>did they make >>dabo fitfit (faranji fitfit) for u? > >yes, that is the most wonderful smell to wake up to in the >morning.
My fiancee recommends that you have enkulale fir-fir, if you haven't -- but maybe that's another word for berbere eggs.
Try eating ketfo with kohjoh (Gurage traditional meal). (You should see about visiting a Gurage family during Meskel as it is a particularly important occasion for them.)
Make sure and bring back berbere and kibbeh so you can cook here (as though you won't have enough weight in your luggage). But we've found out the hard way that these should not be packed with the clothes!
>>shashemone is all the way down south and axum is all the way >>up top- which direction are ya headed in? > >Both baby!!!! Prolly Sheshemone first.
My fiancee recommends that you definitely visit Shashemene, and also Wondo Genet while you are down there.
Also, if you do go to Axum, be sure and visit Lalibela on the way (you probably knew that).
From Addis, make day trips to Nazareth (a.k.a. Adama) (where my fiancee is from) and Sodere (a resort/spa where it would be really nice to relax).