Musings on travel and culture in Africa (Ethiopia, Tanzania, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Botswana) and Asia (India, Dubai, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, Japan).
December 8, 2013
Gonder, Ethiopia
Gonder was the capital of Ethiopia in the 17th century.
Emperor Fasiladas and his sons built several palaces, a library, school, sauna, stables and lion cages within a walled compound, the remains of which can be visited.
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