Addis Ababa (ኣዲስ ኣበባ) | Ethiopia | City Gallery

[skipperBill]

great pictures kingofthehill..thanks.



I just have two pictures to add today:

[abesha]

Addis traffic is HORRIBLE, especially during rush hour. I tried driving in a back street once and I was sweating.
I promptly stopped the car and announced to my mom she was driving.
I never tried it again LOL.


The UN convention center:




Inside:





Street scene in Wollo Sefer, an up-and-coming neighborhood:



Street scene:

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Inside a mall:



A fast developing area - the man all in white is wearing a traditional outfit:

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Some event in the stadium:

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Vegan food:

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Carnivores food LOL:

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A villa at the Sheraton. It apparently costs around $4000-$5000/night!!!:

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A new road and new construction:

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Fashionistas in the foreground, some ministry in the background.
The building was erected by the Italians.

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Dancer with one of Ethiopia's traditional outfits - the jewelry is also traditional, and the tattoo - not the blue flower though!:

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Traditional architecture - these buildings date back to when Addis was founded,
sometime late 19th Century or early 20th. They were owned by the nobility.
Sadly, they are all in decay and some are getting destroyed to make way for new buildings.
Shame.

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Portraits of Emperor Theodros and a picture of Emperor Menelik II- in the old days, cornrows, du rags and pierced ears were worn by warriors. LOL.





At Church - in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church,
women have to cover their heads and men and women have to sit separately.
On some Saints' days, it's quite a sight in town when all women in
their hundreds covered in white walk the streets on the way to and from church.

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Great Ethiopian Run - over 30 000 runners!

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Some very interesting pictures I found.
There used to be Lenin's statue right in front of the UN during Mengistu's time.
This is what happened to it when Mengistu's rule ended. Look familiar?

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[skipperBill]

excellent pictures abesha!!!
good work.

if you have anymore of this area it would be appreciated:

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Im not sure but that picture looks familiar to pictures I have
seen before of Old Airport and Maurtania(sp?) street.....Is that the same location??

also, That Bole area overpass developement was a great project.
thanks for adding that!!

[abesha]

Yes that is the Old Airport area. I'll look for more pictures online.

Thank you for your support

[lamrof]

As I see it in Addis lanes are not enforced. Also one big problem I saw in Nairobi and Addis is that, motorist clog intersections knowing that they have no hope of making it through. In the US you will be fined if you do that, so motorists are expected to make sure they will not stop in the middle of an intersection in traffic jam situations before they move in. If caught the fines are hefty. I think this simple rule will save lots of problems in Addis. It was sad to see that ppl clog intersections which has a spiral effect everywhere and the entire route systems fails. The funny thing is this same ppl will sit in their cars and blow their horns for eternity like it will make a difference. Funny shit. Who and how can we suggest this?

Generally in the third world there is a tendency of distrusting the rule of law. Most poor societies see the rule of law an enforcer of their condition, poverty, and protector of the rich. Most Black Americans see the law that way in the US. In the US the major enforcer of the law is the public itself. PPl will give your vehicle license to cops if they see you do wrong. In Tokyo as crazy as it is, they respect rules and order and trust it. I think a sense of order goes a long way. Its a great tradition Ethiopians have only in domestic situations. There is respect, and calm orderliness within homes. In public however the rule of the jungle is king. As seen in Autobus Terra for long distance bus travel. Crazy shit there. The authorities can fix it but indifference is rampant. Who and how can we suggest to use seating per assignments.

[Tarrex]

Ring road

[skipperBill]

good pictures tarrex. I hear that up to 30%+ of the gotera is completed...
it seems you were correct in your prediction that it will
be completed before the end of 2008.

I hope they release some pictures of the work soon..

[skipperBill]

a few pictures:

Rhianna and Akon to perform for New Years Eve..



Common street scenes







Gentle Giant-
Ethiopia National Symbol during the Imperial Days

[African Lion]

Thank You!

[skipperBill]

Originally Posted by African Lion

Thank You!

I see you found a new avatar....Im glad I could help lol..

[nairoberry]

yeah that lion pic is just wicked

[skipperBill]

Outside of Addis
...countryside view




Some sort of resort town
near the lake named Bako in Oromia

[African Lion]

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This picture looks ironic because the current regime are bigger Communists.
There used to be a joke that when the Woyane took over towns they used to take down pictures of Lenin and Marx and put up BIGGER pictures of lenin and Marx. ( crying on the inside)



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[abesha]

LOL, I've heard that too. It's both hilarious and frustrating. I can't wait until a liberal government takes over. I'm telling you, growth will be explosive. Ethiopia has so much potential, we just need a government that supports its people.

