Scenes in the streets of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Street scene in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, is much like many large cities in Africa, Asia and anywhere in the developing world.

Chaotic.

Somehow in all that chaos people move around, do their jobs, raise their families and eke out a living. Traffic congestion can seem overwhelming to a first time visitor and no rules seem to apply anywhere. I’d experienced Bangkok and Kathmandu previously so it was no real surprise to me though the occasional sight like the van in the picture above was noteworthy.

Street scene in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

In many places as we travelled along we could see craftsmen making a range of items for sale, from tailors with their sewing machines on the footpath, to carpenters making furniture though to mechanics repairing all sorts of vehicles.

Street scene in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Street scene in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia