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October 18th 2015
Published: October 18th 2015
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My visit to Ethiopia started in Addis Ababa, which means New Flower in Amharic. With more than 3 million people, it’s the capital and largest city of the only African country that wasn't colonized during the end of the 19th century and beginning of 20th century, when greedy European countries (F, GB, P, I, D, B, E) invaded most of Africa for their own benefit. The Italians tried to colonize the ... Read Full Entry



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Bon Biní, Bienvenido, Welkom, Welcome, Benvenuto, Wilkommen! I'm Elton, from the island of Curaçao (Southern Caribbean) where I was born, raised and currently living. I grew up in a local neighbourhood just west of Otrobanda in Willemstad. I speak Papiamentu, Dutch, Spanish, English, regular Italian and a little German. Curaçao is a small but unique Island. It's not the typical Caribbean island with just sun and beaches. It has a rich and interesting history and culture. The capital, Willemstad, is on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Visit Curaçao . com ... full info
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Ethiopian National MuseumEthiopian National Museum
Ethiopian National Museum
People with the weighing scales along the streetPeople with the weighing scales along the street
People with the weighing scales along the street
flash was prohibited: Ethiopian guy playing a "masinko" at Fendika Azmari Betflash was prohibited: Ethiopian guy playing a "masinko" at Fendika Azmari Bet
flash was prohibited: Ethiopian guy playing a "masinko" at Fendika Azmari Bet



18th October 2015
Bones of "Lucy" at the Ethiopian National Museum

Ake Och Emma
Ake Dahllof and Emma Holmbro

Why "Lucy"?
Do you kow why she's called Lucy? When the archaeologists were digging they had a radio playing music. When they found the bones today known as Lucy the radio played the song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds", and they decided to name her after the song. /Ake
18th October 2015
Bones of "Lucy" at the Ethiopian National Museum

Elton
Elton.

hahah true true, it was explained why they called it Lucy :)
18th October 2015

Carmen alias Stitch
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Ik zou écht nooit never in dat vliegtuig gestapt zn! ;-) Dat land is best wel mooi v wat jij laat zien. Zoveel anders dan t beeld wat ik had/heb.
19th October 2015

Elton
Elton.

hahaha Ethiopian Airlines is een van de beste (zo niet de beste) Afrikaanse luchtvaart maatschappijen schat. Ik vloeg met de nieuwe Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Het feit dat Ethiopian Europa mag aandoen, zegt genoeg.
19th October 2015
View of Addis Ababa, seen from Entoto Hill

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Ethiopia
Beautiful
19th October 2015

RENanDREW
Ren & Andrew

Tej
I love honey wine, and have always wanted to try it in Ethiopia! Lucky you :) Looking forward to more African blogs.
28th October 2015

Elton
Elton.

I hope you'll make it one day to Ethiopia, you'll love it!!
19th October 2015
Eating "kitfo" with injera

taracloud
Tara Cloud

Love Ethiopian food!
I used to visit an Ethiopian restaurant in San Francisco with incredible little mounds of different veggies and grains on that great, sourdough-tasting injera--you lucky duck! How nice to meet up with a couple of Addis Ababans and get to share your beloved Curaçao a bit. It sounds as if from the attention you got from the touts and guides that it's clear they see you as a tourist. Well, at least you're not being stared at as in Asia.
19th October 2015

taracloud
Tara Cloud

Food!
I didn't know what kitfo was, so I looked it up, which led to images of the plates of Ethiopian food with all those yummies on top. The difference--massive! The American and British photos on the internet showed huge piles of food on the injera, while your photo showed pretty petite portions. No wonder we're so fat, and the Ethiopians lean. Shocking!
28th October 2015

Elton
Elton.

hahaha well I've never been to an Ethiopian restaurant abroad so I had no idea how much they serve. But it doesn't surprise me :) I really had enough of the touts, it gets really annoying sometimes but I try to remain calm and polite. Tough!
20th October 2015

Dancing Dave
David Hooper

The jewel of Africa
I call Ethiopia the jewel of Africa. I hope your travels through that intriguing country show you why.
28th October 2015

Elton
Elton.

It is, absolutely fantastic and recommended to everyone!

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