Addis Ababa

My plan in Addis was to see two museums and do a day trip to the north, but I was still feeling unwell, and there was a regular succession of thunderstorms coming through. The reports of the road trip are that the roads ore torture with many trucks and the trip is up to 9 hours, so I just did the National Museum, which was very important to me, and rested, recovered and edited photos.

At the National Museum, I was finally able to meet Lucy. They said they had just re-opened the museum after renovations, but in reality, only the bottom two levels were open, and the modern history of Ethiopia was still closed. These were quite good, and they did a nice job continuing to fill in my knowledge of evolution.

The ancient history of Ethiopia at the time of the Pharaohs, etc, was also quite interesting..

Addis Ababa itself is an interesting place. The streets in the centre around the main government buildings and parks are very good, and there is a lot of development with skyscrapers everywhere, and more under construction. But, just a half block off the main streets, the roads and sidewalks crumble, and the street life of marginal existence takes over. My hotel security guard basically denied me permission to walk out into the street due to crime concerns.Read more