day 55
I write day 55 since my departure. Wow, not even two months. With the year in Cape Town in the neck, but it feels like an eternity. And this is not meant negatively.
I briefly summarize. I am from Cape Town on 20 January started on an organized tour through Namibia and Botswana. With more than 20 other people, mostly Koreans, I spent the next 20 days in an overland truck. We slept most of the time in tents and cooked my own highlights on this tour were the Namibian desert to Sossusvlei and the Okavango Delta in Botswana. In Vic Falls in Zimbabwe began then to my ego trip. I look back with nostalgia to the time in Zimbabwe. Millions of dollars in their pockets ... well, you could practically buy anything with it. A beer cost 8 million, and the supermarket was more or less empty. In Zambia, I took the Tazara train through the dense, uninhabited jungle of Zambia and the hilly hinterland of Tanzania. I spent the most time in the lounge and stared out the window, a stupid grin on his lips. I probably looked like I was on psycho fungi .... but I was just relaxed and super happy. The arrival in Dar es Salaam was minted by the attack of the musicians and the first hint of travel Koller. The political unrest in Kenya, then moved me to fly over to this country. So that I could but my original plan 'Cape to Cairo overland' is no longer achieved, but they go a lot of anger out of his way. In Addis Ababa, I spent more time than I was loved. The visa stories kept me almost a week. Then finally it went further north. Bahir Dar and Gondar were the next stops on my Way. On a section with some very bad roads - from Gondar to the limit - I could take the luxury of an air-conditioned Land Rovers with music to complete (!). Khartoum was marked by poor communication and the feeling of being invisible. The journey took the train to Wadi Halfa - the desert was within reach! Then I crossed the ferry over the 500 km long Lake Nasser and reached High Dam. A little later I was in Aswan and had his hands full, I keep the Egyptian Supplier of penetrating body. I was relaxing on a felucca at sunset. Afternoon, I hid myself in the Nubian Museum, where beautiful Artefarkte are presented in air-conditioned rooms. The history of the reservoir was also explained very clearly. Some of the most spectacular temples then had to be rescued from the threat of flight. The train to Luxor lasted only three hours. What I experienced there, any other time must still enjoy my last day in Cairo.
I will fly on Saturday in all Herrgottsfruehe, naemich at 2:15 clock to Tui to Munich. This was by far the cheapest flight. Clock at 5:30 I'll probably end up in Munich and from there probably travel by train as soon as possible after Bonaduz further.
I hope to see you soon.
Cheerio
Abu al-Hol (Father of Terror and the Sphynx Egyptian name)
Friday, March 14, 2008
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
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Crazy Cairo
Cape to Cairo is a reality. I 'm at the end of a great adventure arrived and I am frankly quite tired. Cairo is to compare it with a honking anthill. 25 million are rushing to the biggest city of Africa, and somehow it has too much of everything. Too many people, too many cars, too many market stalls with many of the same old souvenirs, etc.
traffic is a nightmare. The taxi ride was enough for me. After that I was a nervous tails, as a tragic accident seemed only a matter of time. But by some miracle the traffic is almost the most trouble here.
As the trip went from Luxor to Cairo the other times I'm with a few people here and want to go eat. Tomorrow, the decision to where and when I travel on. Most likely a flight back to Switzerland within the next 5 days. But I must first inform in more detail.
Temple of Luxor
Cape to Cairo is a reality. I 'm at the end of a great adventure arrived and I am frankly quite tired. Cairo is to compare it with a honking anthill. 25 million are rushing to the biggest city of Africa, and somehow it has too much of everything. Too many people, too many cars, too many market stalls with many of the same old souvenirs, etc.
traffic is a nightmare. The taxi ride was enough for me. After that I was a nervous tails, as a tragic accident seemed only a matter of time. But by some miracle the traffic is almost the most trouble here.
As the trip went from Luxor to Cairo the other times I'm with a few people here and want to go eat. Tomorrow, the decision to where and when I travel on. Most likely a flight back to Switzerland within the next 5 days. But I must first inform in more detail.