[Tarrex]

Some sort of resort town
near the lake named Bako in Oromia

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There is a new spa resort somewhere in the Oromia region but it's way bigger than this one. I found this article.

new resort and spa has opened on the shores of the Kurriftu Lake at Bishoftu town in Ethiopia. The Kurriftu resort and spa covers 107,640sq ft (10,000sq m) and has created more than 100 jobs in the local area.

Facilities at the property include a swimming pool and restaurants. The resort will be run by owner and general manager Tadiwos Getachew, who has announced he now intends to begin work on another resort and spa at Lake Tana in the Amhara state, Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: Kuriftu Resort in a 50 mil Br expansion project
Published 08/29/2007 - 1:46 a.m. EST
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Kuriftu Resort, one of the most expensive hospitality establishments in Ethiopia, launched a 50 million Br expansion project. The Debre Zeit (Bishoftu) municipality granted a 15,000sqm plot for the project.

Located 50Km east of Addis Abeba and established by Boston Partners Plc, Kuriftu was established five years ago and officially inaugurated on January 20, 2007.

Constructed with indigenous materials and furnished with traditional local and far-Eastern architectural elegance, the resort has 25 rooms, spa, saloon, conference hall and swimming pool. Under the expansion, the construction of 25 additional rooms, a conference hall which accommodates 400 people and seven presidential villas will be included.

Tadios Belete, general manager of Boston Partners, a company established with 10 million dollars, told Fortune that construction works of the project have already been launched.

A bedroom at the resort costs 100 dollars to 200 dollars for a single night's stay. The accommodation prices include breakfast, kayaking, mountain biking, and use of the facilities for ping-pong, billiards, movie theatre, swimming pool and steam (sauna) jacuzzi.

Tadios and Tera Chang, Americans, own Boston Partners both possessing equal shares. The company has a 10-storey building on Africa Avenue (Bole Road) and is also constructing a similar resort in Bahir Dar around Lake Tana on a 10,000sqm plot it took over from the Bahir Dar municipality at a project cost of 20 million Br.

Tadios told Fortune that they currently have 400 workers, 82 of which have been working since the resort began operation. According to Tadios, a decision has been reached to construct residential houses on the 4,000sqm plot obtained from the Burayu town of the Oromia Regional State, 20Km west of Addis Abeba, and reward the 80 workers.

Kuriftu has planned to stage a celebration on the eve of the Millennium. However, the volume of the lake it is situated on that bears its name rose, engulfing a stage constructed for the festivity. The Dejecha River changed its course, broke a moderately sized dam and joined Kuriftu Lake.

At the end of last week, Tadios tried to control this situation with the city officials and the Debre Zeit Agricultural Centre which was also the victim of the river overflow.

Kibebew Asefa (PhD), general manager of the centre told Fortune there is a system, which discharges the water whenever such incidents occur. However, as the sewerage system has now been filled with silt, the water could not squeeze out of the Lake, causing it to flood the stage. He also criticised the fact that the Resort is constructed much too close to the shore of the Lake.

The immediate measure the company has planned to take is to decrease the volume of the Lake by discharging it by pipe to the Modjo River.

Tadios declined to comment on the matter, phrasing the incident as temporary. To entertain its customers for the Millennium, the company had made an agreement with Blue Note Band, a local group that commonly presents shows at the Coffee House around Sidist Kilo.

Here is the official website http://kurifturesortspa.com/




By the way have you guys ever been to Langano?

[Tarrex]

PM Meles will leave his office in 2010 according to himself. Let's just hope and see that he will keep his word.

[skipperBill]

Originally Posted by Tarrex

There is a new spa resort somewhere in the Oromia region but it's way bigger than this one. I found this article.

Here is the official website http://kurifturesortspa.com/

By the way have you guys ever been to Langano?

Thanks I knew it was in Oromia but I wasnt sure exactly where it was.
I dont think I have been to Langano but when I last went back I went
around Debre Zeit and the lakes of that region.

I have also seen recently tv images of a new resort that was just built in that
same town. I wish I could find pictures but it is really TOP OF THE LINE!!

If you could find pictures that would be wonderful to put up here.

[skipperBill]

new pictures

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More Affluent Neighborhoods

[skipperBill]

and more....

[Tarrex]

Lovely pictures!