It showed his adamance in wanting to perfect the heart surgery, and the pressures he must have felt in trying to achieve his goals. All over the world, in countries like the United States, surgeons and hospitals could not get the process of heart surgery right. The guided tour replicates the original rooms where the first heart transplant surgery occurred. I nearly jumped as we walked into the surgery room and saw life-sized mannequins surrounding the surgery table. This display showed how Christiaan Barnard and his team coordinated with all kinds of machines to do the surgery.
I found out from my homestay mother that the reason why Bo Kaap has so many colorful houses is because this custom initially provided homeowners with a way to show individuality. After apartheid ended, the houses were colored with bright paints as a way for the colored or Cape-Malay community to celebrate and express some semblance of freedom.
