Exploring Ethiopia has been very challenging and rewarding. We stuck to what's commonly called the "northern circuit," visiting the towns of Bahir Dar, Gonder, Debark/Simien Mountains, Axum, Lalibela, and of course Addis Ababa. We did it using all public transport, and with mixed success. Sometimes trying to get a public bus or minibus proved really hard, other times it was easy.
Getting harrassed as a foreigner has been as commonplace as anywhere we've ever travelled (it's on the level of India), and that is a pretty big annoyance. But we've also met some great people and forgec genuine friendships. In fact, later today we'll visit the home of our new friends here in Addis, meet their kids, have a meal, etc.
More on Ethiopia later-- just wante to let you all know that we're headed on to Egypt now. New language, new foods, new sites and sounds and adventures...
