Johannesburg:
A visit to Nelson Mandela’s home where he lived before he passed away. People still bring these beautiful rocks with prayers and sentiments written on them and leave them outside his home. It’s very moving:
Downtown Johannesburg:
The Apartheid Museum:
The home where Nelson Mandela lived for 15 years before he was imprisoned and for 11 days after his release:
The town of Soweto where Nelson Mandela and Reverend Desmond Tutu lived and were neighbors: 
Freedom Monument:
Kliptown – a very poverty-stricken shanty town in Soweto:
Cape Town:
Visiting the Baphumelele Children’s Home:
Nania and Babba (Grandma and Grandpa) arrive in Cape Town…Woo Hoo!
Checking out the Monterey Bay Aquarium competition in Cape Town…no comparison, but fun:
Touring the Cape Peninsula, starting with Boulder’s Beach to see the African Penguins:
The Cape of Good Hope at Cape Point Nature Reserve (the most southwesterly point of Africa and where the Indian and Atlantic Oceans meet):
Visiting the Slave Museum:
Everyday at noon they sound the canon high above Cape Town:
A very cool Muslim section of Cape Town:
Touring a local shanty town, just outside of the waterfront area of Cape Town:
Thanksgiving dinner in our hotel room and an impromptu play about the Pilgrims and Native Americans coming together for the first Thanksgiving. We have a lot to be thankful for:
Riding a cable car to the heights of Cape Town atop Table Top Mountain:
A sunset cruise around the waterfront area of Cape Town:
Saying good-bye and cheers to our incredible guide, Gavin:
Too bad Angie and Joe are not there.,.,.would have made a great family reunion!
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