🇪🇹 Addis Ababa: Africa's Highland Gem 🌄✨

Perched at 2,400m altitude, Ethiopia's capital dazzles with: 🏙️ 1. Cityscape Poetry • Rolling streets weave between traditional huts and glass skyscrapers • Eucalyptus forests blanket the city – their silvery leaves shimmer like frosted bamboo 🌳❄️ 🌿 2. Nature’s Masterpieces • Distant plains + crater lakes (day-trip worthy!) • Entoto Mountain’s sunrise views 🌅 (when fog permits) 🏛️ 3. Cultural Treasures • National Museum: Meet Lucy (our 3.2M-year-old ancestor) 🦴 • Holy Trinity Cathedral: Gold-domed marvel where emperors rest ⛪ • Old Palace: Haile Selassie’s throne room → now a museum 👑 🎪 4. Friendship Square • Africa’s largest urban plaza 💃 • Nightly light shows + dancing fountains ⛲ 🛍️ 5. Street Life Carnival • Merkato Market’s spice clouds 🌶️ • 80+ ethnic groups in rainbow-traditional garb 👗 🕌 6. Sacred Harmony • Orthodox cathedrals ✝️ + Grand Anwar Mosque 🕌 + Beta Israel synagogues ✡️ #EthiopiaDiaries #OffbeatAfrica #CityOfEucalyptus #CulturalCrossroads