Visit St. George's Church in Lalibela, Ethiopia

The Bet Giyorgis - St. George Church in North Ethiopia Male: This is Bet Giyorgis, the last church of King Gebre Mesqel Lalibela he did in ancient and the symbol of Noah’s Ark or to Saint George. It has a crucifix inside and outside. Sheila: Inside and outside. Male: Yes, a spiritual church then. Sheila: It’s incredible. These are the church from the top. Now, this is the way you go all the way down to get into the bottom of it where there’s only water. It symbolizes the blind windows on Noah’s Ark. Male: The windows on the ark. Sheila: The windows on the ark? Male: Yes Sheila: Flies are very pesky down here. I think what I found so interesting so far is the constant mingling of Old Testament and The New Testament. It’s hard to know where one stops and the other begins. Some skeleton and there were three people? Male: Holy people! Sheila: Holy People and they just died here and left there behind. Male: As pilgrims Sheila: As pilgrims, and they left their mummified remains. Sheila: Donation for them to bring something to the church for service, so they buy a candle. It’s like one side of the temple. What are the candles made out of? Male: Made out of wax. Sheila: So this one is made out of bees wax.