Fish and Daniel picked us up about 10:00 for a trip to the Merkato - the largest open air market in Africa. We wandered around for a couple of hours and were amazed by the variety of goods for sale - foodstuffs, mats, baskets, furniture, building materials, carpets, -- if it’s not there, you don’t need it. Cheryl was fascinated by the donkeys. Daniel told me that if one owns a donkey, he can earn up to 100 Birr (about $9) per day. Goods are transported around the Merkato on peoples’ heads, on donkeys, and even on trucks. Most store keepers in Ethiopia come to the Merkato to buy their goods in quantity and then truck them back to their home town to be sold for a profit. People, trucks, cars, mini busses and donkeys coexist
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