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Monday, May 29, 2006
Sunday, May 28, 2006
Saturday, May 27, 2006
Wednesday, May 24, 2006
Tuesday, May 23, 2006
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
Thursday, May 18, 2006
Tuesday, May 16, 2006
Sunday, May 14, 2006
Saturday, May 13, 2006
Wednesday, May 10, 2006
Tuesday, May 9, 2006
Sunday, May 7, 2006
Saturday, May 6, 2006
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.
Copyright © 2005 Olga Khroustaleva