Harar Ras Hotel
P.O.Box 45 Harar, Ethiopia
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Harar, chat, hyenas and dutch beer
Got a bus early in the morning for a rough ride thru the Ethiopian plateau. I have been feeded with chat by my neighbours since EVERYBODY was chewing the stuff, except for the driver that was kind of high by is own and was driving like a devil..
After 9 hours we arrived at sunset at Harars main gate where I got a room in the quite dodgy but cheap Hotel Central.
I enjoyed Harar, you dive into an ancient world when you enter the walls and get ...
A new hotel in town. Delight Hotel Dire Dawa
Dire Dawa town is not well known for its tourism sector. This is mainly because of the lack of information on the town's historical and cultural heritage as I learned. To make things worse finding a standard hotel for a night or two used to be difficult if not impossible. But now things are changing. The hotel industry is booming in the town.
On my second visit to the town I stayed in the newly opened Delight Hotel. Here I found free wireless internet ...
Good Riddance, Addis
I would like to precede this entry with an apology, unapologetically. Life on a trip like this changes so much from minute to minute, and day to day, that it's impossible to put into words, or even remember. I’ve come to terms with the sad reality that the most profound moments, emotionally and visually, won’t be captured in photographs. And after writing this entry, I’ve found it is far too much effort to explain even a fraction of the things I experience in a ...
My Stay In Dire Dawa - African Village Hotel
Harar is one of the historical towns of Ethiopia. There is no direct flight to Harar. The nearest place that you will find an airport is in Dire Dawa city which is 55 km from Harar. Dire Dawa city is unique by itself. The city came to being with the construction of the EthioDjibouti railway station as I learned. What inspired me to ...
Harrrar: Walls, Gates and a different culture
... of which date from the 10th century. It is surrounded by a 4 meter tall wall and has 5 entry gates. There is no vehicle traffic inside the wall and people live quite traditionally there. Harrar is most well known for its naturally processed coffee. The people who live inside the walls are Harrari and call themselves "people of the city" as distinct from the other tribes represented here. Their Language, Harrari, is a Semitic language.
Harrar's Golden age was the 16th ...


