This morning began at 7:35 AM, meeting on the Atlas bus with our driver, Richard, who took us out to the University of the Western Cape. Our first speaker was very interesting, he was supposed to talk to us about early religions in Africa, which he didn’t at all. However, he did let us know that the room we are using for our lectures was the parliament for the colored during apartheid at the Cape. He then spoke quite a bit about the amazing accomplishment of the Dutch Reform Church to pass the confession that discouraged the separation of the races. It only took the church 32 years to make their decision that apartheid was not very Christian.
The second lecture was a bit better, and we didn’t think the third lecturer was going to show up, but he did, which delayed our lunch by about 45 minutes. I have learned that I need warm clothes and food every day that we have lectures because the room is an icebox and you never know when we’ll actually get lunch.
The high point of the day was to go to the BoKapp Museum, Muslim museum, in the Muslim section of Cape Town. I bought a couple of hand-made wooden animals, my first real purchases, aside from a warm cap that I purchased for the mountains and Johannesburg, where it is supposed to be colder than Cape Town. While we were in the Muslim area, there were many children playing in the streets. My friend Kathy took pictures of a group of cousins and I’m including a picture of her showing the kids their pictures.
Additionally, on face book, I’m uploading a brief video of my bus ride from the hotel to the University. In it, you can see the townships and the shanty towns that spring up from nowhere. It’s a study in contrasts, here in Cape Town. There are million dollar condos overlooking the water and then around the next corner there are townships and the settlements, shanty towns, thrown together with scrap metal and two by fours. There are tourists with a lot of money and little boys selling oranges on the side of the road. For dinner I had a pleasant visit the two Amy’s and Melanie and Willy. We had decent Chinese food and a little wine. Now I’m at the internet café doing a quick upload. Check facebook for more pictures.
The second lecture was a bit better, and we didn’t think the third lecturer was going to show up, but he did, which delayed our lunch by about 45 minutes. I have learned that I need warm clothes and food every day that we have lectures because the room is an icebox and you never know when we’ll actually get lunch.
The high point of the day was to go to the BoKapp Museum, Muslim museum, in the Muslim section of Cape Town. I bought a couple of hand-made wooden animals, my first real purchases, aside from a warm cap that I purchased for the mountains and Johannesburg, where it is supposed to be colder than Cape Town. While we were in the Muslim area, there were many children playing in the streets. My friend Kathy took pictures of a group of cousins and I’m including a picture of her showing the kids their pictures.
Additionally, on face book, I’m uploading a brief video of my bus ride from the hotel to the University. In it, you can see the townships and the shanty towns that spring up from nowhere. It’s a study in contrasts, here in Cape Town. There are million dollar condos overlooking the water and then around the next corner there are townships and the settlements, shanty towns, thrown together with scrap metal and two by fours. There are tourists with a lot of money and little boys selling oranges on the side of the road. For dinner I had a pleasant visit the two Amy’s and Melanie and Willy. We had decent Chinese food and a little wine. Now I’m at the internet café doing a quick upload. Check facebook for more pictures.
keep posting Lorraine! :-)
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