Thursday, March 6, 2008
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In the Land of the Pharaohs
Today I arrived in Aswan, Egypt. I traveled from Khartoum to Wadi Halfa to the Wuestenzug. The trip was impressive, but what was more nearly to the other passengers. Once again I was the White einziege on the train and all the attention focused on me. The Sudanese (or Sudanese or Sudani) are one of the most hospitable peoples that I have ever met. It has not allowed me to pay anything themselves. The two Egyptians and a Sudani invited me in my compartment to countless teas, coffees and even to dinner. The communication was as expected schwierg enormously. Nevertheless, we were very funny. I'm just not sure whether we have always laughed about the same. But no matter ... The desert was not only along the track but was eventually held on the train. Since the windows were permanently open, were deposited tons of sand from the train. There was a feeling, like sitting in front of a fan and someone constantly throwing sand in the wind stream. During the night we could only sleep in the shift change, because it had enough space to lie down. After 35 hours we were finally on target - in Wadi Halfa, at the southern end of Lake Nasser reservoir.
Wadi Halfa is a backwater that his only Sense due to the fact that the local port, the ferry runs once a week to Egypt. The whole village population is sitting the evening before the oeffenltichen TV's and is looking at with admiration wrestling videos. In the dormitories without running water, I had a bed next to an ugly guys with a skin disease. He scratched himself all night and when I woke up in the morning, I had his Hautfetzchen everywhere on my sleeping bag ... like snow! Uaaaaaaaa ... I hope it was not leprosy. The trip by ferry was then relaxed and free of problems. Only on arrival in Egypt, and the related passport control the chaos broke out. No wonder, because all the Arabs have more or less the same name - 'Hassan', 'Ahmed' or 'Mohammed', sometimes Mohammed Hassan and Hassan Ahmed, Mohammed or any other combination.
Now I'm in Aswan to visit tomorrow and will probably the Nubian Museum. In the evening I will probably go on a sunset cruise with a felucca (traditional sailboat). And on Saturday to go by train to Luxor on.
Until then, Inshallah!
Today I arrived in Aswan, Egypt. I traveled from Khartoum to Wadi Halfa to the Wuestenzug. The trip was impressive, but what was more nearly to the other passengers. Once again I was the White einziege on the train and all the attention focused on me. The Sudanese (or Sudanese or Sudani) are one of the most hospitable peoples that I have ever met. It has not allowed me to pay anything themselves. The two Egyptians and a Sudani invited me in my compartment to countless teas, coffees and even to dinner. The communication was as expected schwierg enormously. Nevertheless, we were very funny. I'm just not sure whether we have always laughed about the same. But no matter ... The desert was not only along the track but was eventually held on the train. Since the windows were permanently open, were deposited tons of sand from the train. There was a feeling, like sitting in front of a fan and someone constantly throwing sand in the wind stream. During the night we could only sleep in the shift change, because it had enough space to lie down. After 35 hours we were finally on target - in Wadi Halfa, at the southern end of Lake Nasser reservoir.
Wadi Halfa is a backwater that his only Sense due to the fact that the local port, the ferry runs once a week to Egypt. The whole village population is sitting the evening before the oeffenltichen TV's and is looking at with admiration wrestling videos. In the dormitories without running water, I had a bed next to an ugly guys with a skin disease. He scratched himself all night and when I woke up in the morning, I had his Hautfetzchen everywhere on my sleeping bag ... like snow! Uaaaaaaaa ... I hope it was not leprosy. The trip by ferry was then relaxed and free of problems. Only on arrival in Egypt, and the related passport control the chaos broke out. No wonder, because all the Arabs have more or less the same name - 'Hassan', 'Ahmed' or 'Mohammed', sometimes Mohammed Hassan and Hassan Ahmed, Mohammed or any other combination.
Now I'm in Aswan to visit tomorrow and will probably the Nubian Museum. In the evening I will probably go on a sunset cruise with a felucca (traditional sailboat). And on Saturday to go by train to Luxor on.
Until then, Inshallah!
