Youth Day in Sea Point

Today was a public holiday in South Africa. It was Youth Day, established to remember the Soweto Uprising on June 16th 1976 when police opened fire on unarmed students protesting about being taught in Afrikaans. 13-year-old Hector Pieterson was one of up to 700 people killed that day. We visited the museum named after him when we were in Soweto a few weeks ago.

We walked up to Sea Point where there was a market and music festival to mark Youth Day. To be honest, there were not many stalls, but we did stop and listen to a band doing REM covers. They were pretty good. We visited the permanent MOJO food market for a drink and a snack. The music in there was far too loud, but we did watch some of the first day of the Ashes match at Edgbaston!

Later, we walked back along the prom to our hotel. We got very wet at one stage when a wave came crashing over the sea defences!Read more