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Travel - South Africa, Cape Town

Photos from Cape Town, South Africa and the nature preserve at the Cape of Good Hope.
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The outline of a man, at sunset, exiting through the iron bars into the prison yard of a jail in South Africa.
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The outline of a man, at sunset, exiting through the iron bars into the prison yard of a jail in South Africa.

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  • The old lighthouse at Cape Point, South Africa is a beacon that helps ships navigate around the Cape of Good Hope between the Indian and Atlantic Oceans.
  • A mountain range, shrouded in mist, is silhouetted against the sky.
  • A view of False Bay from Cape Point looking east towards Cape Hangklip. The large sandy beach is used for swimming and surfing.
  • A panorama view of the Cape of Good Hope from the top of Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa. In the distance, the rugged mountains form the southwestern tip of the African continent.
  • A bunch of bright yellow daisies at the top of Table Mountain near Cape Town, South Africa. In the background, a heavy morning mist covers the lowlands.
  • A single bush growing from the barren rocks on top of Table Mountain, with a view over the bay near Cape Town, South Africa. A thin layer of fog covers the lowlands with the mountains near Stellenbosch in the background.
  • A view of a gondola ascending to the terminal at the top of Table Mountain. This is a landmark tourist attraction in Cape Town, South Africa.
  • August 2008, Cape Town, South Africa - A portrait of Desmond Tutu smiling with his hand to his head while waiting for breakfast in a Cape Town diner. Desmond Mpilo Tutu (born 7 October 1931) is a South African cleric and activist who rose to worldwide fame during the 1980s as an opponent of apartheid. In 1984, Tutu became the second South African to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Tutu was elected and ordained the first black South African Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, South Africa, and primate of the Church of the Province of Southern Africa (now the Anglican Church of Southern Africa). Tutu chaired the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and is currently the chairman of The Elders. Tutu is vocal in his defence of human rights and uses his high profile to campaign for the oppressed. Tutu also campaigns to fight AIDS, poverty and racism. He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984, the Albert Schweitzer Prize for Humanitarianism, and the Gandhi Peace Prize in 2007.
  • August 2008, Cape Town, South Africa - Desmond Tutu in ceremonial robes during a Friday morning service at St. George's cathedral in Cape Town in 2008. Desmond Mpilo Tutu (born 7 October 1931) is a South African cleric and activist who rose to worldwide fame during the 1980s as an opponent of apartheid. In 1984, Tutu became the second South African to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Tutu was elected and ordained the first black South African Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, South Africa, and primate of the Church of the Province of Southern Africa (now the Anglican Church of Southern Africa). Tutu chaired the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and is currently the chairman of The Elders. Tutu is vocal in his defence of human rights and uses his high profile to campaign for the oppressed. Tutu also campaigns to fight AIDS, poverty and racism. He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984, the Albert Schweitzer Prize for Humanitarianism, and the Gandhi Peace Prize in 2007.
  • August 2008, Cape Town, South Africa - Desmond Tutu in ceremonial robes during a Friday morning service at St. George's cathedral in Cape Town in 2008. Desmond Mpilo Tutu (born 7 October 1931) is a South African cleric and activist who rose to worldwide fame during the 1980s as an opponent of apartheid. In 1984, Tutu became the second South African to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Tutu was elected and ordained the first black South African Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, South Africa, and primate of the Church of the Province of Southern Africa (now the Anglican Church of Southern Africa). Tutu chaired the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and is currently the chairman of The Elders. Tutu is vocal in his defence of human rights and uses his high profile to campaign for the oppressed. Tutu also campaigns to fight AIDS, poverty and racism. He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984, the Albert Schweitzer Prize for Humanitarianism, and the Gandhi Peace Prize in 2007.
  • August 2008, Cape Town, South Africa - Desmond Tutu in ceremonial robes during a Friday morning service at St. George's cathedral in Cape Town in 2008. Desmond Mpilo Tutu (born 7 October 1931) is a South African cleric and activist who rose to worldwide fame during the 1980s as an opponent of apartheid. In 1984, Tutu became the second South African to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Tutu was elected and ordained the first black South African Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, South Africa, and primate of the Church of the Province of Southern Africa (now the Anglican Church of Southern Africa). Tutu chaired the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and is currently the chairman of The Elders. Tutu is vocal in his defence of human rights and uses his high profile to campaign for the oppressed. Tutu also campaigns to fight AIDS, poverty and racism. He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984, the Albert Schweitzer Prize for Humanitarianism, and the Gandhi Peace Prize in 2007.
  • A candle on an altar is lit, illuminating a Friday morning service at St. George's cathedral in Cape Town. In the background, a Bible is open next to a second burning candle.
  • The outline of a man, at sunset, exiting through the iron bars into the prison yard of a jail in South Africa.
  • A bleak and dismal view through a prison window. The bars over the window with the only view of coils of barbed wire on a wall is symbolic of the lack of freedom for prisoners.
  • Coils of barbed wire on top of a fence provide security at a penitentiary in South Africa. The barb wire is symbolic of protection and security -- but also of the freedom that lies beyond the perimeter of the prison walls.
  • A panorama view of Table Mountain from the park at the top of Signal Hill looking out over the city of Cape Town, South Africa.
  • A bright yellow bollard located along a pier on the Victoria and Alfred Harbor in Cape Town, South Africa. Bollards like these are used to tie up ships to the wharf.
  • The Castle of Good Hope is the oldest building in Cape Town, South Africa. The old fortress is surrounded by a moat with the original entrance to the right.
  • An upside-down horseshoe that is nailed to a prison cell door in the Castle of Good Hope in Cape Town, South Africa. This symbol is often taken to mean that someone's luck has run out such as in this case when prisoners were taken to the torture chamber in the castle.
  • A statue of Hermes (or Mercury) holding his staff while watching over a courtyard from the roof of the Castle of Good Hope in Cape Town, South Africa.
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