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A date with a touch of Sudan.

For Sudan, plans at home involving food, coffee, music and heritage are suitable; current circumstances call for caution.

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4 plans you can actually try.

Use the country as inspiration. Check local opening hours and make a plan together.

Combine two local ideas

Choose a combination. Are both ideas out of the question? Find places close to each other or spread the two ideas over two days.

Try two new things

  1. Ful for two

    Make a simple ful with beans together and set out a selection of small toppings.

  2. Comparing hibiscus teas

    Make karkade, hibiscus tea, once hot and once cold.

Try two new things

  1. Nubian history on a map

    Explore a museum collection about Nubian heritage together and find where the objects on display come from on a map.

  2. Sudanese listening date

    Choose music by two Sudanese artists and listen for differences in voices, instruments and recording eras.

Try two new things

  1. Ful for two

    Make a simple ful with beans together and set out a selection of small toppings.

  2. Nubian history on a map

    Explore a museum collection about Nubian heritage together and find where the objects on display come from on a map.

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You can also try these ideas in Sudan. Choose a place that suits you and check what's available locally.

Indoors
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Outdoors
ALSO FUN HERE Concert on the grassFind an outdoor concert and listen from somewhere you can sit comfortably.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Park picnicEach bring something you enjoy sharing and find a quiet spot in the park.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Sketching outdoors togetherBring paper and each draw the same view in ten minutes.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Long evening picnicBring a light meal and eat outside as the evening gently unfolds.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Street art treasure huntFind three murals or other public artworks in your neighborhood together.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Thermos walkFill a flask and walk a short route together with one lovely place to pause.View the idea
Indoors or outdoors
ALSO FUN HERE Compare oliebollenIn winter, try two oliebollen from different places.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Coffee in an unfamiliar neighbourhoodTake the bus or cycle to a neighbourhood where you've never had coffee together.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Ice cream flavor juryTry two different ice cream flavors together and give each your own rating.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Jazz nightListen to a jazz performance together or put together a set of three tracks at home.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Stained glass huntFind three stained-glass windows and compare their colors in daylight.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Coffee with time to lingerAgree on half an hour to start with and see whether you'd like another stroll.View the idea
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