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Best Experience: Night out with the Aussies, Mick & Craig
Worst Experience: Day in Lalibela
Best Accommodation: McMartin’s Cozy Place
Worst Accommodation: Hotel Baro
Best Food: Pizza at Tuscany in Gondar
Worst Food: Shiro w/ butter at Hotel Ghion in Bahir Dar
Scariest Moment: Fight in Bahir Dar and tire explosion in Dessie
Best Scenery: 1 hour outside of Dessie on the bus ride to Addis Ababa
So, I made it through my time in Ethiopia. I told myself if I could get through this then the rest of the trip will be a breeze. It is unfortunate, just like my 2 weeks in Morocco in 2005, that I got a cold the final few days. I left the piazza yesterday, which is the part of town you’ll find most of the backpacking hotels. Marie, an Australian woman I met in Bahir Dar recommended a German guesthouse in the Bole Rd portion of town which is much closer to the airport and is very, very nice. It is like staying at someone’s home. It is by far the best accomodation I have had so far and it is cheap as well. Only about $10. There is even a little resident monkey that hangs around.
I will suggest to anyone that is reading this blog for research on Ethiopia, at least stay your first and last night in Addis Ababa at this place. It is called “McMartin’s Cozy Place” and is located across the street from Atlas Hotel on the corner of Cameroon St and Mike Leyland St.
After I got settled in at the new hotel I headed out to the National Museum. They have a really good fossil exhibit of early humans and the museum houses “Lucy”, one of our earliest known ancestors. The originals are in the museum but kept away for preservation. They have copies on display which is kind of disappointing but still interesting.
I had gotten an email yesterday morning from Kenya Airways saying there was a significant change in my ticket from Tanzania to Rwanda so I headed to their office at the Hilton Hotel and got it straightened out. It was just the times on one of the dates and now we have a longer layover in Nairobi but that is ok.
I have really enjoyed my time in Ethiopia but I am ready to move on. I would have to say I was pleasantly surprised by Bahir Dar and Gondar and a bit disappointed with Lalibela (but that was probably because I got sick there) I fly to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania tomorrow to meet Daisy, a friend of mine from Seattle.
I’ve officially been traveling longer than I ever have before, so it has begun!
See you in another country….
Joey