Yesterday, I returned to the latter part of the 19th century when I toured Emperor Menelik II and Empress Taitu's palace and memorial museum at Entoto. Work on the palace started in 1883 and took 4 years to complete.
The museum contains various artefacts that belonged to the emperor and the empress and photos on the walls irrefutably demonstrate that the wearing of a bandana under the hat started with Emperor Menelik II, back in the NINETEENTH century!! Additionally, there are some more modern pieces like the gold medals won by Berhane Adere at the 2003 World Athletic Championships in Paris and the Sydney Olympics, in the women's 10,000m.
Addis Ababa lies at the base of the Entoto mountains due to Empress Taitu's not inconsiderable influence on Emperor Menelik II. Along the forest trails of Entoto, one can spot Ethiopia's illustrious athletes in training and the reason for their world domination is immediately apparent.
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