Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia, sprawls at the foot of Mount Entoto, a chaotic, crowded city filled with enough ethnic and cultural diversity to make one’s head spin. Monolithic modern buildings erected during the reign of the legendary Emperor Haile Selassie, form breathtaking attractions, along with the colourful, vast open market and a variety ofmore old mosques and cathedrals. Not to be missed on a holiday in Addis Ababa is a visit to Lucy, the famous fossilised early hominid housed in the Ethiopian National Museum.