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Feel the rhythm of Martinique
I was not expecting much, but I fel in love with this beautiful island of Martinique. The moment we got off the schip, I felt the rhythm of the colorful open and friendly people. Fort de France is the capital with 101.000 inhabitants of the french department of Martinique. People speak French and you can use the Euro. Before 1902 Saint Pierre was the capital. In that year an eruption of the volcano Mont Pelée destroyed Saint Pierre and its 30.000 inhabitants in it. Only two people survived. The Caribbean island of Martinique was already charted by Columbus in 1493, but he had no interest in this island. Sugar, rum…