Addis Ababa is a bustling, vibrant city.

A new, seemingly high-tech building under construction using decidedly low-tech means.

A monument in Addis

Entrance to Addis Ababa University

A fruit stand on the streets of Addis

Kiddist Selassie Cathedral, also known as Holy Trinity Cathedral.

This cathedral was constructed by Emperor Haile Selassie beginning in 1933. Its construction was interrupted by the Italian occupation of Ethiopia, and was completed after the Italians were expelled.

A statute on the exterior of Kiddist Selassie

Interior of Kiddist Selassie

Painting representing the Holy Trinity

Kiddist Selassie has a series of beautiful stained glass windows depicting scenes from the Bible. Here, the Garden of Eden.

This stained glass window depicts Moses with the Ten Commandments -- numbered in Ge'z.

This was Emperor Selassie's seat for ceremonies in the Cathedral.

Detail in the "crown" above Emperor Selassie's seat.

Murals on the ceiling in Kiddist Selassie depict both divine events (such as the second coming of Christ) and secular ones (such as Haile Selassie's famous speech to the League of Nations and the expulsion of the Italians from Ethiopia).

A priest in Kiddist Selassie

Haile Selassie's tomb, watched over by saints in the stained glass windows. Note use of motif similar to Axum stelae as the top of the sarcophagus.

Stained glass depiction of the crucifixion

A Star of David on the ceiling of Kiddist Selassie. Ethiopian Christianity was influenced by a population of Jews living in the country called the Falasha.

Exterior of Kiddist Selassie

Street vendors in Addis

A woman brings firewood (eucalyptus) down from the hills on the outskirts of Addis Ababa

A religious procession outside of Addis

The minaret of a mosque in Addis

The Sheraton Addis, certainly the best hotel in the city. It looks as though it was transplanted into the middle of Addis from Las Vegas.

The Sheraton is surrounded by less grandiose accommodations, giving it a feeling of being slightly out of place.

A palace near the Sheraton

Traditional Ethiopian dances at the Villa Verde Restaurant

Tradtional Ethiopian food laid out on injera bread

A dancer energetically flings her hair at the Villa Verde Restaurant

The different costumes represent dances from Ethiopia's many distinct ethnic groups, from the Tigray and Amhara to the Oromia and others.

Traditional Ethiopian coffee ceremony

The sun rises over our last morning in Ethiopia as we rose to depart for Entebbe.