Ethiopia - mountain view of Addis Ababa

We drove through the market where traditional clothes are sold.  I was impressed as always by the use of corrugated metal roofs and sides of poor peoples homes. I’ve seen this all over the world. Given the value of a house that doesn’t leak, the fellow who first created it or used corrugated metal  for roofing is one of the world’s unsung heros.

I loved seeing the donkey’s and mules coming down the mountain carrying wood to be sold in the city. The women were carrying huge stacks of branches for sale as well.  

Addis Ababa was once estimated as 52 miles across but it’s now has expanded even more. The populations of the city is 3 and a half million.  Demographically the city has about 5000 per square mile with 82% of the population Orthodox Christian and 12 % Muslim. Adult literacy is highest with 93% of males and 80% of females, and infant mortality is lower in the city than nationally.98% of homes have access to clean drinking water.

The eucalyptus trees, because of their fast growing were  brought from Australia.  They were all over the mountainside.  

Market





Addis Ababa



I bought a bracelet

Women work the world over

 Eucalyptus