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Cape Verde

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Introduction

We went to Cape Verde, the original plan was to go to China, we had a ticket to Beijing, but unfortunately (or fortunately) that flight got canceled. We both wanted to see another continent and Cape Verde was an option. However, they don't consider themselves to be Africans, so that is to be continued...

Lisbon

We arrived in Praia at 2am, which makes it 1,5 nights without sleep, because I had to go to Lisbon first to get to Praia. The plane to Lisbon left around 7am, so I had to cycle to the airport during night. I arrived pretty early in Lisbon and Thais told me to explore, so I did. After a terrible breakfast (I just walked away, paying only partly. I ordered a croissant and a croquette, the croquette was cold and the croissant tasted like it sat there for days) I went to the "elevador" to get a nice view of the river mounding into the ocean.

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Praia

Because of the two previous nights we were destroyed so we didn't do a lot on the first day, on the second day we booked a free tour through the city centre and he told us several things, like the Cape Verdians don't see themselves as Africans, that Cape Verde has a lot in common with Brazil, because back then the islands were used as an in between stop for Portugal to colonize Brazil and to ship slaves. So it shares a lot of the foods and also because of the similar climate, they tend to grow the same fruits and vegetables.

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Cidade Velha

Our guide strongly recommended not to get off the beaten path, which meant to keep on the main roads. Not the worst thing, because the road we mainly used was right along the beach. Most of Praia is considered a slum and getting robbed was quite a risk. So it was very nice to go to Cidade Velha, which is a tiny village a couple of kilometres north west of Praia. The people there were quite friendly and of course there was the beach, but also a church, a convent and a fort. Cidade Velha is Portuguese for 'old city' and it was the previous capital of Cape Verde.

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Tarrafal

We decided to go to Tarrafal for new year's eve. We heard it had white beaches with blue water, unlike the beaches with the black sand in Praia and Cidade Velha. We booked a hotel for two nights while we left our stuff at the guesthouse in Praia. We went there with a minivan, just like we did for Cidade Velha. There are several minivans lined up at the pickup point and whenever it filled up, it left. They tried to fit as much people as possible to get the most out of it, so it was quite crammed. All in all it took about 2 hours to get to Tarrafal. It turned out to be a good choice, because they organised a new year's party at the hotel we booked. It included an all you can eat buffet with several local dishes and after that there was a party at the rooftop with unlimited drinks for a fixed price. It was a bit of an old people's party, but it was fun nevertheless.

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Assomada

After Tarrafal we went back to Praia and we had four days left, so we decided to visit another town, which was Assomada where we drove past on the way to Tarrafal. They told us it was a historical town with its own market. So we left in the morning at 9am and it took us to

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Praia

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Lisbon

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Sintra

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Cascais

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