Number 9 in
#30thingsbefore30 was all about getting to know some history regarding the beautiful city of Cape Town.
The city might be beautiful, the landmarks might be amazing and the people might be friendly but the city itself is tainted with a hurtful past. This was quite evident in experiences which was related by the tour guide, Mr. Brown. Mr. Brown was a former resident of
District Six, he now volunteers for the
District Six Museum, where he educates locals and tourists about the rich history which was District Six.
We could not have asked for a more beautiful winters day to embark on this tour. We took to the streets reliving what it was like growing up in the area through the Mr Brown's experiences. Not to delve to much on the negative past but what these people had to go through did bring a tear to my. I was astonished at the amount of open spaces left behind, sad to think people once lived there and today the space is used for car to park. Some residents have been relocated back to the area but there are still many waiting to come back.
Many thanks to Mr. Brown and the good people of the District Six Museum, for myself going to the museum for the first time I must say it really gave me a new perspective of what really went down all those years ago. If you want to experience it for yourself then get in touch with the museum and take a trip into the rich history which was and still is District Six.
For information about the Museum:
Tel: +27 21 466 7200
email:
info@districtsix.co.za
Website:
http://www.districtsix.co.za/
District Six is the name of a former inner-city residential area in Cape Town, South Africa. Over 60,000 of its inhabitants were forcibly removed during the 1970s by the apartheid regime. The area of District Six is now partly divided between the suburbs of Walmer Estate, Zonnebloem, and Lower Vrede, while the rest is undeveloped land.
