December 22
We had a very long day of travel yesterday. As we flew from Dulles to Addis Ababa, we advanced through 8 time zones - evening came quickly. Ethiopian Air managed to fit in Dinner, Breakfast, then Lunch. The fun for me was seeing a 7 year old girl from Ethiopia that befriended an 8 year old boy from Colorado. As children do so well, they instantly became fast friends and played on their gameboys furiously, then collapsed in a pile of dozing humanity. There was a long good-bye and exchange of e-mails as they parted ways.
The airline provided a voucher for transport, a night's stay, and meals at a local hotel. Little did we know that an adventure ride was included for no additional fee. The bus driver used flashing headlights, gunning the engine, and occasional application of the horn to coerce pedestrians off the "road". Mister Toad has nothing on this guy. Along the way we saw store fronts (think small fireworks stand) lining the road selling various things - the butcher shops caught my eye - with their hanging carcases for sale.
The M. N. International hotel was nice, the facility was new, clean and the staff were extremely courteous extending great service to their guests. The beds were FIRM and the night air very cool (Addis is around 6500 ft elevation) the feather comforters made for a cozy night's sleep. There was a determined rooster attempting to raise the sun at 3 am - but otherwise our night's sleep was undisturbed.
This is posted from the airport as we now are heading to Malawi!!
We had a very long day of travel yesterday. As we flew from Dulles to Addis Ababa, we advanced through 8 time zones - evening came quickly. Ethiopian Air managed to fit in Dinner, Breakfast, then Lunch. The fun for me was seeing a 7 year old girl from Ethiopia that befriended an 8 year old boy from Colorado. As children do so well, they instantly became fast friends and played on their gameboys furiously, then collapsed in a pile of dozing humanity. There was a long good-bye and exchange of e-mails as they parted ways.
The airline provided a voucher for transport, a night's stay, and meals at a local hotel. Little did we know that an adventure ride was included for no additional fee. The bus driver used flashing headlights, gunning the engine, and occasional application of the horn to coerce pedestrians off the "road". Mister Toad has nothing on this guy. Along the way we saw store fronts (think small fireworks stand) lining the road selling various things - the butcher shops caught my eye - with their hanging carcases for sale.
The M. N. International hotel was nice, the facility was new, clean and the staff were extremely courteous extending great service to their guests. The beds were FIRM and the night air very cool (Addis is around 6500 ft elevation) the feather comforters made for a cozy night's sleep. There was a determined rooster attempting to raise the sun at 3 am - but otherwise our night's sleep was undisturbed.
This is posted from the airport as we now are heading to Malawi!!
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Thanks for sharing your trip with everyone, it's "almost" like being right there with you. 8-))
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