Sunday, March 2, 2008
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waiting, waiting and waiting
I again already. Not that you think I was bored. Neeeeeeeeein, I go eat dinner with the Australians and they wanted to advance even to the Internet. So I am also landed here. Paul and Jacenda are a really cool couple and we have a great time together. I am really glad that I met her. Be have been now 8 months on the road. They are also started in Cape Town. Immediately after the elections in Kenya and they are promptly advised in riots. An angry mob they nearly lynched and their car was damaged heavily. With stones and machetes lashed out at the car and the mob smashed the windscreen. Good luck with them managed to escape over the border into Uganda - while they had to break through 10 roadblocks. By the way they describe their experiences on www.discoeverywhere.com . This is not the only horror story I have heard from Kenya. I have no doubt that fly over my decision, Kenya, was correct.
Today I could buy my ticket for the train to Wadi Halfa. Tomorrow morning by 7 clock we leave from Khartoum to Wadi Halfa. The first class has cost 80 pounds, or about $ 40. On Friday, almost everything was here, as the Muslims on Sunday on Friday and Saturday have something like Saturday. Sunday is then virtually the Monday, so everything goes back to normal. The ferry I've already booked for Wednesday, so nothing should go wrong. I have I borrowed a bike and I cycled to the station. I first noticed at the first intersection, the brakes do not work .... Was pretty breakneck and dangerous, but in the end I have achieved the goal. The air quality here is catastrophic. My white shirt was brown afterwards.
already sat in the train station Around 200 men when I arrived. For two hours nothing happened, except that the police have always had the people on the seats. Who would not listen, which was declared the statement with a few Schlarohrschwuengen again. After two hours, finally opened the switch and then chaos broke out. The officer then decided the order in which we were allowed to come forward. Unfortunately, I was at the end of the snake. It took another about 2 hours until it was my turn. But Wait belongs to the African Experience. The Sailing Club is still a New Zealand couple who are waiting for a week on a new starter motor for their motorbike. A Belgian couple has been waiting for just as long for a visa for Saudi Arabia and the Australian Paerchen constantly waiting for something.
Krass, how much is all altered as soon as we had crossed the border to Sudan. No Farenji screaming and throwing stones more children. The road was not populated by goats, cows, donkeys and people who do not seem to know that cars drive through there sometimes. Granted, there really are not many cars in Ethiopia. Actually, no one has a car, allegedly paid for it again twice the purchase price in taxes. You only see taxis, minibuses and UN vehicles. The landscape was much greener and more varied in Ethiopia. Sudan remembers actually more like a desert or the precursor. Everywhere one sees thousands of plastic bags and rotting Cows. This can be explained, so that the Muslims eat only halal meat. Thus if a cow run over it touches no one. While in Ethiopia, the Verkehropferkuehe be eaten easily. The road is awesome in Sudan, when compared with Ethiopia. However, the traffic was too massive. Khartoum is really not bad. People are, however, as I said, extremely indifferent to us and somehow also quite lazy.
As far short of my country analysis. The OZ's are finally over. DC Falafal we go to eat.
Cheerio
al
I again already. Not that you think I was bored. Neeeeeeeeein, I go eat dinner with the Australians and they wanted to advance even to the Internet. So I am also landed here. Paul and Jacenda are a really cool couple and we have a great time together. I am really glad that I met her. Be have been now 8 months on the road. They are also started in Cape Town. Immediately after the elections in Kenya and they are promptly advised in riots. An angry mob they nearly lynched and their car was damaged heavily. With stones and machetes lashed out at the car and the mob smashed the windscreen. Good luck with them managed to escape over the border into Uganda - while they had to break through 10 roadblocks. By the way they describe their experiences on www.discoeverywhere.com . This is not the only horror story I have heard from Kenya. I have no doubt that fly over my decision, Kenya, was correct.
Today I could buy my ticket for the train to Wadi Halfa. Tomorrow morning by 7 clock we leave from Khartoum to Wadi Halfa. The first class has cost 80 pounds, or about $ 40. On Friday, almost everything was here, as the Muslims on Sunday on Friday and Saturday have something like Saturday. Sunday is then virtually the Monday, so everything goes back to normal. The ferry I've already booked for Wednesday, so nothing should go wrong. I have I borrowed a bike and I cycled to the station. I first noticed at the first intersection, the brakes do not work .... Was pretty breakneck and dangerous, but in the end I have achieved the goal. The air quality here is catastrophic. My white shirt was brown afterwards.
already sat in the train station Around 200 men when I arrived. For two hours nothing happened, except that the police have always had the people on the seats. Who would not listen, which was declared the statement with a few Schlarohrschwuengen again. After two hours, finally opened the switch and then chaos broke out. The officer then decided the order in which we were allowed to come forward. Unfortunately, I was at the end of the snake. It took another about 2 hours until it was my turn. But Wait belongs to the African Experience. The Sailing Club is still a New Zealand couple who are waiting for a week on a new starter motor for their motorbike. A Belgian couple has been waiting for just as long for a visa for Saudi Arabia and the Australian Paerchen constantly waiting for something.
