Monthly Archives: January 2008

Today we went to the Meta Brewery in the morning, where there is an attractive park around a natural water source and its waterfall. The park is about 5o minutes away from Addis on the road to Jimma and passes … Continue reading →

Delilah arrived on Wednesday evening for a 2 day visit to the African Union. She also visited the EU delegation for talks and met the new AU delegation head. All went very well and the future of this direct work with AU … Continue reading →

Last Sunday we went to one of the most beautiful places I have ever seen – Lake Wonchi . This lies in the crater of a volcano about 30 kilometers above the town of Ambo. We were told that the volcano erupted … Continue reading →

This weekend was “Timkat” which occurs 15 days after the Ethiopian Christmas. It is Epiphany and is a very important Christian Festival here. The Ethiopian church is very old  and many of the beliefs and rituals are completely unique with a … Continue reading →

Lake Langano is the third lake as you drive down the Rift Valley from Mojo. It is about 4 hours from Addis so we spent Saturday night at the Bekele Molo resort. The road passes Lake Ziway where we again … Continue reading →

I returned to Addis this Monday after a two week Christmas break in Italy. We actually arrived  on the Ethiopian Christmas Day, January 7th. During the break we went skiing in Gressoney which was great and a big change from … Continue reading →