palm sunday, round 2

orthdox palm sunday here in lalibela.

i walked to the sunken rock hewned churches with the other parishioners at 5.30 in the morning well the dawn just breaking. the locals were shrouded in white.

four hours, eleven rolls of film and a cup of coffee later, i'm tired.

i was rewarded with a palm ring by the guy selling bootleg ethiopian chanting music outside the church. my hope is that one day he sells dvd bootlegs of my book.

i'll try to repeat it again tomorrow -- except i'll try to arrive to the church even earlier.

p.s. i forgot to bring my address book and my server is still down, so i have no ones info. so if you desire a postcard email me your address.