Harar

Early morning flight to Dire Dawa and picked up by abdul from the tour company. Started the day taking me to Kefira market which was the most raw market I've ever been to. Super muddy from all the rain and extremely bare bones and real. Being the only white guy there, i garnered a heck of a lot of friendly attention

Then went to a khat market which is plant that is like caffeine on steroids. Ethiopia has a massive market for it and ships off to many other countries. Kinda like a drug but legal here.

And finally arrived in the ancient walled city of harar. Wandered for hours through the narrow maze of streets, high fiving little kids along the way who were extremely curious about me. Visiting shrines and mosques and significant family dwellings. Everyone super friendly and welcoming.

Just before dusk, was brought to a spot on the edge of the city. Harar has a hyena problem so they feed the hyenas outside the city in hopes to keep them out of the city. I got to feed a bunch of them.

Then dinner at nice spot where some local celebration happened just as i was paying my bill. Quite a day!Weiterlesen