Hotel Gondar

... (Timket) which is in the second half of January.  This is the most important religious festival in Ethiopia and Gondar's population will swell by 10,000 visitors to take part in the festivities which include bathing in this pool.  Richard will ...

... 's moved between 26 and 30! Have managed not to burn yet (though do look rather red on visa photo!) and got a shock when I got to Gondar hotel and saw myself in the mirror for the first time in two days, having been out in the Sun for most of the previous ...

... distances aren't the formidable.   After almost not getting on my flight (the airline had cancelled my reservation), I flew to Gondar with a stop in Bahar Dar first.  I have to say that even though I had this bad experience with ...

... , the rulers of Ethiopia began spending the rainy season near Lake T'ana, often returning to the same location again and again.Gondar was the first "permanent" capitol of Ethiopia, founded by Emperor Fasilides around the year 1635. He and his ...

2nd August we got back to Gondar and had a quiet day of it, juice in town and tried to use the absolutely useless internet, before going out for dinner with most of the gang and then heading back to the hotel for an early night. It was decided that the ...

... amoxillin and my throat has made real progress and I am confident I will be 100% in no time at all.  The reason for visiting Gondar is to visit its castles and to launch a trip in to the simien mountains.   So after the castles, 3 nights and ...

Due to the bus being so late we arrived back to Gondar too late to change hotels or to book the bus for the following day. We demanded another room at at a better rate, then went to bed. The next morning we booked the bus to Laibella and on the way we ...

... , and obviously the charity effort was very benficial to them, which was pretty uplifting!! Highlights: the avocado juice in Gondar, the Ethiopian coffee and dancing, the Dashun Brewery's promotion giving us free beer, my bikes ability to handle shitty ...

... af borgen i 1600-tallet. I løbet af de næste 150 år byggede hver ny konge sin egen del af borgen. I den periode var Gondar Etiopiens hovedstad. Kong Fasil I byggede også et svømmebasin, hvor han en gang om ugen badede og lærte de adelige at ...

... the camp after Pat’s return from a side trip bringing back with him his snoring! So Ish joins us at the luxurious hotel and settles in quickly!  We do some more blogging and finally get the Serengeti pics and blog uploaded for you all to enjoy ...

... town and after a zig zag course through the town following our directions and the flags, we arrived at the road leading up to the hotel with totally rubber knees and what did we see, a switch back road going straight up,  but not getting of the bike ...

... , and therefore the plans have changed: we have two rest days in Gondor, which is welcomed by every rider, more recovery time in this beautiful hotel on the hill. In the morning I have a hot bath after an excellent sleep on a real bed, and I almost get my ...

... a line and then the singer would have to incorporate it into her song. For example: "Hello Mike and Carla welcome to Gondar we've really enjoyed hanging out with you”! Clapping and dancing with the performers and other patrons was definitely the ...

... we ate, which plunged everyone in complete silence and darkness, and only then were you reminded that you were in Gondar, Ethiopia. Start: Ghion Hotel, Bahir Dar, ETH. 09:08 End: Belegez Pension, Gondar, ETH. 18:00 Distance Traveled: 172 km ...

... ;                   But the highlight of Gondar was the wonderfully adventurous people I met at the pension(eg small hotel)I was staying at.  There was Neil, ...

... and lots of coffee (Buna) we headed out for our short trek to the road where the mini-van was waiting to drive us back to Gondar.  The trek was only about 2 hours - 1 hour down into the river valley and 1 hour back up to about the same altitude we ...