"It is the 4th holy city of Islam"- UNESCO (quote about Harar, Ethiopia)
Place: Harar, Eastern Ethiopia
Time: July 6-7, 2016
Harar is an amazing labyrinth of medival passageways and alleys. You can easily get lost in the cobblestone maze of this ancient holy Islamic walled city. As always I am on the hunt for some faces to photograph. Here are just a few miscellaneous shots from my 3 days in Harar.
Curb side kitchen. Many African meals are served like this right at the edge of the road.
My Somosas I bought off the street are wrapped up in someones school paperwork.
I give these Samosas a C+
Taxi cabs are Peugeots that are over 70 years old and STILL running on.
Alley view out my guest house window. The walls are 3 feet thick and over 200 years old
Curb side coffee shop.
Inside the eastern gate of the walled city of Harar. Walk out this gate and you head straight to Somalia.
The Toyota Hilux is a fantastic pickup and the choice all over Africa. Rebels in many african nations mount 50 caliber machine guns in the back. They are called "Technicals".
Leprocy victim. It looks like his was stopped after missing only various portions of his fingers.
The electrical meter is inside this box for the meter reader to check it when he stops by.
My business partner Mike and I, shown here, discussing how we need to start being profitable on our next construction job.
Bodies from the homeless litter the sidewalks everywhere in Ethiopia.
A holiday after the end of Ramadan. Thousands are in the streets heading back home.
Western companies find their way into these poor countries, why not education and sanitation?
