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May 27th, 2010 | Africa Leaving Gondar, Ethiopia… The road begins its descent from the highlands of Ethiopia… The ride to the Sudanese border, 200 km to the north east of Gondar went smoothly enough, and I thoroughly enjoyed the winding strip of good tarmac that stretched between the turnoff at Azezo to where it left […] May 26th, 2010 | Africa The imposing entrance to the Church of Debre Birhan Selassie, in the form of a standing Lion… The Church of Debre Birham Selassie is a “must see” if ever you find yourself in Gondar… It was built by Emperor Eyasu, grandson of Fasilidis, in late 17th century. It was one of 44 churches […] May 26th, 2010 | Africa There was a bit of consternation when I lifted the cover off the bike this morning… A large white cat had taken up residence on my seat, and as I pulled the cover back, it took off like a rocket, scaring the hell out of me…!! After the incident with the wall the day before, […] May 25th, 2010 | Africa Gelagay Bayih, my tour guide for the day… When I awoke, my lower left leg was as stiff as a board, so I decided to take it easy and spend the day sorting through my gear and seeing the sights of Bahir Dar. Inside the little Internet room on the ground floor, I […] May 24th, 2010 | Africa Lukas bids me goodbye… Moments later, a large "BANG" was heard… The ride to Bahir Dar started with a bang… Literally…!! The BANG was caused when the Big Fella hit the wall opposite the entrance to Lukas’s house, and ended up lying on his right side in a storm water drain… In exiting […] May 23rd, 2010 | Africa I agree… So spend some money doing so…! And run a spell-check while you are at it… Natty outfit worn by Haile Selassie, past Emperor of Ethiopia… Not to be confused with “A Weekend in Paris”…!! The three days I spent in Addis with Lukas and Annette van Deventer seemed to […] |
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