Here we are - stating off again. Ethiopia this time.
We are fully in panic mode (strange, as we get older, I mean, less young, the panic mode starts earlier) as we try to do everything before our departure tomorrow for Addis Ababa which has the status of both a city and a state.
It is where the African Union and its predecessor the OAU are based. It also hosts the headquarters of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and numerous other continental and international organizations. Addis Ababa is therefore often referred to as "the political capital of Africa" due to its historical, diplomatic and political significance for the continent. (I stole that from Wikipedia)
This time we are being spoilt. We have a local guide. Our daughter Tessa is working there in the humanitarian development sector.
Here in Luxembourg the weather is miserable. There it should be like Spring, warm days, cool evenings. And sunny!
So enjoy the coming winter. I do hope you have snow tyres on. Or at least on the car.
We will think of you from time to time, but don't hold your breath!
Peter and Sue
(Sharp eyed readers will see that there appears to be some confusion about dates. I had to fiddle the dates so that this blog would be ordered as a travel diary with earliest entry first, rather than a blog.)
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