First day in Capetown

A good day in spite of cooler temperatures and rain showers! We started the day with a trip downtown to get oriented and learn how to get around the Cape Town area in trains, buses, and minibus taxis - useful information once students start going on their own to their internship sites next week (this week our program bus will take them there), or for going to interesting places during their free time. Lunch took us to Charly's bakery for quiche, meat and vegetable pies, and delicious desserts. After lunch we visited the District 6 Museum, where we heard an excellent history of the devastating effects on non-white communities of the forced removals carried out under the Group Areas Act. Then home and a free afternoon exploring cafes and shops on Long Street - and tomorrow it's off to the winelands!