Why I think you should visit my country! (airport, food)

[dallol1]

My country is normally associated with desert and famine, so I thought I'd share something new
You can witness the:
The diverse scenery
Semien mountains- The Roof of Africa
Semien-Gebirge, Äthiopien by Andrea Schieber, on Flickr

Danakil Desert
Hump Day by Sunrider007, on Flickr

Dallol - enig mooi! Incredible beauty! by Rita Willaert, on Flickr

Blue Nile River and Falls
Blue Nile Falls by Santiago, on Flickr

Wonchi Crater lake


The wildlife
Endemic Ethiopian wolf
Ethiopian Wolf by Nicola Destefano, on Flickr

Endemic Gelada baboon
Ethiopia, Gelada baboon by Vittorio Ricci, on Flickr

Religion and festivals
scéne biblique Lalibela by isabelle chauvel, on Flickr

Timket by Jon Bratt, on Flickr

Al-Jami mosque in Harar nightshot with 30 seconds exposure - Ethiopia by Eric Lafforgue, on Flickr

Historical sites
Lalibela Church
Monolithic Rock-cut Church Of Bete Giyorgis, Lalibela, Ethiopia by Eric Lafforgue, on Flickr

Gonder Castle
Castle by Jon Bratt, on Flickr

Axum Obelisk
Aksum. El Obelisco caído by escandio, on Flickr

Yeha structure
Interior, Temple of the Moon, Yeha, Ethiopia by A.Davey, on Flickr

Hands - Yeha - Ethiopia by Pascal Boegli, on Flickr

Diverse people
Street, Adigrat, Ethiopia by Rod Waddington, on Flickr

Miss Fayo in Harari traditional clothes for a celebration, Harar, Ethiopia by Eric Lafforgue, on Flickr

portrait of ethiopean tribal girl by diane marinos.jpg by diane marinos, on Flickr

Tasty cuisine
Meze on injera, Muna's, Harringay, London N8 by Kake, on Flickr

Eating Traditional Tihlo, Ethiopia by Rod Waddington, on Flickr

EthiopianCoffeeCeremony by Michelle, on Flickr

[strad]

Great photos of a beautiful country. I have never been to Ethiopia, but Ethyopian food is amazing and eat it very frequently!

[dallol1]

Originally Posted by strad

Great photos of a beautiful country. I have never been to Ethiopia, but Ethyopian food is amazing and eat it very frequently!

Thank you! And that is great to hear!

[AFP]

Love those pictures.


You know there used to exist a mixed Ethiopian-Portuguese community in the Adwa Plateau in 1598 they numbered 3,000 they were descendants of the soldiers that settled in the 1540's and married Amhara women. Queen Mentewab 1706-1773 claimed to have Portuguese ancestry. The Ethiopian Negus for generations employed a militia from that community.

Queen Mentewab of Ethiopia

[Mr.Falcon]

Thanks for sharing. Actualy nowadays we already have direct flights from Brazil to Ethiopia. I remembered that when it was anounced some believed that it would get to a very modest airport, but when they saw the pictures of Adis Adeba's Airport they got very surprised!!

[Yanagisawa]

I love all colors in those pictures. Thanks for sharing!

[dallol1]

Originally Posted by AFP

Love those pictures.


You know there used to exist a mixed Ethiopian-Portuguese community in the Adwa Plateau in 1598 they numbered 3,000 they were descendants of the soldiers that settled in the 1540's and married Amhara women. Queen Mentewab 1706-1773 claimed to have Portuguese ancestry. The Ethiopian Negus for generations employed a militia from that community.

Queen Mentewab of Ethiopia

Thanks!

Very interesting too. Ethiopia and Portugal have had a long history together and I do recall them being one of our allies with our war against the Ottoman empire.

[dallol1]

Originally Posted by Mr.Falcon

Thanks for sharing. Actualy nowadays we already have direct flights from Brazil to Ethiopia. I remembered that when it was anounced some believed that it would get to a very modest airport, but when they saw the pictures of Adis Adeba's Airport they got very surprised!!

That's correct, Ethiopian Airlines flies 3 times a week to São Paulo, sometimes connecting in West Africa too on the way.

Addis Ababa airport is also getting expanded to accommodate the number of passengers it should be receiving in the near future.

[easthome]

Lovely pictures

[Davy-040]

Why I think you should visit my country?
We grow some of the best weed in the world.