Krass, how much is all altered as soon as we had crossed the border to Sudan. No Farenji screaming and throwing stones more children. The road was not populated by goats, cows, donkeys and people who do not seem to know that cars drive through there sometimes. Granted, there really are not many cars in Ethiopia. Actually, no one has a car, allegedly paid for it again twice the purchase price in taxes. You only see taxis, minibuses and UN vehicles. The landscape was much greener and more varied in Ethiopia. Sudan remembers actually more like a desert or the precursor. Everywhere one sees thousands of plastic bags and rotting Cows. This can be explained, so that the Muslims eat only halal meat. Thus if a cow run over it touches no one. While in Ethiopia, the Verkehropferkuehe be eaten easily. The road is awesome in Sudan, when compared with Ethiopia. However, the traffic was too massive. Khartoum is really not bad. People are, however, as I said, extremely indifferent to us and somehow also quite lazy.
As far short of my country analysis. The OZ's are finally over. DC Falafal we go to eat.
Cheerio
al
Saturday, March 1, 2008
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Camping in Khartoum, Sudan
Salam Aleikum!
I am now in Khartoum, Sudan arrived and therefore greet you in Arabic. Here everything is a little different, just Arabic. All programs and websites are in Arabic. So I rate forwards and backwards through the menus. When I type a web address, the text appears from right to left as in Arabic. It took me about 1 hour to find this Internet cafe. Because everything is written in Arabic and apparently speaks no English. The room in which I sit is in a kind of demolition booth with an extremely low ceiling. The entrance was hidden and I really had to go through some long, smelly hallways until I finally ended up here. All the computers are occupied by young Arabs. Some of them look to Western films. I wonder if the Sudanese government approve this store would.
Long ago, I published a blog. There is a reason. A critical of the government's blog on Blogger, respectively. Blogspot led to the result that the site is blocked in Ethiopia. So I had no access to my blog while I was in Ethiopia. Positive I am surprised that this site works in Sudan.
What has happened since Dar es Salaam, Tanzania?
departure from Tanzania - Bush came and I left.
On the day Bush landed in Dar es Salaam, I boarded the plane to Addis Ababa. I felt in Dar es Salaam never really comfortable. The weather was extremely hot and schwuehl, life is relatively expensive. There was not really interesting sights and I knew very soon no longer know what to do. Zanzibar has angefuehlt from the earlier mentioned reasons not right somehow. My favorite beach in Nungwi Beach is also now covered by a Baulawine. Now they are building up 3-story hotel, where three years ago, only simple huts and bungalows stood. Why this happens wherever it is especially nice? After that it is in fact never be the same. But the money lures containing everywhere. We all saw that I had not met really cool people who perhaps otherwise would have all been very different. When I got to know yet that Bush is coming to town, I thought nothing more. Everywhere there were huge posters' Your excellency George W. Bush - Welcome in Tanzania 'or' Welcome Home George W. Bush 'or' Thanks for your support with HIV / AIDS '. Hard to believe that Bush is on the heavily Muslim population really popular. So I have virtually left at the same time as George Tanzania has arrived. On the way to the airport it was almost like all the people as a stand for me at the roadside. Arrival in Addis Ababa
After a three hour flight I arrived in Addis. The airport was surprisingly modern and clean. However, it was much colder here than in Tanzania. This has to do with the fact that Addis is located at 2300 meters around and making it the third highest capital city in the world. The most widely spoken language is Amharic, and (I suspect) verwannt with the Arabic. The characters came to me In any case, Arab front. Many people did not speak English, which made travel difficult. Ethiopia is one of the few countries that still have the Julian calendar. As a result, write the Ethiopians until the year 2000. The year has 12 months a (not find the stupid accent) 30 days and a 13th Month with 5 or 6 days. The time is displayed differently. A day has 12 hours, so the local time of our time always 6 hours ahead. The day begins when the sun rises - at 6 clock - and ends when the sun goes down - at 18.00 clock. Bloed, if one is not streamlined and in vain at the bus stop waiting for - the bus is then left probably before 6 hours. The currency is called Birr (about 9 birr = 1 USD). After my arrival, I thought at first 'Strangely, the taxi driver actually wants so that I in' beer 'pay!'