Andu and Alissa
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Unique among African countries, the ancient Ethiopian monarchy maintained its freedom from colonial rule, with the exception of the 1936-41 Italian occupation during World War II. In 1974 a military junta, the Derg, deposed Emperor Haile SELASSIE (w... [read more]
Unique among African countries, the ancient Ethiopian monarchy maintained its freedom from colonial rule, with the exception of the 1936-41 Italian occupation during World War II. In 1974 a military junta, the Derg, deposed Emperor Haile SELASSIE (w... [read more] Blog: Day 130
Date: February 14th 2007
Left Addis around 6am to make the 12hour jaunt to Bahir Dar; roads (and most other infrastructure) get a lot more attention in the North (apparently because the politicians are from the North) and so the drive was quite a bit more comfortable than the South. 3 or 4 hours into the drive however, there's a 42km section under construction that was pretty miserable (took around 2 hours); road crosses ... read more
Date: February 14th 2007
Left Addis around 6am to make the 12hour jaunt to Bahir Dar; roads (and most other infrastructure) get a lot more attention in the North (apparently because the politicians are from the North) and so the drive was quite a bit more comfortable than the South. 3 or 4 hours into the drive however, there's a 42km section under construction that was pretty miserable (took around 2 hours); road crosses ... read more
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