Gonder – the gate to the wilderness

my scottish impression - palace of Fasilides

This is actually my favorite city so far. With more than half a million inhabitants it is quite huge to me. The landscape is more green. They are building the 52^th University of the country here in Gonder and the airport you are allowed to smoke in the restaurant. 

Our guide took us to the Palace of Fasilides the founder of the city. With the rain and the clouds it reminded me of Scottland.

Dschellada

On a hill nearby the center there is the trinitiy church. I am not a religous person but this church is just beautiful. Paintings cover not only the walls but also the ceiling. The legend tells that when the muslims wanted to take the city they climbed up the hill and wanted to destroy the church. As the church had his own natural gardians the muslims had to ran away very fast. Bees were living there and stung the conquerors. They did not only leave the church but also the city.

what would you see with nice weather?

Gonder's nightlife is very interesting too. The clubs are in garages not much bigger than 50 square meters. The music is very loud and the barkeepers are always smiling.

From Gonder it is only a day excursion to the Simien National Park. This is not only the home of the Dscheladas (monkeys) the ethiopian wolf and the walia (capricorn) it is also very famous for its mountains. Sadly during the rain season there are to many clouds and fog to take this beauty home. So I have to go again to take the pictures and to go for a trekking.