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Trip to the North - Day 2

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January 7th 2011
The guides picked me up at my pension at 7am and took me to a fancy hotel at the top of the mountain to meet the two Scottish people who joined our half day trip to the Simiens. Melkom works in Addis for the UN, and his father came to travel with him to the North (and again a very cool one, who doesn't care about his age and enjoys LIFE). After 1hour bumpy ride we started our hike. Half day is de ... read more

Africa » Ethiopia » Amhara Region » Gondar

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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 (wh... ... read more