Doug Nienhuis – Page 131

013 – Tiru Gondar And The ‘Only You’ Bathroom

Doug Nienhuis / October 14, 1998

After breakfast I went back to the Palm’s small office to talk to the owner about my desire to find […]

Doug Nienhuis / October 13, 1998

I woke up the next morning more tired than when I went to bed, and set out to see if

Doug Nienhuis / October 12, 1998

When I left Alfa at the taxi stand, I started out walking back across Abiot Square towards the Palm. On

Doug Nienhuis / October 11, 1998

Fortified with my first Ethiopian meal I sat in the restaurant to see if Alfa was going to show up.

Doug Nienhuis / October 10, 1998

My first full day in Ethiopia began with a savage hunger, and I timidly entered the roar of activity in

The front of the Palm was in fact a lively bar. Behind it was a dingy room with wobbly tables

I don’t think I’ve ever seen a city wake up so fast. One second the road was empty. The next

It was 1:30 in the morning. My flight was the last of the day, perhaps the only flight of the

I’d specifically requested an aisle seat, but when I boarded I found my seat already occupied. An elderly and rather

I’d planned my trip to Ethiopia for so long that when I finally left, it felt very dreamlike, as if