Sunset. Christmas Eve.

Christmas Eve

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December 24th 2010
It's Christmas Eve (although not for the Orthodox locals who won't celebrate for another two weeks). I spent this morning walking around seventeenth century castles, remnants of anther age, their round turrets and pointed battlements looking like they should belong in Morocco or Spain not sub-Saharan Africa. For lunch, I had a sour brown pancake topped with various spicy stews, washed down ... 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