia's main supply route other than by air.