Continued... But I quite enjoyed my journey from Addis to Bahir Dar actually! Although the windows remained closed the entire 12 hours (sweltering!), some of the mountain scenery was incredible, and we wound our way through villages which reminded me of how I felt as if I’d been transported back to medieval times upon arrival in Twifu Mampong (Ghana) six years ago. Everybody is walking somewhere on the roads here, and as we approached maket towns we passed by hundreds of women in headscarves carrying traditional pots and bags of who-knows-what, children herding goats and cows to be sold, and men - draped in lengths of cloth and carrying, behind their necks, traditional staffs, ideal for resting on, ‘encouraging’ cattle with, or beating off aggressive dogs! We stopped in towns with dirty, dusty streets, with wood
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