Parting Shot

Cape Town, South Africa

This was shot from Robben Island, where Nelson Mandela was held for 20 something years before becoming the president of post apartheid South Africa.  It's sort of like Alcatraz, and it was notorious back in the apartheid days as the place to hold the most "dangerous" political prisoners.

Other famous inmates on Robben Island include Robert Sobukwe, the leader of the Pan African Congress.  He was held in solitary confinement for years until he literally died of isolation.  Which you may think isn't possible, but apparently, solitary confinement is one of the cruelest forms of torture (Though it's the form of punishment we often deem as safe, sane, and civilized - hence the prolific use of it in prisons across the US).  To learn more about the effects of solitary confinement, read this   Totally fascinating and is likely to change your views on the subject entirely.