. Addis Ababa is a city with no clear structure, and seemingly without limits (260 q / km). She also has a never before seen, dense network of streets and alleys, which might be located on any map. The roads are dusty, noisy and chaotic. The air has a really miserable quality, but no one else seemed to care. The orientation was difficult, and went with no taxis at all. There were mini-buses, but it took a while before they had found the right bus (just because nobody understands English). In most cases, did not even know the locals the English name of its main attractions. Apart from the constant harassment by beggars, I felt quite comfortable in Addis. The Ethiopians are peaceful and loving people, even though life is anything but easy here. With 500 Birr (about 55 dollars) per month must make it back here, man. For tourists, however, life is pretty cheap - 6 Birr for a beer, 4 Birr for a coffee and cake, 1.5 Birr for macchiato. The faranj (foreigners) continues from one's always something more. In part, the award is ridiculously high, so that one must always and everywhere negotiate. Some restaurant has on the menu officially two different prices for food and drink - for a price Locals and for a higher faranj be noticeably. It had (I've definitely seen a) almost no tourists in Addis, so that they stared as white permanently. I had it but got used very quickly. Realizing that it is somehow constantly over the ear is cut less so. When I once looked back, smiled Aethipier Shy only and moved on.
When I ran somewhere, it was usually not long before I was an involuntary Guide and does not let everything shake. In three days I had three of these self-appointed tourist guide. They were always very nice and showed me places I would have been virtually alone. Only one has asked for money (for Haemoroiden tablets), the others were either too shy or did their English practice. The Ethiopians are extremely religious people. Spontaneous Prayer (with bowing and ten times the sign of the cross) on the road were not unusual. In the public must not be kissed and two guests in the hotel of the same sex not be tolerated in a room. I even visited a church service. Then I understood a little better why the churches are so full. The service is one big party with dancing and great music. All kind of bob and sing along. Women seemed more confident than elsewhere, and equal rights. This also has drawbacks. I have seen more women than men, which dragged on sites heavy stones. In the countless cafes you see it almost exclusively men. I have never seen flirting young Ethiopians and the men were able to run at the most attractive women over (and which can be found here enough), without batting an eyelash the. Also provide the Aethipier good for their beggar, of which there are a lot of (children, the crippled, the blind, elderly). Again and again I watched as locals be till the beggars money. When I left Addis in the middle of the night, I saw hundreds of beggars in the streets. In some streets they slept at a distance of 2 meters on the sidewalk, so many there were. The sightseeing
I have not exaggerated - I am not a big fan of museums. But I'm walking for hours through the city and I was in between the park of the luxurious Ghion Hotesl rested. The Lion Park - very popular with Ethiopian families - had a particularly negative experience. The lion is indeed such a thing as the emblem of Aethipien. The more I was shocked that the lions are only for the amusement of visitors. The proud animals are confined in miserable Betonloechern. So beautiful they hiss even if the visitors pose for photos in front of the cages, thrown stones at them and they are provoked by all means. I just wanted to get away.
The visa for Sudan I was long delayed. On the first day they wanted to not let me in, although I had adhered to the opening hours. A tourist visa can take weeks, with no guarantee that preserves the boldness of it at all. Travelers are rejected for no reason (some nationalities more frequently than others). So I decided for a transit visa (valid for 2 weeks) at a price of 61 U.S. dollars. For that I had, however, first obtain a visa for Egypt. Everything is not as simple as the hours are always very short, the messages are far apart and are expected to have long waiting times. After much back and forth I pushed it on Thursday 21 February finally received on Friday so I could take the minibus towards Bahir Dar. After almost a week in husthust ... Addis!
