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I'm happy to tell you about the Ghion if you're not staying at the agency's guesthouse. We preferred a little more privacy, but wanted to stay somewhere Ethiopian owned. We were there 2 weeks.
I think you'll find travelling fairly easy there. You can be as adventerous or safe as you like once there, sticking w/restaurants ex-pats or tourists frequent, or going more off the beaten path to restaurants where you'd be the only Westerner there. You can eat pizza and spaghetti every night, or Ethiopian food in a setting that will remind you of home, or a little hole in the wall.
I always go for holes in the wall that are popular w/local people. I figure they probably have fresher food w/a lot of turnover, and they wouldn't stay open if they made people sick. The one place I've heard of people getting sick over and over is the Sunday brunch at the Sheraton (!).
If you're looking for luxury, the Sheraton is really gorgeous. The Hilton is kind of old and so-so. Kind of your run of the mill American type hotel, but with a lot of conveniences on the first floor.
Ok, kids are still awake and shouldn't be--gotta run!
Teranga
Mom to 2 bio kids (4 and 5)
and our son (2) adopted from Ethiopia 02/05
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