Apartheid Museum and Soweto

Time for our next post:

This trip I was exited about! We witness every day what of an multi colored, multi racial, multi everything South Africa is. The history of this country is very interesting, sad and shocking which is very well presented in the Apartheid museum. We weren't allowed to take any pictures inside the museum, so here are some pictures of the outside. 

Apartheid Museum

With your entrance ticket you are assigned a color. You are either white or non- white and have to enter accordingly. 

As a south african citizen your I.D would refer to your color. In the beginning as white/non-white, later it expanded from non-white to black/colored/asian/indian/etc.

there were also the ''chameleons''

Sneak peek! 

Jo'burgs Skyline. View from the Museum.

South Africa's flag since 27th of April 1994

(in my opinion one of the prettiest flags of the world)

After our long and intensive visit of the museum we drove to Soweto and the Vilakazi Street. There we visited the Mandela House Museum. After having lunch we drove to the Orlando towers we could see from Vilakazi str.

FNB Stadium 

                                     Nelson Mandelas House

  

You can see the bullet holes on the bricks of the house.

Vilakazi Str. The ''it'' point of Soweto

Vilakazi Str. with the Orlando Towers in the right background.

KFC is in every corner here! 

The African Tower

 

The FNB Tower

That's me! Just kidding! :( but it looked like fun! 

Next to the towers

Soweto streets

Actually, it was an impressive and very shocking day - lots of things to discuss, rethink, process,       ask, just not be able to comprehend, but what we agree on:
     
       "Nothing is black or white.” Nelson Mandela

(we couldn`t find the kitschy quote about your loved ones all your life long etc. (I should have bought the damn postcard...  but we still like you a lot!! :P )

Louiza and Katrin