Ethiopian coffee

We have arrived!

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December 17th 2009
Geo: 9.02274, 38.7468We arrived with minimal effort last night and made our way to our hotel. The Hilton, thanks to reward points.Spent the day getting organized as we leave tomorrow morning for Lalibela.Will likely update the blog in about 6 days as we are anticipating little or no access to the web while in Lalibela - but, we might be surprised. FYI - The Amazing Race was in Lalibela abou ... read more

Africa » Ethiopia » Addis Ababa Region » Addis Ababa

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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