You may wonder where Cape Verde is. This
relatively unknown archipelago of 10 islands and sits off the coast of West
Africa. Today we were on Ila De Sao
Vincente. An easy walkable town so we
strolled past the fishing boats, saw colonial architecture and discovered the
African Market. I had purchased African
wax cloth in Ghana and saw a basket with the same colors. The baskets are made from banana leaves.
Mindelo
Vanda and Don at the African Market
See the Zuiderdam behind the boats
Fresh fish for dinner
Colonial architecture
love the cororful buildings
African market
Mindelo is known for the music of Cesária Évora
with haunting melodies. We passed her museum. Évora took up singing as a child. She left music in
the 70's but returned in the 90’s. Living in Mindelo provided her with an
advantage, as its status as an international port town meant
that the city had a large nightlife scene.
Évora's ninth album, Voice of Love, won a Grammy Award in 2004. Just a short flight to England for some sun in the winter.
Lindi and Vanda at the Evora Museum
Enjoyable, walkable town
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