Angola
Luanda, Angola
April 11,
2025
As we were
sailing toward the harbor in Luanda, our ship photographer captured photos of a
beautiful flying fish, a bottlenose dolphin and three other dolphins.
Luanda is
the most populous Portuguese-speaking capital city in the world and among the
oldest colonial cities in Africa. A must-see
natural wonder created by wind and rain erosion is known as Miradouro da Lua
(Viewpoint of the Moon). Here millions
of years of erosion have created a landscape with different colored strata that
stretch toward the sea.
We explored
the Museum Nacional da Escravatura, an 18th century church, to learn
more about the history of Slavery in Angola.
Another
landmark stop was at the Iron Palace built in the 1890s where we explored the Gustav
Eiffel architecture and the beautiful Portuguese tile work.
The next stop
on our tour was at the 16th century Fortress of Sao Miguel, the
oldest building in Luanda and a remnant of colonial times, with beautiful views
of the city and coastline and the Marginal, the most prestigious avenue of the
city and the Church of Our Lady of Remedies.
We paid our respects at the Mausoleum of Agostinho Neto, Angola’s first president at this impressive monument.
Our guide
for the day was Ivonne, and she was terrific. She took lots of time and explained
all that we were seeing.
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