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Very detailed Africa travelogue with lots of information for anyone planning a trip. Indexed for easy reference. 11 Countries over 3 months.
3 months in Africa -- detailed travelogue, travel tips, indexed
Larry2006-05-27 03:11:54
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meeting for the
upcoming Millennium New Years Eve bash with Mandela) who told me that most
of the prisoners who conduct these tours weren't really political
prisoners -- they were on Robben Island for non-political crimes. I took
this with a grain of salt however, as old ways of thinking die hard, and
there was a habit of classifying political prisoners as being incarcerated
for something other than political reasons.
The first half of the tour consists of walking on foot through the
various cel blocks, seeing the cels where famous political prisoners were
kept (including Mandela), and the general compound. In many of the cels are
plaques with pictures of the inmates, along with personal stories of what it
was like to be imprisoned on Robben Island. Spend the time to read each
one -- they're all quite interesting. The second part of the tour is a bus
drive around the island, showing you the general layout of the place, and
some of its other buildings. During the bus tour, there's a spot where
you're allowed to get out to take pictures of Cape Town in the distance
(it's a terrific view) -- and there are plenty of penguins waddling around
in the area. The only disappointing thing about the tour is that you're
technically forced to come back on a specific return ferry (dependant upon
which ferry you came over on) -- meaning you have a limited, set amount of
time on the island. Still, the tour makes for an interesting half-day, and
gives you a good look at South Africa's recent history.
Back at the V&A, I called Rikki's to take me to the Namibia Tourism
office downtown to get some information and maps, and afterwards, I walked
back to Radium Hall via Buitengracht Street again. In the evening, I went
to a Thai restaurant where, by coincidence, Gilian happened to be as well.
The food wasn't as
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See photographs from:
Botswana Gallery
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Cape Verde Gallery
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Kenya Gallery
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Lesotho Gallery
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Malawi Gallery
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Mauritius Gallery
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Swaziland Gallery
,
Tanzania Gallery
,
Zambia Gallery
,
Zimbabwe Gallery
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Susan J, 2008-01-28 14:00:20