Ethiopia Travel & Tour Information
Addis
Ababa
Addis
Ababa
With a population of more than two million people,
Addis Ababa
is not only the political capital but also the economic and social
nerve-center of
Ethiopia
. Founded by Emperor Menelik in 1887, this big, sprawling,
hospitable city still bears the stamp of his exuberant
personality. More than 21,000 hectares in area,
Addis Ababa
is situated in the foothills of the 3,000 meters
Entoto
Mountains
and rambles pleasantly across many wooded hillsides and gullies
cut through with fast flowing streams.
Like any other capital in the world, there is more than enough for
anybody to do in Addis. There are numerous restaurants offering
various exotic dishes
Addis Ababa
is as cosmopolitan as any of the world's great metropolises, and
the architecture is as varied as the city itself. Tall office
buildings, elegant villas, functional bungalows, flat, fashionable
hotels, conference halls, and theaters - gleaming in their marble
and anodized aluminum - vie for attention alongside traditional
homes of wattle and daub, surrounded by cattle, sheep, goats, and
chickens. There is no designated 'city centre' because, until very
recently, there was no urban planning.
Addis Ababa
simply grew in a natural, organic way, and its present appearance
reflects this unforced and unstructured evolution.
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Rena,
Oded, Uri & Ariella from Israel
I
will never forget Lalibela and the people we met there ...the sweet
children that adopted us and followed us all around.
We arrived in Lalibela on a Saturday and saw the long March to the
Market and it was so beautiful and also sad because we understood
how far the people had to work and carry. learn
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