Originally Posted by
stevie
Another fascinating TR. It looks like a truly beautiful country.
Thanks,
stevie
. I've been to a few francophone African countries so was really interesting to see an ex-Italian one too.
Originally Posted by
Parterre
Fascinating look into a country few visit. It really does appear to have slowly frozen in time as a mid-sized Italian town; both in terms of the buildings and in the lack of bustle. I would visit, but as someone with an Ethiopian background I have rather... strong feelings about it and its government that would probably make travel inadvisable.
Thank you,
Parterre. It certainly is a very unique and amazing place to visit. I have not been to Havana yet, but the similar comparison that has been made, i.e. 'frozen in a different' era seem to be a very apt description.
Originally Posted by
Parterre
No Ethiopian (or Eritrean) I know has ever exhibited any kind of meaningful anti-Italian sentiment.
Mehritab, my guide, seemed to be quite sentimental about the past when the Italians were living in Eritrea. From the buildings and infrastructure that they built, to the businesses they used to run, such as the water mineral plant, Italian restaurants, bars and agricultural farms that exported produce to Europe.
Another great report, Daniel! Thank you for sharing and beautiful photos as always.
Thanks,
757. Just booking my next trip to Africa now, a bit more of a vacation than an adventure this time though.
Originally Posted by
ironmanjt
Wow, great report as usual - and looks like a great find on the tour company - the one I used was decidedly ...less helpful.
Looks like the Sunshine Hotel has also spruced up a bit in the meantime....back then they were renovating and didn't have curtains for any of the windows which meant a 5a wakeup when the sun made it in!
Many thanks,
ironmanjt. The price that Damera tours quoted me was quite a bit less than the other two companies I inquired, surprisingly so. But had no problems whatsoever and they were really great.
Yes, the Sunshine looks like it had had a bit of a spruce up. Nothing too fancy, but it was the only hotel out of the three on my trip that had hot water so it was really appreciated
!