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We are thankful to have seen Robben Island ourselves after reading so much about apartheid and Nelson Mandela this year.

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The entire tour was given by a man that was once incarcerated at Robben Island himself.
He was put into prison for going to one meeting with three other men that resisted the apartheid.

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What you were given for food was different depending on your race.

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One of the other really interesting things on the tour inside was reading the stories about the prisoners. It was shocking to see how long the men were in prison for and many of them didn't do much wrong other than believe differently than the government.

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Seeing the cell that Nelson Mandela was in for most of his 27 years on Robben Island was one of the most interesting parts of touring inside the prison.

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We toured the outside of the prison before going inside. Some of the prisoners had more freedom than others, and would have been able to spend a little bit of time outside in this yard.

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The first thing we did when we arrived was tour Robben Island. It is a small island but there is a school, small store, and this church which was first built in 1866.

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Our favourite part of the boat ride was having such a cool view of the V&A Waterfront!