Bahir Dar
Ca. Took 10 hours to travel through breathtaking landscapes, impressive mountains and dusty over Wuestenpisten. All the 16 passengers in addition to Ethiopians were me and had their fun with me like I was choking on an extremely dry Wuestenkuchen fast. Bahir Dar is situated on Lake Tana and Blue Nile near the Waterfalls and the source of the Nile. I have the most time with three couples - spent traveling with their trucks Overland through Africa - Switzerland, Australia, England. Together we visited some of the monasteries on the islands of Lake Tana, the source of the Nile and of course the falls. The once mighty cases have shrunk considerably due to water plants. The path to the falls was really the better experience - in the middle of the village people, surrounded by goats, cows, donkeys and eager children, we trudged up the narrow path. From Bahir Dar we went further north - Gondar.
Gondar - Khartoum
The Australian Paerchen Jacenda Paul and took me with her Land Rover to Gondar. Not only because I liked them very well. We should still have a lot of fun together. After three hours we arrived in this quiet town, renowned for its impressive fort from the 16/17. Century is famous. The Swiss and the British moved on to the Simien Mountains the next day. I stayed back with the Australians, as their broken shock absorber had used the trip not taken part. We had until Thursday 28 February wait before continuing his journey, because the Australians wanted to exploit her transit visa (2 weeks) full. The ferry travels to Egypt, namely only on Wednesday. We visited the castles and churches, but mostly we just chillten in one of the cozy cafes. And then we visited the local Dashen brewery. The people were pleasant and the climate in Gondar and the pizza was about average. In general, you get in Ethiopia in many restaurants pizza and pasta, which the Italian colonial past is due to. The road to the border سسسانتاتناىةى .. oops now I've changed accidentally in Arabic - is in a pitiful state - hours during dust surrounded us like a thick fog. Paul Jacenda and took me to cross the border to where we stayed a night in the bush. The next day we managed to have the last piece Khartoum, where we camp now in the Blue Nile Sailing Club.
I have a small tent directly overlooking the Nile. Now and then one wishes but a cold beer brought about, but on the whole, I can not complain really. Today we had to have the Security Police registriegen, which has again cost about 40 dollars. Khartoum is a relatively modern city with good roads. People are actually quite friendly, unlike the Ethiopians, however, rather uninterested. On Monday, I'll take the train to Wadi Halfa - Time hours about 35 minutes. From Wadi Halfa I will on Wednesday evening, the ferry to Aswan (Egypt) climb. The trip across Lake Nasser takes around 16 hours and should be very impressive. In Egypt arrived, I will probably travel more or less directly to Cairo on. An intermediate stop in Luxor, would be possibly worth. Actually, I tried to enter from Cairo to Israel, from Haifa because it is a cargo ferry to Italy. But probably the cost is too great, so I prefer to fly home more and more are considering.
Salam Aleikum!
I am now in Khartoum, Sudan arrived and therefore greet you in Arabic. Here everything is a little different, just Arabic. All programs and websites are in Arabic. So I rate forwards and backwards through the menus. When I type a web address, the text appears from right to left as in Arabic. It took me about 1 hour to find this Internet cafe. Because everything is written in Arabic and apparently speaks no English. The room in which I sit is in a kind of demolition booth with an extremely low ceiling. The entrance was hidden and I really had to go through some long, smelly hallways until I finally ended up here. All the computers are occupied by young Arabs. Some of them look to Western films. I wonder if the Sudanese government approve this store would.
Long ago, I published a blog. There is a reason. A critical of the government's blog on Blogger, respectively. Blogspot led to the result that the site is blocked in Ethiopia. So I had no access to my blog while I was in Ethiopia. Positive I am surprised that this site works in Sudan.
What has happened since Dar es Salaam, Tanzania?
departure from Tanzania - Bush came and I left.
