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Tracey's photos

Monday, May 29, 2006

Day 25 - Hluhluwe

Sunday, May 28, 2006

Day 24 - Hluhluwe at night

Saturday, May 27, 2006

Day 21 - Sacred pool

Wednesday, May 24, 2006

Day 20 - Hole in the Wall

Tuesday, May 23, 2006

Day 19 - Xhosa village

Monday, May 22, 2006

Day 18 - Port Elizabeth to Coffee Bay

Sunday, May 21, 2006

Day 17 - Cape Town to Port Elizabeth

Saturday, May 20, 2006

Day 16 - Victoria & Albert Waterfront

Friday, May 19, 2006

Day 15 - Seals & penguins

Thursday, May 18, 2006

Day 13 - Strike

Tuesday, May 16, 2006

Day 11 - Bo-Kaap

Sunday, May 14, 2006

Day 10 - Seapoint

Saturday, May 13, 2006

Day 7 - Workshop

Wednesday, May 10, 2006

Day 6 - Cape Town castle

Tuesday, May 9, 2006

Day 4 - Long Street

Sunday, May 7, 2006

Day 3 - Public meeting

Saturday, May 6, 2006

Day 2 - Kapstadt

Friday, May 5, 2006

Day 3 - Public meeting

D6M (District Six Museum) is working towards declaring District Six a National Heritage Site. One of the parts of the process is holding several public meetings where all the stakeholders have an opportunity to voice their opinions. Today was the third (and the last) one.

We talk a lot about preserving cultural memories. However, I could never really relate to what it meant - until today. It was amazing to see many of the ex-residents (who were displaced as children) tell their stories of D6. Black, white, Malay (wearing fezes!) - talking about streets they lived on, school they went to, candy shops, neighbors... The culture of D6 is within these people - the Museum is just a space for them to share it.

Curfews & Russians

Today I broke my self-imposed curfew and ventured out to a nearby bar that advertised WiFi. It's about 25 steps away, and 18 of them involve passing by the French Embassy. I figure the French would protect me. And what do I see as soon as I walk into the bar? Russians. They are everywhere

Speaking of curfews, I was walking home from the Museum at about 5:30, and it was a pretty weird experience. The city was nearly empty - apart from the homeless crowd. I suppose the city center isn't really residential.

Center for the Book A statue in the Company's Garden