{"id":536,"date":"2006-12-28T15:16:42","date_gmt":"2006-12-28T15:16:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.caboose.org.uk\/archives\/2006\/12\/28\/elmina\/"},"modified":"2007-01-14T15:32:24","modified_gmt":"2007-01-14T15:32:24","slug":"elmina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.caboose.org.uk\/b\/archives\/2006\/12\/28\/elmina\/","title":{"rendered":"Elmina"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We took a shared taxi to Elmina for &cent;4000 each then had minerals before going into <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ghanatourism.gov.gh\/regions\/highlight_detail.asp?id=&#038;rdid=116\">St George&#8217;s Castle<\/a>, again at the discounted volunteer rate.  This time things were less organised, we had a look at the museum then wandered around by ourselves.  It has more rooms than Cape Coast Castle, mostly being renovated.  The old powder magazine is now full of bats.  The museum has an interesting exhibition on the local culture, rather than the slave trade.<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/media\/Ghana\/ChristmasNewYear2006\/MarebecDrawbridgeElmina_w.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/media\/Ghana\/ChristmasNewYear2006\/MarebecDrawbridgeElmina_t.jpg\" alt=\"Marebec standing on a drawbridge in front of a whitewashed castle.\" title=\"Marebec on the drawbridge at St George's Castle, Elmina\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"\/media\/Ghana\/ChristmasNewYear2006\/CourtyardStGeorgesCastle_w.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/media\/Ghana\/ChristmasNewYear2006\/CourtyardStGeorgesCastle_t.jpg\" alt=\"A castle courtyard, flights of stairs lead up to the entrance to the governor's residence.\" title=\"In the courtyard, St George's castle, Elmina\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"\/media\/Ghana\/ChristmasNewYear2006\/CellDoorStGeorgesCastle_w.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/media\/Ghana\/ChristmasNewYear2006\/CellDoorStGeorgesCastle_t.jpg\" alt=\"The entrance to a dark cell with a thick wooden door.  A skull and cross bones are carved above the doorway.\" title=\"Cell door, St George's Castle, Elmina\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"\/media\/Ghana\/ChristmasNewYear2006\/BatsInMagazineElmina_w.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/media\/Ghana\/ChristmasNewYear2006\/BatsInMagazineElmina_t.jpg\" alt=\"Bats handing from a whitewashed vaulted ceiling, one flying past.\" title=\"Bats in the former magazine, St George's Castle, Elmina\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"\/media\/Ghana\/ChristmasNewYear2006\/ChapelCourtyardStGeorgesCastle_w.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/media\/Ghana\/ChristmasNewYear2006\/ChapelCourtyardStGeorgesCastle_t.jpg\" alt=\"A two-storey building sits in a castle courtyard, some tourists stand in front.  Construction materials clutter the courtyard.\" title=\"The chapel and courtyard, St George's Castle, Elmina\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"\/media\/Ghana\/ChristmasNewYear2006\/ResidenceWindowsStGeorgesCastle_w.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/media\/Ghana\/ChristmasNewYear2006\/ResidenceWindowsStGeorgesCastle_t.jpg\" alt=\"Arched windows in a white building with the remains of decorative stonework around them.\" title=\"Residence windows, St George's Castle, Elmina\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"\/media\/Ghana\/ChristmasNewYear2006\/FortStJagoFromStGeorgesBattlements_w.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/media\/Ghana\/ChristmasNewYear2006\/FortStJagoFromStGeorgesBattlements_t.jpg\" alt=\"Cannons point over battlements toward a whitewashed castle on a hill\" title=\"Fort St Jago from the battlements of St George's Castle, Elmina\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\nElmina has a very busy fishing harbour as well, we watched boats coming and going under the bridge in front of the castle.<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/media\/Ghana\/ChristmasNewYear2006\/ElminaFishingHarbour_w.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/media\/Ghana\/ChristmasNewYear2006\/ElminaFishingHarbour_t.jpg\" alt=\"A chaotic jumble of brightly-painted fishing boats and people in front of open-sided sheds.\" title=\"Elmina fishing harbour\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"\/media\/Ghana\/ChristmasNewYear2006\/BoatEnteringElminaHarbour_w.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/media\/Ghana\/ChristmasNewYear2006\/BoatEnteringElminaHarbour_t.jpg\" alt=\"Fishermen stand and sit in a brightly-coloured boat passing other, moored, boats on its way into the harbour.  'In Him is life' is painted on the side.\" title=\"Boat entering Elmina fishing harbour\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"\/media\/Ghana\/ChristmasNewYear2006\/ElminaFishingHarbourAndFortStJago_w.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/media\/Ghana\/ChristmasNewYear2006\/ElminaFishingHarbourAndFortStJago_t.jpg\" alt=\"A whitewashed fort sits on a hill above a fishing harbour.\" title=\"Elmina fishing harbour and Fort St Jago\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We met Leo and Sarah again and had an early lunch.  I had pan-fried lobster for &cent;67,000 (&pound;3.70).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We took a shared taxi to Elmina for &cent;4000 each then had minerals before going into St George&#8217;s Castle, again at the discounted volunteer rate. This time things were less organised, we had a look at the museum then wandered around by ourselves. It has more rooms than Cape Coast Castle, mostly being renovated. 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