{"id":37048,"date":"2016-01-28T15:19:05","date_gmt":"2016-01-28T14:19:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/?p=37048"},"modified":"2022-08-27T16:54:33","modified_gmt":"2022-08-27T14:54:33","slug":"a-long-walk-to-freedom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/en\/blog\/a-long-walk-to-freedom\/","title":{"rendered":"A long walk to freedom"},"content":{"rendered":"

A long walk to freedom<\/h1>\n

Food for thought in Robben Island prison, Cape Town, South Africa.<\/h2>\n<\/div>
During my two previous visits to South Africa, I did not go to Robben Island, where Nelson Mandela was kept as a political prisoner for 18 of the 27 years he was imprisoned. I had read his book \u2018Long walk to freedom\u2019 twice and was immensely impressed with his story, but I somehow thought the tour would be touristy and not add much to what I already knew. How wrong had I been!<\/div>\n
This time, as I was having lunch near the ferry, I felt an intuition that I should go. Especially when somebody mentioned that the ex-prisoners who are now tour guides are getting older and might not be around for many more years. Their personal stories and experiences are of course what makes a visit so special.<\/div>\n
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Note: you have to buy your tickets several days in advance, since it is a very popular tour. I have been told that the V&A Waterfront, where the ferry leaves, is the most visited tourist spot in all of Africa!<\/div>\n
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So I bought a ticket at the small Robben Island museum and I was immediately impressed by the video messages of ex-prisoners.<\/div>\n<\/div>
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