On the day Bush landed in Dar es Salaam, I boarded the plane to Addis Ababa. I felt in Dar es Salaam never really comfortable. The weather was extremely hot and schwuehl, life is relatively expensive. There was not really interesting sights and I knew very soon no longer know what to do. Zanzibar has angefuehlt from the earlier mentioned reasons not right somehow. My favorite beach in Nungwi Beach is also now covered by a Baulawine. Now they are building up 3-story hotel, where three years ago, only simple huts and bungalows stood. Why this happens wherever it is especially nice? After that it is in fact never be the same. But the money lures containing everywhere. We all saw that I had not met really cool people who perhaps otherwise would have all been very different. When I got to know yet that Bush is coming to town, I thought nothing more. Everywhere there were huge posters' Your excellency George W. Bush - Welcome in Tanzania 'or' Welcome Home George W. Bush 'or' Thanks for your support with HIV / AIDS '. Hard to believe that Bush is on the heavily Muslim population really popular. So I have virtually left at the same time as George Tanzania has arrived. On the way to the airport it was almost like all the people as a stand for me at the roadside. Arrival in Addis Ababa
After a three hour flight I arrived in Addis. The airport was surprisingly modern and clean. However, it was much colder here than in Tanzania. This has to do with the fact that Addis is located at 2300 meters around and making it the third highest capital city in the world. The most widely spoken language is Amharic, and (I suspect) verwannt with the Arabic. The characters came to me In any case, Arab front. Many people did not speak English, which made travel difficult. Ethiopia is one of the few countries that still have the Julian calendar. As a result, write the Ethiopians until the year 2000. The year has 12 months a (not find the stupid accent) 30 days and a 13th Month with 5 or 6 days. The time is displayed differently. A day has 12 hours, so the local time of our time always 6 hours ahead. The day begins when the sun rises - at 6 clock - and ends when the sun goes down - at 18.00 clock. Bloed, if one is not streamlined and in vain at the bus stop waiting for - the bus is then left probably before 6 hours. The currency is called Birr (about 9 birr = 1 USD). After my arrival, I thought at first 'Strangely, the taxi driver actually wants so that I in' beer 'pay!'. Addis Ababa is a city with no clear structure, and seemingly without limits (260 q / km). She also has a never before seen, dense network of streets and alleys, which might be located on any map. The roads are dusty, noisy and chaotic. The air has a really miserable quality, but no one else seemed to care. The orientation was difficult, and went with no taxis at all. There were mini-buses, but it took a while before they had found the right bus (just because nobody understands English). In most cases, did not even know the locals the English name of its main attractions. Apart from the constant harassment by beggars, I felt quite comfortable in Addis. The Ethiopians are peaceful and loving people, even though life is anything but easy here. With 500 Birr (about 55 dollars) per month must make it back here, man. For tourists, however, life is pretty cheap - 6 Birr for a beer, 4 Birr for a coffee and cake, 1.5 Birr for macchiato. The faranj (foreigners) continues from one's always something more. In part, the award is ridiculously high, so that one must always and everywhere negotiate. Some restaurant has on the menu officially two different prices for food and drink - for a price Locals and for a higher faranj be noticeably. It had (I've definitely seen a) almost no tourists in Addis, so that they stared as white permanently. I had it but got used very quickly. Realizing that it is somehow constantly over the ear is cut less so. When I once looked back, smiled Aethipier Shy only and moved on.
When I ran somewhere, it was usually not long before I was an involuntary Guide and does not let everything shake. In three days I had three of these self-appointed tourist guide. They were always very nice and showed me places I would have been virtually alone. Only one has asked for money (for Haemoroiden tablets), the others were either too shy or did their English practice. The Ethiopians are extremely religious people. Spontaneous Prayer (with bowing and ten times the sign of the cross) on the road were not unusual. In the public must not be kissed and two guests in the hotel of the same sex not be tolerated in a room. I even visited a church service. Then I understood a little better why the churches are so full. The service is one big party with dancing and great music. All kind of bob and sing along. Women seemed more confident than elsewhere, and equal rights. This also has drawbacks. I have seen more women than men, which dragged on sites heavy stones. In the countless cafes you see it almost exclusively men. I have never seen flirting young Ethiopians and the men were able to run at the most attractive women over (and which can be found here enough), without batting an eyelash the. Also provide the Aethipier good for their beggar, of which there are a lot of (children, the crippled, the blind, elderly). Again and again I watched as locals be till the beggars money. When I left Addis in the middle of the night, I saw hundreds of beggars in the streets. In some streets they slept at a distance of 2 meters on the sidewalk, so many there were. The sightseeing
I have not exaggerated - I am not a big fan of museums. But I'm walking for hours through the city and I was in between the park of the luxurious Ghion Hotesl rested. The Lion Park - very popular with Ethiopian families - had a particularly negative experience. The lion is indeed such a thing as the emblem of Aethipien. The more I was shocked that the lions are only for the amusement of visitors. The proud animals are confined in miserable Betonloechern. So beautiful they hiss even if the visitors pose for photos in front of the cages, thrown stones at them and they are provoked by all means. I just wanted to get away.
