A long walk around Addis, starting with St George's, and then up and down, ending with the church of the Holy Trinity, where Heile Selassie is buried in quite an impressive stone tomb. No one seems to know how he eventually died (most reports seem to strongly suggest murder) but he seems to be "remembered with dignity". The three paintings above the chancel are the crucifixion (of course), HS raising the flag of Ethiopia after the Italians were ejected in 1942, and the third is of the League of Nations in Geneva, where HS made his impassioned plea for his country, which was largely ignored by the world.
Today we lost our German, Canadian and Irish members plus a few Brits and Aden, our Ethiopian from London, and have gained an Aussie and Canadian girl as well as a couple from NZ. Latter are of more "mature" years so nearer to my age!
NB I wish St Albans buses were as good as the (Chinese built of course) fleet here in Addis!
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