Bahir Dar Market

First day in Bahir Dar

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December 21st 2009
Geo: 11.6, 37.3833We started the day when we were awakened by the call to prayer from the nearby Mosque. The pension is about a block from it and we are on side of the building closest to the mosque. I have never experienced this before - they do the first call before the roosters start crowing so I think it must have started about 3-3:30am. (Note: each day since has been a bit different so n ... read more

Africa » Ethiopia

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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