The visa for Sudan I was long delayed. On the first day they wanted to not let me in, although I had adhered to the opening hours. A tourist visa can take weeks, with no guarantee that preserves the boldness of it at all. Travelers are rejected for no reason (some nationalities more frequently than others). So I decided for a transit visa (valid for 2 weeks) at a price of 61 U.S. dollars. For that I had, however, first obtain a visa for Egypt. Everything is not as simple as the hours are always very short, the messages are far apart and are expected to have long waiting times. After much back and forth I pushed it on Thursday 21 February finally received on Friday so I could take the minibus towards Bahir Dar. After almost a week in husthust ... Addis!
Bahir Dar
Ca. Took 10 hours to travel through breathtaking landscapes, impressive mountains and dusty over Wuestenpisten. All the 16 passengers in addition to Ethiopians were me and had their fun with me like I was choking on an extremely dry Wuestenkuchen fast. Bahir Dar is situated on Lake Tana and Blue Nile near the Waterfalls and the source of the Nile. I have the most time with three couples - spent traveling with their trucks Overland through Africa - Switzerland, Australia, England. Together we visited some of the monasteries on the islands of Lake Tana, the source of the Nile and of course the falls. The once mighty cases have shrunk considerably due to water plants. The path to the falls was really the better experience - in the middle of the village people, surrounded by goats, cows, donkeys and eager children, we trudged up the narrow path. From Bahir Dar we went further north - Gondar.
Gondar - Khartoum
The Australian Paerchen Jacenda Paul and took me with her Land Rover to Gondar. Not only because I liked them very well. We should still have a lot of fun together. After three hours we arrived in this quiet town, renowned for its impressive fort from the 16/17. Century is famous. The Swiss and the British moved on to the Simien Mountains the next day. I stayed back with the Australians, as their broken shock absorber had used the trip not taken part. We had until Thursday 28 February wait before continuing his journey, because the Australians wanted to exploit her transit visa (2 weeks) full. The ferry travels to Egypt, namely only on Wednesday. We visited the castles and churches, but mostly we just chillten in one of the cozy cafes. And then we visited the local Dashen brewery. The people were pleasant and the climate in Gondar and the pizza was about average. In general, you get in Ethiopia in many restaurants pizza and pasta, which the Italian colonial past is due to. The road to the border سسسانتاتناىةى .. oops now I've changed accidentally in Arabic - is in a pitiful state - hours during dust surrounded us like a thick fog. Paul Jacenda and took me to cross the border to where we stayed a night in the bush. The next day we managed to have the last piece Khartoum, where we camp now in the Blue Nile Sailing Club.
I have a small tent directly overlooking the Nile. Now and then one wishes but a cold beer brought about, but on the whole, I can not complain really. Today we had to have the Security Police registriegen, which has again cost about 40 dollars. Khartoum is a relatively modern city with good roads. People are actually quite friendly, unlike the Ethiopians, however, rather uninterested. On Monday, I'll take the train to Wadi Halfa - Time hours about 35 minutes. From Wadi Halfa I will on Wednesday evening, the ferry to Aswan (Egypt) climb. The trip across Lake Nasser takes around 16 hours and should be very impressive. In Egypt arrived, I will probably travel more or less directly to Cairo on. An intermediate stop in Luxor, would be possibly worth. Actually, I tried to enter from Cairo to Israel, from Haifa because it is a cargo ferry to Italy. But probably the cost is too great, so I prefer to fly home more and more are considering.
My friends, our reunion is imminent. I am approaching the big steps in Switzerland. I am pleased ...
Ps The Arabs next to me is looking at Pornobildlis. Ah, man is dependent man!
Liabi Grueass
Muhammad Al
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