Tuesday, Mar 21 we were in Luanda, . It is the capitals of Angola. It has a population of just over 2 1/2 mullion. It was founded in 1576 by the Portuguese
Our excursion here was "Luanda at a Glance". It was a short 2 hour tour.
First colors of sunrise.
The petroleum refinery in the early morning light..
Approaching the pier where we will dock.
The Captain checking out our mooring
The first 2 vehicles of our 5 bus excurrsion convoy
Sites along the way
The National Bank of Angola building.
First we visited the Fortaleza de San Miguel. Build between 1641 an 1648 by the ortuguese
It contains a Historical Military Museum.
going inside the fort
Statues of historical leaders in the world - Ceasar, Gengis khan, Napoleon
Ramp up to the ramparts of the fort
This canon was pointes at our ship
A large flag flies above the fort
View of the city center.
The first President of independent Angola - Agostinho Neto
The fort from the bottom of the hill it sets on
From the fort we could see our next stop
Some of the sights as we drove to our next stop
Approaching Agostinho Neto Mausoleum
Our excursion buses line up in front
His sarcophagus is in this room. No photos were allowed inside the room
the 393 foot tall obelisk on top of the mausaleum
More school children arriving
the fort from the excursion bus
On the way back to the ship
A grain silo at the port
Last excursion bus arriving back
taking down the gangway
Sunset starting
Then a medical emergency caused a 1 1/4 hour delay in sailing.
Sun hide behing the clouds for the rest of the sunset
A larhe vehicle carrier arriving
Some color over the fort
We have pulled away from the pier.
We passes a petroleum refinery with an active flarestack.
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