Asmara, Eritrea
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Photo by Todd Monge
View from the St Joseph’s Cathedral, Asmara, Eritrea — April 6, 1998
You can climb up the 52-meter steeple for the best views of Asmara. Just look around the church yard for the attendant.
Photo by Todd Monge
The nice part of town, Asmara, Eritrea — April 6, 1998
Photo by Todd Monge
The shanty part of town, Asmara, Eritrea — April 6, 1998
Famed anthropologist in the Asmara foothills, Eritrea — April 6, 1898
Countries visited - Africa 1998 - 1999
I am not sure how it all got started. It wasn’t a magical spark of lightning that began the cataclysm, nor was it the supreme words of a higher being sending us on our way. Somehow, though, the powers of the universe contrived enabling our journey through the Heart of Africa.
It began quite innocently as an alleged trip to Bulgaria and Romania. This idea was eventually vetoed and placed “on hold” for future girlfriends. Zap—a long awaited spark was kindled—The Middle East: Yemen, in particular. And the visas were applied for, the air tickets purchased; and on a fine March 4th day we were on our way aboard a gleaming Air France 747 en route to Cairo, Egypt, via a five day layover in France.
We never did make it to Yemen, nor the Middle East for that matter; we headed South, instead, into the Heart of Africa, and what follows is the story of events as they unfold.