Here are some pictures from our day and a half in Gonder. After arriving in Addis Ababa late Saturday night, we woke up at 4am to catch the first flight from Addis to Gonder. Our purpose in going to Gonder was to learn more about the city where our daughter is from. There are way too many pictures to post from that day but here are a few.
Our day started with a long hike in the mountains just north of Gonder. We did not know we were going on a hike and we were not very prepared (eg we had not water with us) but it was beautiful and surreal and the entire time we kept looking at each other saying "are we really here? are we really in Ethiopia?" On our hike we encountered many children who lived on farms in the mountains. They were very intrigued with us and our cameras and our granola bars. After our hike, Eric enjoyed a "home brewed" beer which basically seemed like muddy water with something fermented in it.
Sunday afternoon we visited Bridge to Hope which was the orphanage that initially took our daughter in. We enjoyed meeting with the director there and meeting the woman who initially took care of our daughter.
After a good night's sleep, on Monday we toured the castles in Gonder. Gonder was the capital of Ethiopia before it was moved to Addis. There is a group of about 6 castles there which were very interesting to tour. After our tour of the castles, we headed to the airport to catch our plane back to Addis.
We are so glad we took the time to go to Gonder. It was a much smaller city than Addis and gave us a feel for rural Ethiopia. Of course, getting to visit Bridge to Hope was the highlight.
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