Mary and I were completely exhausted, and so happy we had nice comfy beds to sleep in. She is still asleep, but this is the extent of what I could do to explore .. take photos out our window. The front desk at the Churchill Hotel kept one passport as insurance that we couldn't try to stay in the country as we only had transfer status visas. (Now, why would we want to stay? We were trying to leave!!) And apparently we were not even allowed to step one foot outside the hotel until the time our shuttle was due to return us to the airport that evening.
Our impressions, compared to Zambia .. far cleaner city. Nice mountains! Interesting alphabet/lettering style. Food at the hotel was quite a pleasant surprise. So for having to stay an extra day, not a bad place to cool our toes, and they were cold!
The green VW Beetle tickled me! Nice color, far different from the blue used everywhere in Zambia.
So, after a bit of an unexpected layover in Addis, we flew Ethiopian Airways to Dulles in Washington, D.C. Our bags didn't make it, but went via Germany, and arrived the next day. Most of what we brought stayed intact. Some soapstone carvings were casualties, as well as the handle on my lovely basket that we bought in Serenji when we visited Kapisha Hot Springs.
Our choice of luggage these days are German Army surplus duffles. Quite rugged, but not unique. Our trip home back in August I snagged one off the belt in Detroit, only to immediately realize that it wasn't my name on the tag.
Not having our baggage made going through customs a breeze! I wouldn't recommend it as standard practice, but we were so exhausted by the time we got to Houston, and could make our baggage claim with United I was happy to just be "home" and in my own bed!!
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