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| Susan | profile | all galleries >> Ethiopia 2009 >> Addis Ababa | tree view | thumbnails | slideshow |
 Addis Ababa International Airport |
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 local bus station near roundabout |
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 local shops. we saw quite a number selling jeans and sneakers |
 in abundance |
 we are open for business |
 Job Watch |
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 local minibus that you could board and jump off almost anywhere |
 Co-existence and Perfect Harmony |
 Oops. Wrong direction? Wrong lane? |
 Outnumbered? Who's the intruder? |
 this is the cab that we "picked up" ... broken front window |
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 The King rises above its people |
 this is a snack |
 take up the fruit and peel off |
 here comes the piece to put into the mouth to chew |
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 Sheraton |
 Sheraton |
 Sheraton |
 Sheraton |
 a different view looking out from Sheraton |
 back to Addis Ababa towards the end of the journey |
 this time, we are staying at Intercontinental @ New Year Eve discount |
 car pick-up |
 the city sheep |
 5-star |
 street scene opposite Intercontinental |
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 Tomoca - the "Starbuck" in Ethiopia |
 it's the street level shop in this building |
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 the owner - it's a family business |
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 gorgeous coffee; this glass is ~ USD 0.5 only |
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 "take me home" |
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 constuction-in-progress and cars everywhere |
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 coffee shop on 2/F of shopping arcade |
 traffic jam on a wet afternoon |
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 small shop along the road |
 Entoto Market |
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 local bakery |
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 Merkato - beware of pick pocket and snatchers |
 even our local guide took off his sunglasses before getting off the car |
 actually not much to see or buy, but just to satisfy the curiosity of at tourist |
 my travelmate insists going there, just for this pair of sandals - cut and make from a car tyre |
 back to Sheraton to kill time while waiting for midnight flight |
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 coffee shop |
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 spending our last Birr on Ethiopian coffee ceremony @ airport |
 ET608 proceed to gate ... yeah |
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