One thing we found time for in Cape Town was a trip to Robben Island. The secrets of this island are many, and it has been used for just about everything. High security prison, prison for political prisoners, "hospital" for people with lepra, militairy base during WW2. But today it is mostly used as a museum and living area for those people who are employed at Robben Island.
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| På turen ut til Robben Island fikk vi oppleve et ganske spesielt øyeblikk, da en hval plutselig dukket opp i vannet. Hvalene kan vanligvis ses i august-september mener jeg å huske, så dette var ganske overraskende:) On our way out to Robben Island we experienced quite a uinque moment, when a whale suddenly appeared in the water. If I remember right the whales can usualy be seen in august- september, so this was pretty suprising:) |
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| Ormen lange på Robben Island Wormy on Robben Island |
Som sist gang gikk var det guidet tur på busser som tok oss med til de ulike stedene på øya.
Just like the last time, there was a guided tour on busses wich took us around to the different places on the island.
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| Denne stod ferdig et par år etter 2 VK. Men i følge guiden vår er de helt klar til 3 VK... This was finished a couple of years after WW2. But according to our guide they are ready for WW3.. |
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| Øyas "universitet" mens øya fortsatt ble brukt som fengsel. The islands "university" while the island was still used as a prison. |
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| Alle har hørt om Nelson Mandela, men en litt mer ukjent mann som bidro til grunnleggelsen av et fritt Sør-Afrika er Robert Sobukwe. Han var professor og var under "husarrest" i 6 år uten tiltale på Robben Island fordi han kunne inspirere andre med sine tanker.. Da han ble alvorlig syk fant de ut at det ville se dårlig ut om han døde på øya og ble derfor overført til et annet fengsel på fastlandet. Everyone has heard about Nelson Mandela, but a more unknown man who contributed to the foundation of South Africa as a free country is Robert Sobukwe. He was a professor and was under "house arrest" for 6 years without any charges because he could inspire other people with his thoughts. When he got seriously ill they found out that it would be bad for their reputation if he were to die on the island, and he was therefore transfered to another prison on the mainland. |
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| Hunde kennelen The dog cennel |
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| Guiden vår som var tidligere fange på Robben Island Our guide who was a former prisoner on Robben Island. |
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| Ormen lange i Nelson Mandelas celle Wormy in Nelson Mandelas celle |
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