Another busy day. We took a cable car to the top of the mountain, toured the city of Cape Town and then visited Robben Island, the prison home of Nelson Mandela for 26 years. We finished the day at the home of some local residents who invited us for dinner.
Day 17 - Cape Town and Robben Island
Can you see the cable cars?
View of the city
A little windy at the top
Lookingdown
City homes
Another view
Downtown
Dutch influence
Museum of natural history
Rock Art
Artifacts
Clock town at the waterfront
The prison on Robben Island
This room held about 40 inmates
Try to escape
Just rusting away
A previous political prisoner shows us around
Nelson Mandela’s cell
Another view
Sunset from the car
Home hosted dinner - appetizer
David and Noel, our host
The spread
Our hostesses