Back in the Hilton…….

Last Saturday, the Ethiopians decided they have had enough of the Merkato area and decided to attack the area I live in, not because it’s a nice quiet area, but because it housed of the office of the opposition (which I was not aware of) and they decided to lock the opposition leaders in their office. Consequently the roads surrounding my guesthouse were blocked, with violence in the streets, army police all over the place.

My boss, decided that he could not let me stay there, and dragged me out of the guesthouse into the safety and luxury of the Hilton. Thank God I am not stuck in a little room, but I got an apartment… which is great and quite comfortable.

I really do miss the guesthouse and the people, though if you are locked in a place and not able to go out I’d rather be locked in the Hilton, at least there I can enjoy some time at the gym or next to the pool with my book!! L

Things have calmed around here and are back to normal. 500+ taxis lost their license last week for not obeying the government and going on strike, so the streets are less packed with blue and white taxis. People are still on the alert though, especially once the 8th of July starts approaching, the date the official results come out!!!

I found my embassy – as an EU citizen I can register with any embassy that belongs to an EU country – though our Ministry of Foreign Affairs suggested the British one!!