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South Africa (140) Robben Island
Robben Island - Capetown The entrance to the island from Murray's Harbour
Robben Island is South Africa’s largest island and it has a long, rich and muddied history. The island was once a stopover for passing ships in Table Bay, then a prison, a whaling station, and a leper colony. But its significance lies with the Robben Island museum and the maximum ... Read more The post Robben Island Museum: Where Past Meets Present In A Powerful Tale Of Resilience appeared first on Sharing My Fever For Africa.
Cape Town is a port city on South Africa’s southwest coast, on a peninsula beneath the imposing Table Mountain. Slowly rotating cable cars climb to the mountain’s flat top, from which there are sweeping views of the city, the busy harbor and boats heading for Robben Island, the notorious prison that once held Nelson Mandela, which is now a living museum.
Robben Island, Cape Town, South Africa
To visit the brutal prison that held Mandela is haunting, yet inspiring
