Hotel Intercontinental Asmara

Les italiens en avaient ramener un chez eux mais ils ont du le rendre, il s agit des obelisque de la civilisation axumite. Pouvant faire un metre de hauteur et non scultpte, les plus spectaculaire font 24m de hauteur avec des sculpture.

Il s agit la un des sites les plus spectaculaires d ethiopie, on se promene ...

... we were treated to a viewing of an ancient bible, which we were told we were extremely lucky to see since it will supposedly soon never be seen again by the public, as priests are currently in the process of creating a copy for viewing. (Strangely, the priest in the museum asked us for a pen - something we were used to being asked for by tons of children, but surprised to be asked of by the clergy.) We finished up the day with a trip to the Northern Stelae ...

... his 3 years son(Uganda mother who left them when she got her papers): he built a bridge from Vidin to Romania(Avraham: he was 17 times in Vidin last year!), a German pro-Israeli etc. --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- 6/3 Yona was not in Aksum, because she felt bad, but when we came to Gondar at noon, a guide gave us a letter from her, telling she is well, and stays ...

... in the Yeha Hotel with a good view of the main Stellae field. By now we were in need of a bit of pampering so we checked into the best hotel (Remhai) which has a swimming pool. Axum does have a lot of historical sights, one of them being the church of St Mary of Zion where according to legend (and all Ethiopians) the Ark of the Covenant is housed. We saw the large obelisk that had been returned by Italy in 2005 (after having been stolen during the occupation in the ...

... huser også landets ældst kirke. Her har kvinder ingen adgang, så nærmere beskrivelse er ikke mulig. For at give alle adgang til gudstjeneste, har Haile Selassie bygget en stor ny kirke ved siden af. Midt imellem ligger en mindre bygning, som bærer fruens navn. Her holder etiopierne på at Pagtens Ark hviler. Når man hører historien og ser de arkæologiske udgravninger, er det svært at forstå, at det er det fattige Etiopien vi taler om.

... While we were waiting to board, we notice one lady go out into the checked baggage that was on the tarmac waiting to be boarded on the plane. Soon after, another woman went out to go into her bag as well! Apparently, they had packed some items in their carry on that was not allowed (not water though as we all had full bottles with us). Instead of confiscating the item, they let her through and into the area with everyone else's bags to stow the forbidden item!

... and a romantic tryst with King Solomon Onto the stelae park with the giant towering tombstones of ancient kings - many of which are toppled. The size of these is incredible! A museum containing many relics was less than impressive. I'm sure anywhere else it would have been fabulous! But here, it was just dirty glass cases filled with dusty robes and dull jewels. Yellowed handwritten tags were in Amharic ...

The beginning of our journey around Africa stated in Eritrea in East Africa. We started with a few days in the capital Asmara - which seems like it should be in Rome rather than Africa. We are enjoying the coffees and cakes and pizzas as well as the weather and friendly, helpful people. There seem relatively few people anywhere in the country and unlike everyone presumes due to the war with Ethiopia it feels very safe and welcoming here and there seem no food shortages ...

Driving in the early hours of the morning from Asmara international airport, the streets are empty.I am worried that nobody will be awake at Pension Pisa or will sleep too heavily. The lad has his bed under the counter like a sailors berth and hears my knocking. It is a fine introduction into what is commonly and correctly referred to as the most pleasant city in Africa. On the streets a lively cafe society exists, especially at night when ...