ጎንደር Gondor, Ethiopia

My first visit to Gondor was December 2011, It was quite an adventures tour I had at the time.

Gondor is a fictional kingdom in J. R. R. Tolkien's writings, described as the greatest realm of Men in the west of Middle-earth by the end of the Third Age. The third volume of The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, is largely concerned with the events in Gondor during the War of the Ring and with the restoration of the realm afterward. The history of the kingdom is outlined in the appendices of the book.

Timikete Bahir

Abbay Dildiy

Fasiledes

Lion Cage

Snake view from Goha Hotel

Based upon early conceptions, the history and geography of Gondor were developed in stages as a part of the major extension of Tolkien's legendarium that he undertook during the writing of The Lord of the Rings. The role of the kingdom emerged gradually, when a side adventure in the plot became the focus of later writings. The textual history was traced by Christopher Tolkien in The History of Middle-earth, and the subject has gained attention from later researchers and fans.

My colleges and I traveled to  Gondor using a double cabin pick up, we traveled across Abay "Dildiy"
which at the time was new (Abay Bridge). Then our destination was to Debark, a town about 65 km away from Gondor, after we arrived and spent a night in the small city of Debark, my colleges had to travel about 70 Kms by foot for surveying and taking coordinates to sketch the site map for the road of Debark to Keraker. I traveled back to Gondor the next morning and started my visit from the center of the city, around Post office.

Then I collected the site map from the tourism center of Gondor and planed my days consulting the Guide map.I was such a spectacular moment I had while visiting Fasiledes. While I was in the compound I was just picturing all the horses, Lions, the community, and all the interactions they had back in time! If your really find time to visit please make sure to site in one of the corners and memorize all the things the tour guides told you about, then you will find your self in the early days walking in the compound with all the interactions from the early days!

After Fasiledes you will pass by the JanTekel tree, legend has it that the tree was planted by his Majesty Ras Teferi Mekonnen. Then I went to Goha Hotel at the tip of a mountain, you will see the whole Gondor from the top of the mountain.

I went to visit the Felasha village, and all corners of city Of Gondor. It was such a great experience I had with the people and all the great things nature had provided. After completing my visits at Gondor I traveled to Zumra, I will see u there on my next post.

Have a great time
[Djibouti , 1242]