going out, visiting museums and Ethiopia's largest cathedral Friday 20 July 2007 Our Director left for Johannesburg and because I was not feeling well, was to do nothing anyway, moreover, I asked if I could go, which was also granted me the same. Actually I wanted to buy the fastest way a bit to eat and go home, into bed and sleep. But the day turned out differently:
Elias asked if we go to a coffee (well, a coffee) then we met Elisa, the Norwegian who now moved out of her room at the hotel. So we went with her and helped her with the statement. Then I went to the Elias
Lime Tree House in Bole for lunch. I ate a serving of spinach ravioli with tomato sauce - so light food and in fact I felt better soon. So I arranged with Elias in the evening with American friends to go away from him.
So I did my shopping, drove home, relaxed a little and ate again before I set off to in order to meet Elias at 19:00 on the clock
AratKilo . We went to Bole, in a very chic restaurant and as we sat outside the atmosphere reminded me of the road with their lights and almost to Italy. Shortly after, the first American joined us, a teacher who taught for half a year in Addis on one of the schools of English. A little later arrived, the two American women, whose stay reason a placement at the UN is. In fact, a lot going on in the streets and it offered many opportunities to go out and comfortable stay in really nice places. When the others moved on
finally in a jazz club, and I passed the Americans and drove home. He, because he does not feel like the jazz club and I had because I had told my landlord I will not come back too late.
Saturday 21 July 2007 Because I was the week had to do at work, unfortunately, not very much, I got a guilty conscience, by the internship grant provided funds "not to use properly, so I took my training in their own hands and tried (as a cultural science student is actually obligatory anyway), the two" major "museums of: Ethnological Museum at the University Campus and the National Museum. How often in museums and this time I was a bit skeptical about what to expect, but I took a guide to low ticket prices I let myself out, and kept in mind easy, fast abzuhaun again, it should not put up with.
First, then, the Ethnological Museum: After entering the campus, you find yourself in a park with palm trees, tropical plants and flowers, roses, walkways with stone slabs, leading past a fountain and behind it, at first glance through the lush vegetation almost not visible, the former palace of Haile Selassie, whose first floor houses the Ethnological Museum
. The aesthetic demands of the eye is here fully done enough of that! A beautifully decorated museum space! I enter the first section of the museum, in which childhood is treated. To my delight, found there in addition to wooden toys and clay figures (although our match Assiziationen with Africa, but I have not seen in children in use - perhaps more to the country), the witty play area, die meist aus Draht gefertigt irgendwie den Sinn haben, Reifen durch die Gegend zu rollen (so ganz hab ich das noch nicht durchblickt), oder Bälle – aus Stoff oder Verpackungssackerl gefertigt. Dazu Fabelbeispiele aus 4 verschiedenen äthiopischen Regionen. Das Erwachsenenalter: Ausstellungsstücke und Informationstafeln zu Heirat, Schwerter & Säbel, Erwachsenen-Spiele (Duell-Kämpfe mit Stecken), (Prunk-)Gewänder, Weberei (Weberei gilt hier als Männer-, Spinnen als Frauensache), Imkerei, Kaffe (der in vielen Wäldern angeblich nach wie vor wild wächst),... Und als dritter Abschnitt „Tod und Danach“. Besondere Faszination übten auf mich dabei die Holzskulpturen von
from Konso. They have the following structure: In the middle is the hero who has died. His wife (or women) then next to him left and right and then next to statues that represent the enemies who killed the hero. In addition there when our hero was a great hunter, animals before, and, to round out the picture nicely, spears and shields beside and behind the crowd. Sometimes even small stones can be found in front of this cute Assembly, which will designate the land of the deceased.
from that visit was very positive I still equal then the National Museum before
in which the replication of
Lucy (Australopithecus afarensis) zu bewundern ist, die 1974 in
Afar gefunden wurde und deren zu 40 % erhaltenes Skelett auf ein Alter von 3,2 Mio Jahren datiert wird. Im ersten Stock, der mit zeitgenössischer Kunst des 20. Jahrhunderts bestückt ist, stelle ich verwundert fest, dass hier Fotografieren erlaubt ist (ohne Blitz) und im Erdgeschoss, wo neben prachtvollen Gewändern auch Kaiserkronen und –möbel ausgestellt sind, fordert mich einer der Museumswärter - der mir freundlicherweise gleich noch eine Privatführung gibt – geradezu auf, Bilder zu machen. Eine solche Großzügigkeit – gerade in einem Nationalmuseum – hätte ich mir nicht erwartet!
