The Castles Of Fasil Ghebbi, Ethiopia (Part 1)
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When we returned from South Africa (where I to my both my daughter's annoyance had talked to all the taxi drivers asking them about where they came from (they were all migrants)) we took a cap in the airport in Copenhagen and this time I only chatted with the driver. None less he told us that he was from Ethiopia :) During the talk about South Africa he said this: "It is because black people are lazy and don't want to work!" Slightly funny considering that he was just as black as the people in South Africa, but it goes to show how strong a culture these East African nations have. They really think of themselves as something special jst like Europeans, Persians, Chinese and Indians.
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You know God created man equally in his own image so that whter blak or white, europian or African, .......no difference. we all are especial but Ethiopia is different.
when i say Ethiopia is, i mean we have many unique things. we use our own time and calendar, our own words, we are land of origin (source of man kind), ancient civilized nation more than 3000 years of history, never colonized, warrior (defeated Italian in 1888), full of historical and cultural treasure so that one of the best tourist destiny, the only nation which has thirteen months of a year...........manay many many more................
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Yes :) Ethiopian culture is really special in so many ways!
Many people see Africa the continent as an amalgam of peoples, and nothing can be further from the truth. This is partly because western culture has painted them that way. It is diverse in so many ways, and currently hosts some of the fastest growing economies.
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In School I once had a teacher who showed us how westernocentric we were and after that I put some efforts into geography and history of the places I didn't know. That has really been a great investment. People really like that you have a general idea about their home country - if can name the language(s) that are spoken it's even better.
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Ethiopia looks so interesting, I did not realise they had such old castles up there @joshman restoration on these heritage sites so worth while for future generations to see.
Fasilides' Castle is actually a large, much more impressive than I would have thought would have imagined in Africa, thanks for most interesting trip.
Thanks, I didn't realise it either until I looked into travelling there.
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Thats a beautiful old castle ! .. to be honest, I did not think that they are such castles there in ethiopia .. although they are quite new from the 17th century compared to the european ones .. I am already exited to see more of those ^^
Thanks, Ethiopia is a unique place.
wonderful post. if u want to learn more, please refer comment which i made under your post @ katharsisdrill. but i have 1 question to you; how did you make this post? i mean as visitor or as Ethiopian?
As a visitor. I've spent a great deal of time in Addis, but this was my first time visiting the north. I also wanted to see Aksum, but ran out of time. The history of Ethiopia is great, especially its ties to Judeo-Christian history. It's truly a unique place within Africa.
I'm assuming you are from Ethiopia?!
sure i'am Ethiopian. we have many historical places like castel of Fasile, Axum, Lalibela ....
if you have time, I also recommend you to visit lalibela in your way to Axum.
if you get the chance to come again back to ETH, also come to the southern part, you will see many wonders.
thanks a lot. by the way how is new year? 2012......
Very cool. I'm glad Ethiopia has some representation on STEEM. I'd love to visit Axum, and the south eventually. I have some previous posts about Lalibela if you are interested, along with some other posts from Addis.
2012 is great, I feel so much younger when I'm in Ethiopia! :-)
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