Although the menu looked promising, I opted for an Ethiopian lunch over pizza at an Italian restaurant in the heart of Ethiopia.

Our Italian Food Experiment In Awassa, Ethiopia

Awassa (also spelled Hawassa) is the capital of the Sidama Region of Ethiopia. Located on Lake Hawassa in the Great Rift Valley, it is a city of almost 600,000 people. As far as I could tell, this region of Ethiopia does not see a lot of visitors.

Our hosts wanted to treat us to Italian food (I find Italian food in Ethiopia a bit ironic, considering the Italians failed to colonize Ethiopia twice). Um, sure, why not…

We went to a restaurant called Venezia, a cute restaurant with indoor and outdoor seating.

A great solo travel tip spotted this week on Live and Let's Fly.