https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/32/440...bfc3fc58_b.jpgEritrea - Asmara, from the Campanile by Charles Roffey, on Flickr
https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7701/1...5a43b0db_b.jpgASM-039 Man Buying Pastries For Brekfast In A Café, Asmara by FO Travel, on Flickr https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7734/1...8d73025e_b.jpgASM-089 Female Shopkeeper, Asmara by FO Travel, on Flickr https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7700/1...03cdb93a_b.jpgASM-041 Waitresses In A Café, Asmara by FO Travel, on Flickr https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8217/8...517fda21_b.jpgAerial View Of Asmara, Eritrea by Eric Lafforgue, on Flickr https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2320/2...20b8273d_b.jpgAsmara, Eritrea, Africa by Tom & Amy Larson, on Flickr https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/105/30...c32ff515_b.jpgP4240001 by khartoumhq, on Flickr https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5347/1...91d6ecbc_b.jpgASM-013 The French Embassy & A Beetle, Asmara by FO Travel, on Flickr https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5456/1...c47662a0_b.jpgASM-139 Irga Art Deco Building, Asmara by FO Travel, on Flickr |
It looks more lively, but I've still heard things that make me fear visiting Eritrea about as much as North Korea.
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:shrug:..I did not know or have ever seen....Thanx for the post!!..:photographer:...Love the art deco Fiat building. Looks like it's ready too go down the runway and take off..:tup::stunned::tup:
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Looks much more modern and civilized then expected and the old cars are nice. The Fiat building is featured in a book called "1001 buildings you must see before you die".
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A great look into an isolated city/country rarely seen in the West, i have to agree the city does seem to be well ordered and has much more colonial architecture remaining than i would have thought. It also seems like at least from the prospective provided to tourists that the city embraces it's Italian character which i wasn't expecting at all in Eritrea.
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Great thread. Interesting to see how the Italian culture influenced that part of the world.
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Cool City! Asmara!
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I remember when I first saw this thread my knowledge of Eritrea was of a bit of its war of independence & its international isolation. However after looking back on its history if you go back to the 1980s Eritrea was something of a cause celeb in the west and now it is in a state of international isolation with the government holding a siege mentality not just with the west but its neighbors as well ... The case of the nation & its beautiful capitol city should be looked at more closely.
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