Mikael Cemetery


You don’t come to this place below Mikael Church for the graves, but for the excellent views of the old town from the road below them. Photography is best in the afternoon. A contract bajaj should cost Birr30. If the driver doesn’t know it, tell him Deker Condominium.


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