dusk falls on Addis Ababa to south
from Mount Entoto north of town
Kiddus Raguel church at summit
near older church hewn from rock
← sunset west from Mt. Entoto
some express concern about replacing native forests with non-
native Eucalyptus trees. east →
south of Addis Ababa the
hills and valleys abound with
productive small farms
connected by dirt paths
typical family's mixed livestock
local construction technique
irrigation & domestic water source
grain watered by spring rains
manually harvested
bundled
and transported.
hay stacks
But low income per person
motivates some to move to city
while others want mechanization.
small farms
small herds
animal transportation
typical rural town
each house with small shop
line the main street
clothes, paintings, shoes,
plantain, oranges, soccer balls,
restaurant, bar, hotel
and ubiquitous Coca Cola store
New granary, industry & nursery
to be fueled by petroleum
broadband internet coming
Ethiopia has 80+ languages
each with different songs
dances, costumes & customs.
a visitor is asked to mimic dance.
a proud, cheerful, gracious people!
Red, Gold, Green
National emblem
lion
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