User:Gyrofrog/Ethiopia January 2010
In January 2010, my family and I visited Ethiopia, where we spent time in Nazareth (Adama), Shashemene, Wondo Genet and Awasa (but mainly in Nazareth). This page contains some of the photos from our trip. -- Gyrofrog (talk) 02:03, 24 January 2010 (UTC)
Cuisine edit
Berbere edit
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Red peppers, drying in preparation for making berbere
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More peppers, chopped and laid out for further drying.
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Red onions drying in the sunlight (to prevent them from spoiling).
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Whole korarima.
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Korarima in a vessel for pulverizing and grinding.
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Korarima. The ground seed is used as an ingredient in berbere.
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Abesh, or abish, seed (fenugreek)
Wondo Genet edit
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Unidentified mountain, Wondo Genet.
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Church in Wondo Genet.
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View from the rooftop patio in Wondo Genet.
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View from the resort in Wondo Genet.
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View from the resort in Wondo Genet.
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View from the resort in Wondo Genet.
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Hotel in Wondo Genet.
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Unidentified mountain, near Wondo Genet (en route to Shashemene).
Awasa edit
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Marabou storks being fed at a lakeside park in Awasa, Ethiopia.
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Marabou storks at Lake Awasa.
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Marabou storks at Lake Awasa.
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Marabou storks at Lake Awasa.
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Dining/meeting facility in the style of a tukul at Awasa.
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Vervet monkey at lakeside park in Awasa.
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Vervet by Lake Awasa.
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Man feeding a guereza at lakeside park in Awasa.
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View from lakeside park in Awasa.
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Various waterfowl at Lake Awasa.
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DucksEgyptian geese at Lake Awasa. These geese also perch in trees. -
DuckEgyptian goose in a tree next to Lake Awasa. -
Tour boat on Lake Awasa
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Various waterfowl at Lake Awasa.
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Tour boat (foreground) and fishing boat (background) on Lake Awasa
Adama edit
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View along the Addis Ababa-Dire Dawa Road.
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Oromia Regional Government buildings. These were built when the regional capital was in Adama. The capital was (at least officially) moved to Addis Ababa in 2005.
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Hotel in Adama.
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The (normally) busy Addis Ababa-Dire Dawa Road. (This photo was taken on Genna, or Ethiopian Christmas, hence no traffic.)
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View toward (approximate) northwest from Executive Hotel.
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View toward (approximate) southwest from Executive Hotel.
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Saint Mary's Ethiopian Orthodox Church.
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Saint Mary's Church.
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Saint Mary's Church.
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Interior of St. Mary's Church.
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Bajaj auto rickshaws. These are replacing taxicabs. They emit malodorous exhaust but (presumably) get good mileage.