Seyoum, the owner of Explore Abyssinia Travel and Lodge du Chateau is a resourceful chap and has no end of ideas for separating Christi and I from our money. In addition to our lodging (400 Birr[US$30] for 2 nights), laundry (135 Birr – returned wet note!) and breakfast (70 Birr), he also has a mini bus that just happens to be going to Bahir Dar today. And Bahir Dar is our next destination. We … [Read more...]
Lake Tana, Ethiopia, Day 306
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Our hotel, the Ghion, is situated on the banks of Lake Tana and Christi and I enjoy a relaxed breakfast overlooking the lake before taking a tour to just a few of the dozens of monasteries dotted around the lake. Lake Tana itself is about 84 km long and 66 km wide, with a maximum depth of 15 meters. It is the largest lake in Ethiopia and as I have mentioned before the source of the Blue Nile. As … [Read more...]
Rural Ethiopia, Day 307
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Christi and I have a disgustingly early start for our all-day drive south through rural Ethiopia to the capital of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa. We’re up at 4 am and outside the (locked) bus station in the dark by 4:40am. It’s a little uncomfortable mingling with the locals in the dark and we are relieved when the gates open and everyone rushes in. We find our way to the Selam bus where our bags are … [Read more...]
Lalibela, Ethiopia, Day 308
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It's been a long time since Christi and I have stayed in a hotel as luxurious as the Hilton in Addis Ababa and for the next couple of days we intend to eat, sleep in a deliciously comfortable king-size bed, soak in the bath, swim in the hotel pool, sweat in the hotel sauna, order room service (just because we can) and generally relax ahead of our long trip south into the Omo valley. Unfortunately, … [Read more...]
Aksum, Ethiopia, Day 309
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Life in the Hilton hotel in Addis Ababa is just swell. Christi and I continue to kick back and live like royalty. Perhaps in our entire Year of Wonder we have never had two days off in a row (from sightseeing, traveling, planning, and doing chores). In some ways it is addictive. Our bodies have been running on adrenaline for months and now that we've stopped, albeit briefly, the adrenaline levels … [Read more...]
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