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Asmara Eritrea - September 30th 2005
There is no program for today (only for the evening), so I decide I will make a long walk through Asmara, passing Tiravolo (visiting friends), Gejeret, The Ministry of Information and Mai Temenai.
The climb uphill to the Ministry of Information (the promise was a nice view over Asmara) is a bit disappointing. The climb is very steep, it is forbidden to make photo's, and there is nothing worth to make a picture.
Mai Temenai also is not interesting for a tourist point of view, but I have some friends over there, living in one of the recently built houses. I guess it is a good excuse to wander through this area, for the sake of having been here.
In the house of Freweini & Haile many relatives are gathered to help with the preparations for the wedding, tomorrow and Sunday. Women preparing food and plaiting each others hair, the men working on the tent I have some cups of tea .
In the Afrika Garage I meet Sammy to drink some tea. He gives me an update on the new tourist facilities in Asmara. "You want me to bring you there? No problem."
On the market I buy some oranges. I haven't got enough change to pay the 52.5 Nakfa. "You will pay me 2.5 Nakfa another day", the lady says, while could have changed one orange for a smaller one, to round the price to 50 Nakfa. I will do my best not to forget her stall.
In the evening I am invited for a buffet dinner with Mr. Solomon, chairman of the Eritrean Tourism Service-providers Association (ETSA) and manager of the Embasoira Hotel. The buffet dinner (with life music) is an every Friday evening event, starting at 8 o' clock in the evening.
Expo Hotel (Tiravolo) Asmara.
Bologna Hotel (Tiravolo) Asmara.
Bar - Gejeret Asmara.
Nakfa House - Asmara Eritrea.
IRGA Building - Asmara Eritrea.
Residential buildings - Mai Temenai Asmara Eritrea.
Palazzo Falletta (apartments & offices) - Harnet Avenue Asmara Eritrea.
Catholic Cathedral - Harnet Avenue Asmara Eritrea.
Plaiting the hair before the wedding - Asmara Eritrea.
Restaurant Marosso - Asmara Eritrea.
