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1 Addis Ababa is a city of surprises. For the most...	2 Canadian Embassy, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	3 Irving Fish, MD. He is the founder of the Ethiopian...	4 The population of Addis is more than 2 million people. ...	5 There are several large roundabouts and plazas where...
6 Another European style roadway	7 A mosque on this tree-lined boulavard	8 One of many cafes throughout the city	9 Shopping areas abound	10 This is the Palace surrounded by decorative fencing. It...
11 The decorative railing of the Presidential Palace on...	12 Billboards along one of the Plazas	13 This is the widest boulevard in Addis	14 There are many NGOs in Ethiopia. The efforts coming from...	15 Traffic problems are significant in Addis. Many of more...
16 A tree lined boulevard leads further up to the Sheraton...	17 Shops frequently have displays outside the store	18 Wide street	19 The shops run the entire range from very cheap to high...	20 A commerical section of Addis
21 A bank	22 Cars are mostly small and utilitarian	23 Most people are quite willing to pose for a photo	24	25
26	27	28 Carrying something is common in Ethiopia	29	30
31	32	33	34 Checking just hatched eggs	35 These chickens belong to man in prior photo
36	37	38	39 There are so many smiling faces	40
41	42	43 This is flour drying to make teff which is used to make...	44	45 Old man on tough times
46 One of thousand shoeshine stands throughout the city	47	48	49 Carrying things on the head is very common	50 One of many banana vendors
51 There are three major religions in Ethiopia including...	52 Elevation of the city is 6000 feet	53 Alternate mode of transport	54	55
56	57 Mules are frequently used for transport and especially to...	58 The unemployment rate in Addis depends on the source...	59	60 Shoeshine stands are common
61	62 Sheraton Hotel. Its the 'top' hotel in Addis. Its...	63	64 Walking sticks are common. They are used for protection,...	65 School children
66	67 Women Fuelwood Carriers: Just outside of Addis Ababa,...	68 Fuelwood carriers may begin work as early 3 AM. This...	69 The deforestation of the hills of Addis	70 The earnings might amount to $2 for a day's work
71 Much of the carrying is downhill from the hils to the...	72 Addis from the hills	73 View of Addis from Entoto Hills	74 Entoto Maryam Church, North Shewa, Ethiopia. On 3...	75 Located within what was once the original encampment of...
76 Part of Entoto Maryam Church which was built by Emperor...	77 Entoto Maryam Church, North Shewa, Ethiopia	78 Entoto Hills was the area chosen by Emperor Menelik II...	79	80 Tomb inside Entoto church
81 Lady using teff	82 Ceilings of the structures surounding Entoto Maryan Church	83 Negarit (communication drum) used to call for war	84 'Homeless" in Entoto complex	85
86 Inside the Entoto compound	87 Entoto guide	88	89	90 It is frequent for people to be carrying wood (for fuel...
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96 The entrance to the Sheraton Hotel with its flags	97 Addis Ababa nightclub scenes. There is definitely an...	98 Addis Ababa nightclub scenes. There is definitely an...	99 Addis Ababa nightclub scenes. There is definitely an...	100 Addis Ababa nightclub scenes. There is definitely an...
101 Oops..... parked outside the nightclub	102 Sheraton Hotel is heavily guarded.	103	104 Addis Ababa University	105
106 National Musem	107 Mattresses in Addis appear unusually colorful	108	109 Currently Addis is experiencing a building boom. There...	110 Addis Ababa University Faculty of Medicine
111 There are several diagnostic medical services in the...	112	113 Note the mattresses in the background	114 Approaching the Merkado	115 Despite warnings of pickpockets and the dangerous of the...
116 The frenzy of the Merkado	117 Merkado area	118 Merkado	119 Some of the Merkado has indoor stalls. This is a very...	120 Inside the Merkado.....
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131 An entire section of the market is given over to...	132	133	134	135
136	137 Merkado workers appear fascinated by the group of...	138	139	140 Lots of smiling faces
141 Non verbal communication	142	143 Addis	144 Appeared to be a liquor of sorts	145
146 Quite a balancing act!	147	148 Produce section of the Merkado. Meat and poultry etc....	149	150
151	152 Begging is frowned upon but is not uncommon	153	154 Making belts from tires	155 Harnesses from tires
156	157 Materials for recycling	158	159	160
161	162	163	164 Recycling material	165
166	167 A public transportation waiting area. Public...	168 Walking is the most common form of transportation. It is...	169	170
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176	177 Construction of a mosque	178 Unemployment	179	180
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186	187	188 Cell phones are not uncommon	189	190
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196	197	198	199	200 Addis
201 A woman's pottery co-operative established with minimal...	202	203	204	205
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216	217	218 One of the families of the Woman's Pottery Cooperative	219	220
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231	232	233 I couldn't quite focus fast enough......	234	235
236	237	238	239 Compressed dung for fuel	240
241	242 Mules (and other beasts of work) are whipped...	243 This is a 220 lb load!	244	245 No reason not to carry something, even if one owns mules
246	247 Addis	248	249	250
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261	262 Addis	263	264 Beggers tend to hang around worship sites......	265
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271	272	273	274	275 One of the major bookstores in Addis
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281	282	283	284 Weaving factory.....	285
286	287	288 Addis	289	290
291	292 Workers are weaving factory	293	294	295
296	297	298 Gasoline is over $4 US per gallon	299 Road blocked because of Light Rail construction. ...	300 Living space in Addis appears to have grown with minimal...
301	302 The Chinese company China Railway Eryuan Engineering...	303 Exactly as you read in the books. I saw these fellows...	304 View of Addis and Addis Hills from Sheraton Hotel	305 The current governing palace can be seen in the distance...
306 Palace fence can be seen in this photo	307 View of the front of the Sheraton Hotel showing security....	308	309	310 No UN or US car here!!!!
311 Horner's syndrome (drooping of the right eye) is...	312	313	314 Very helpful porter at Sheraton	315 Sheraton Hotel pool and grounds
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