Our direct flight between Lalibela to Bahar Dar had been cancelled as we were the only people booked on it, so we had to do our trip in two stages. We had to spend a few hours in Addis, meaning our trip took up pretty much the whole day.
While waiting to board the plane in Addis we met a very nice Ethiopian woman now living in Amsterdam (and running an Ethiopian restaurant), and after chatting for a while she invited us out for the evening.
Shortly after checking in to our hotel in Bahar Dar we headed off to a lovely new restaurant on the shore of Lake Tana called Dasset House, owned by a friend of hers and which had only been open two weeks. We had a very nice time sitting by the edge of the lake having dinner and drinks, K occasionally providing (tactful) advice to the owner on areas where the service could be improved!
After dinner, we then went out to something called a “cultural club”, where people sit and drink while being entertained by traditional singing and dancing. Being the only faranjis there we were very much the center of attention and the butt of many jokes that we couldn’t understand a word of, but the locals found quite hilarious! They managed to convince K to join in the local dancing (to the locals’ delight!) – M however was able to avoid the same fate! It’s amazing where a holiday can lead you if you just go with the flow…..
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