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One of the reasons for us to come to Cape Verde. You feel and hear the music in the air.
There are three different kinds of capeverdian music; the funana, the morna and the coladera.
Our favourite is the morna.
One of the most famous singers of the morna is Cesaria Evora.
We visit her home town Mindelo.
There we hear that our planned departure from Cape Verde was too early...
Cesaria Evora should just return to Mindelo one week later and sing in one of the popular music-café's in Mindelo.
Now we listen to her cd's at home. Cape Verde the year round. At 26th october 2005 finally we managed to visit a concert of Cesaria Evora in the Netherlands. It was really great ! Leave a Comment
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In the island of Sal you have 2 banks (for what i know) and one cashpoint, but cannot be used by foreigner accounts. In Boavista island you only have one bank opened untill 3pm, where you can get money at the balcony with your visa card (only!). The only way to get around there is with money on your pocket, there's no such thing as visa in shops, hotels or restaurants. neither travelcards. Leave a Comment
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When in Cape Verde you should go to:
SAL Island - Santa Maria Beach
BOAVISTA Island - Santa Monica Beach
SANTIAGO Island - Cidade da Praia Market and Cidade Velha
SAO VICENTE Island - City of Mindelo
Amilcar Cabral Square (Mindelo)
Where you seat and observe Cape Verdeans walking around the square.
Coming from Sao Vicente Airport and seeing Mindelo and its bay from the road. Quite impressive!!! Leave a Comment
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mindelo is the cultural center of cape verde.
the barefooted diva, cesaria evora comes from there and so does many other musicians.
my best memory of cape verde was one night where i went to a concert with youssou n'dour and by chance ran in to him in a local jazz cafe after the show.
he really es a great singer and also a very nice guy and it was funny to meet him at 'home ground'. Leave a Comment
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My fondest memory is probably that of climbing Pico de Fogo (2829 metres). It was the first volcano I had ever climbed. Leave a Comment
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Grogue is a typical spirit very very strong. Don't drink too much of it! :) but have to try it! ;)
also try Ponche which Grogue with honey and lemon... hmmm... really nice! Leave a Comment
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I didn't spend much time in the Island of Sal, but in a few hours you can have a look to the salinas, and around Santa Maria, the nicest village there. Leave a Comment
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In Santa Maria, Sal, you have this spot called Ponta Preta. Because it's all balck stones, the sea formes beatifull waves there. Leave a Comment
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The Boavista island has so much to see!!
one of my fondeste memories was almost getting lost, almost by night fall in the middle of the sand dunes, near a beach (the sta maria) that has a scary ship sunk there! a bit scary, but very funny to remember Leave a Comment
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Walk around and enjoy the village of Sal Rei!
My fondest memory was the relaxed time i spent there... the sunsets by the pier, the friendly people... Leave a Comment
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