Sources

Arriving in South Africa
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaches_of_cape_town
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fish_Hoek
http://capetown.oneandonlyresorts.com/

Day 2 in Cape Town
http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%B8r-Afrikas_flagg
http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heraldikk

Food
http://www.matoppskrift.no/sider/artikkel1314.asp
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/beef-curry-soup/detail.aspx

At the Nelson Mandela museum
http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%B8r_Afrika#Apartheid-staten_.281948.E2.80.931990.29
http://www.nelsonmandelamuseum.org.za/ -> Gift To the Nation


In this post about the Nelson Mandela museum, i said that it was located in Qunu. The museum I wrote about is located in Mthatha, not to far away from Qunu. 

At the Nelson Mandela museum

To day I'm going to Qunu, a tiny village in South-Africa's Eastern Cape province. You're may wondering why I'm going to such a small place like this, but it's actually quite obvious. This is where the great Nelson Mandela grew up! The Nelson Mandela museum is also here which I'm planning to visit! :-)

So here I am, at the Nelson Mandela museum, the museum of one of my greatest idols! This is a big thing for me, cause I've always admired what Nelson Mandela have done for this country. From 1948 to 1994, South-Africa has been under control by the Apartheid-system. The white people, which settled in the country for a long time ago, took over the country and ruled the country for over 40 years! The Apartheid politic was literally based on racism. The government decided that the white people was going to have more rights than everyone else. White people were able to vote, to live in the best areas and so on. The other people in South-Africa were divided into specific racial groups which had their on places to live, and these places were absolutely NOT as beautiful and wealthy as the areas the white people lived in! Nelson Mandela was one of those (those=a lot of people) who were against the apartheid-system. Nelson Mandela was willing to fight this system even more than everyone else, and unfortunately he was sent to prison because of his thoughts. After being released from prison in 1990, he became the first non-apartheid, black president in South-Africa in 1994!

The Nelson Mandela museum has a wide range of gifts that Nelson Mandela received after being released from prison in 1990. It's very interesting to see how many people who wanted to meet this man after his hard work for killing the apartheid-system! The gifts showcased in this museum are gifts from all around the world, from normal people, governments, organizations etc. Nelson Mandela insisted that these gifts were not only for to him. These gifts were given to the whole nation! Mandela decided that these gifts were going to be displayed in the area he was born, in Qunu. An example of these gifts is this ornamental elephant foot (as we can see in the picture) which was a gift from Zimbabwe's president Robert Mugabe.

It has been an honor blogging about South Africa. I have experienced so much, and I've seen so many fantastic things! I hope that one day I can go back to South-Africa and witness this beautiful country once again. Bye South-Africa! I'll miss you!!

Day 2 in Cape Town

After a relaxing day at the beach, I was ready for a little more action-filled, interesting day. It was so much more to see than the South-African beaches. To be honest, I didn't make a schedule for my trip before I traveled here, so I'm kind of taking this trip on the fly. What to do on a beautiful day like this?

As I was walking down the street in my bermuda-shorts and t-shirt, admiring the lovely weather and the beautiful city, I suddenly spotted the South-African flag, waving in the warm, pleasant wind. I was curious about this flag, I had to find out what this flag represented. So I sat down at the closest cafe and did some research. As you can see on the picture, the flag has quite a lot of sections, with its own color. This flag was actually made in 1994 by a man called Frederick G. Brownell, which is a heraldic technician. That means he has a lot of knowledge about weapon brands and coat of arms. Brownell did also make the national flag of Namibia. As we can see in the picture of the South-African flag, it has sections with the blue, red and white color. These colors represent the country's European heritage. Holland and Great Britain were the colonial powers in South-Africa, and as you maybe know, red, blue and white are part of Holland's and Great Britain's flags. The black part of the flag represents Africa, and the horisontal Y represents that these two once will be united.

Arriving in South Africa!

Finally I'm here! In Cape Town, South Africa. I've been looking forward to this day for so many weeks now, and finally i have arrived. All of the things i want to do, see and explore! I can't wait to see more of this beautiful city! But first, after a long and exhausting flight (With lots of turbulence i'm afraid), I have to relax a bit. And I know exactly how ;-)!

After checking in at the "One&Only Cape Town" hotel (which by the way is an absolutely fantastic hotel!), I went straight to the beach. I can't think of a better place to sit down and relax for a moment. Cape Town is actually quite famous for its beautiful beaches, which are big tourist magnets. The beach I visited is called Fish Hoek, an absolutely fantastic beach as you can see at the picture! Fish Hoek is a part of the False Bay, a sandy, long beach running from Gordon's Bay to Muizenberg in Cape Town. For some reasons, the sea around False Bay is some degrees warmer than the others! I think i have to test that by also visiting the other beaches in the city and take a bath there too. But now it's time to relax some more and get a good night's sleep. Soon I'll be sleeping like I was in a coma. See you soon :-)