Dry or Sweet red wine

So, when I ask for a glass of red wine at a restaurant or a bar in Addis, I often get asked if I want 'dry or sweet'? It is confusing because I only know the question for white wine. 

Well, finally saw red wine labelled as 'dry or sweet'. I may have found the answer to why the question is asked. 

First coffee of the second round

Great Ethiopia Run!!

I had a brilliant time. It was hot, uphill and crowded, but definitely worth it. 

This man was surprised I wanted to take his photo. It's Ethiopia, we are about to do a road race, and you're wearing a fox on your head! 

Man dressed as an airliner, of course. 

Obligatory stilt walkers

A sea of yellow!!

Sadly, when you ask someone to take your photo, you cannot always be guaranteed that everyone's head will get in. Sorry, Lianna. 

Umbrella man had a good idea. Did I mention it was hot??!! 

Finished!! Stretch and shower. 

Jacrosse house crawl

Last weekend we had a house crawl. A new house every hour. In this photo is a bug that drove from one house to another. It's a dark photo. There are two men on top. The one on the left is carrying a tray with Jell-O shots on it. Ha ha 

US Marine Ball

Last night, I went to the US Marine Ball. It was my first time attending anything like that. It reminded me a little of a prom.

I rented a dress from a Bridal Shop, a lovely green gown.

Gentlemen! 

I also did three heads of hair, including mine, and I think they all turned out pretty well.

Probably the most interesting part of the entire evening, for me, was that there were two speeches made. One was by the head of the Marines at the Embassy in Addis, and the other was by an Ambassador. Both stressed support of sexual preference. I thought that was extremely positive, and unexpected. Well done, Guys.

Entoto

Went to Entoto this weekend. We attempted to hike and it didn't happen but we saw nice churches. 

This one is built into

The cave.

Then we had sights of Addis on the way down. 

But the most impressive sight was all the women walking down from the forest weighted down with all the eucalyptus which will be used for firewood. 

My taxi driver said, 'Ethiopian women are strong'. Yes, they're strong, but many don't really choose to haul this heavy load down the hill. It's what they have to do. 

BBQ in Addis

Pretty much the same as anywhere else. We had Pimms, grilled sausages, potato salad, and Doritos. 

Mark ready to start it up. 

Not quite sure if that BBQ is going to really work! 

And of course, the Men Folk needed to stand around staring at the coals to make sure they were burning down evenly. 

Did I mention there was Pimms?