Some Weekends Away, 2008-2010
Kosovo, Cape Verde, Sardinia and Ghent
When Kosovo declared independence in February 2008 we
had to go there, of course, so we went the following October. The capital,
Pristina, is not so interesting so we stayed in Prizren, a nice town with
friendly people, characterful buildings and bridges, cafés round the
square and a castle on a hill, as well as occasional UN gun emplacements,
razor wire and helicopter patrols.
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Cape Verde islands sit out in the Atlantic roughly level
with Senegal in Africa. The main international airport is on Sal island but
there is nothing else there except some resorts, so in March 2009 we flew
there and got a local flight to Mindelo, a characterful town on Sao Vicente
island. The town is an interesting mixture of Portuguese and African cultures,
with a nice harbour, a pink presidential palace and a 'Belem Tower' just
like in Lisbon.
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In May 2010 we went to Sardinia for a bit of Mediterranean
sunshine and Italian culture.
We flew to
Cagliari .... |
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.... and after
a day or so there, hired a car and visited the lovely old towns of Bosa .... |
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.... and
Alghero. |
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On a working visit to Ghent in November 2010, we took
an extra couple of days to explore the attractive medieval town.