27 December
1926
On 27 December 1926, I rode on the train into the interior of Abyssinia. At that time the trains in Abyssinia operated only during daytime. After passing through the Somalian savannah with its sparse acacias, the train approached a mountainous area. Here a steep climb began. The Abyssinian plateau rises above the Somalian savannah like a gigantic castle. The ascent became increasingly steep. Two locomotives were needed to pull a few cars.
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