Zusammenfassend: Mit dem heutigen Tag, den Museum visits and my own initiative on cultural development, I am completely satisfied!
Sunday 22 July 2007 the morning I set out with my landlord after
Bole in order to drink a coffee. We walk through the residential area of \u200b\u200bthe rich and Dioplomaten - oohh ... there are small palaces! Nice, nice! A man comes towards us, shouting something that I do not quite what I want and turn on from its box. I understand his "Puppy, puppy!" Until I see in the box, sitting in the 2 very small, really cute puppies! Ooohhhh, no ... my sore point! "YES, LIKE, NOW !!!", hätte ich am liebsten gerufen und gleich beide mitgenommen. Aber ich muss ja wieder zurück nach Österreich...
Wir kehrten in ein Kaffeehaus ein, das stark an Starbucks erinnerte. Vorallem auch toll ist, dass man in all diesen Kaffeehäusern auch Essen bestellen kann – in einer großen Auswahl! Es ist warm, Sonne scheint. Die Äthiopier frieren. Weil eine leichte, angenehme Brise weht. Ich bestellte eine heiße Schokolade, die mir dann mit echtem Kakao serviert wurde. Überall um uns herum Leute, die Zeitung lasen. Meine Vermieterin erklärte mir: Die Oppositionsleute, die eigentlich auf ihre Verurteilung gewartet hatten, waren gestern freigesprochen worden – und ganz Äthiopien ist ganz aus dem Häuschen! THE topic of conversation, everyone talks like this, everyone is happy celebrated (and drink) will be for days. "The newspapers," they explained to me "are now being sold again, had been set for their arrest. Now that people have been released, these newspapers are available again! It is a good step in the government, but who knows how to go from here? They had the people probably never released without the pressure of the EU again ... "Apparently came from Europe by a minister repeated demands the release of political prisoners. We went a little farther, passed a cycling race, in another cafe, which is particularly gute French Fries offeriert. Tatsächlich! Vor allem wundert es mich, dass sie nicht fettig sind! Vom Kaffee aus sieht man direkt auf die
Bole Medhane Alem Cathedral , Äthiopiens größtes Kirchengebäude, das erst 2005 fertiggestellt wurde. Ein wunderschönes, strahlendes, helles Gebäude, dem zusammen mit seiner umgebenden Rasenfläche großzügig angelegt ist und das ich wohl auch eher dem arabischen Raum zugeordnet hätte, wären da nicht die eindeutig christlichen Zeichen gewesen. Vom Parkplatz daneben ertönen Trommelschläge und Gesang zu uns herüber. „Oh schau! Schau!“, sagt meine Vermieterin „Eine typisch äthiopische Hochzeit! Sie läuft streng . After Zerimoniell from "At first I thought, since the same two priests were appointed, until I realize that this is the couple: both dressed in long white robes, slung a white jacket with a subtle Goldbestickung and both a type of white crown with silver ornaments and cross on their heads. Are surrounded by singers, half of them dark red, weißgeschärpte clothes, the other half turquoise, weißgeschärpte clothes wearing, one goes before the bridal couple and beats the drum, the singers go left and right, beautiful arranged in a row beside, behind follows the Rest of the society. All singing and clapping. Ethiopia shows its colors: the white cathedral with gold ornaments and turquoise copper roof, illuminated by the sun, the colors of the wedding party and run in the background, becoming darker and darker by the approaching storm. We are on the way home, to not be wet. And lo and behold, I get to add something special to see: Have the end, even going Ethiopians. The attractive storm brings life into it, everything scurries around, trying to get home, a bus minibus or taxi to catch. The mini bus drivers are adapting to the increased demand: Already we are sitting - 21 people instead of the usual 12 - squeezed together (I have counted's!!) in one of these great companion Toyota, which is struggling uphill after
Aware . "How could still get out there who can?" I wonder when I see that one clearly is attempting to sit for a short talk with other passengers remains. My landlady laughed and I get the explanation: Yes, he wanted to get out, said he had to get out, but the others said, no, no, ... we are not there ... that's where you want to go come, first ! So he remained seated obediently and went a step further, as two others who had also wanted out. That's just not all that right here.
