Addis Ababa Guest House

... of beer which we didn't really want or need. Next thing you know I'm on my third St. George beer. But, I survived the horse and my stomach survived the fresh carcass... so a successful day! Toronto Guest House: ...

... dinner we ate at lonely planets highest rated Ethiopian restaurant that happened to be about 2 blocks from our hotel, the Weygoss Guest House.  Because it was Wednesday (like every Wednesday and Friday) it was a "fast day" for Ethiopians.  ...

... for dinner at Habesha 2000 (a great Ethiopian place with traditional music and dancing). We went with Tigist, Musekaret (managers of the guest house), Miguel (Daniel's friend who works at the Spanish corporation) and Mesi joined us for a bit as well. The ...

back in the capital trying to find information about going south to the tribes and also getting a ticket to nairobi. Seems prices to see the tribes are  USD 120 a day and it is not clear whether it is just  tourist trap and therefore we are ...

I flew into the Addis Airport at around 10:30 PM.  It took me an hour to get through coustoms and visas.  Ayela my driver met me after waiting an hour and a ...

... Spongebob Square Pants sheets!!!        Waking up around 5ish we head into the streets around the guest house to see what Addis is like. We suss out a nearby French restaurant for dinner later then hit the supermarket to stock up - ...

Well, I have finally made it. I'm in Addis Ababa. The landing scene was something out of a movie. Mountains everywhere, Addis is a very scenic place. After landing we checked in our room, we are staying at the Waka Guest house. Very basic place, it's ...

... and it makes for an excellent nutritious juice. And now its recovery time, tomorrow is a rest day and I am staying at an excellent guest house with a hugh living room. In the same building is a superb restaurant, the lime-tree, where I have already eaten ...

.......I've returned to Addis for the Timkat Festival which begins tomorrow, January 18. The trip back to Addis is smooth. I have found a newly established guest house with spotlessly clean rooms. The price is good, so I check in. I start the unpacking ...

... chair, right on the other side of the gate. A true gatekeeper. After passing through another gate, we arrived at Weygoss Guest House. Charming, with private locked rooms and no cockroaches. Hard to complain. I set down my things, and rush of excitement, ...

... these are the places I've visited. 1. Ethiopian National Museum- home of the world's oldest body..Lucy 2. Mount Entoto- Highest Point in Addis Ababa and home of Menilik II palace 3. Merkato- The largest open air market in Africa. 4. Piazza District-  ...

Nice and clean place to stay and value for money . Olympus guest house and furnished apartment close to all amenities. ...

Today I witnessed one of the most amazing gathering of people in the streets of Addis Ababa. Today was a religious holiday called Timket. Timket is the Ethiopians Epiphany. People walked around in their traditional clothing and they gathered to sing and ...

March 22 - April 24 2010 Route Traveled Ethiopia Addis Ababa - Shashemene - Dodola - Dinsho - Shashemene - Nazret - Harar - Addis Ababa - Bahir Dar - Gonder - Debark - Aksum - Mekele - Woldia - Lalibela - Dessie - Addis Ababa "If you say your gonna go, ...

... , Lovie!  Too bad we're on different continents today.  Not the usual way to spend one's anniversary. Arrived in Addis Ababa toady after a looong time traveling.  Flying in, it was mostly cloudy so we couldn't see much.  But every ...

... working on administrative tasks as well as designing improvements and gathering material for their website. We're staying in the SIM guest house in Addis; this is very convenient as it is just around the corner from Hope, an 11-min walk is our ...