Cape Coast Castle Ghana || Travelling Mantra || Ghana Part 12

It's very bad. They have given only 450. They said 470, then 460. I mean, we are taking it, so they are doing this. This is not good. This is Cape Coast Castle. And they have set up cannons here. When we used to go to the church, we used to see from here. The governors have made a lot of fun here in Africa. This is the point from where the slaves were taken in small boats. And after that, they used to take them in ships. Look at this. How are you? Jai Hind. Namaste. I am your friend Manoj Malhotra. And welcome to a new day. Right now, we are in a town in Ghana called Cape Coast. It's a very famous town. It's a historical town. And it's also a big tourist spot. So yesterday we came to Cape Coast. Today is our second day in Cape Coast. We stayed in a hotel. It was dark yesterday. It was night. We didn't get a taxi. We had to go back to Akhara. But we couldn't go to Akhara. And we got stuck here. We had to stay here. There was also a shortage of money here. The reason for that was that there was no plan to stay. There is a lot of cash here. I came here with a card. Whenever you come to Africa, bring a lot of cash with you. Don't rely too much on cards. Right now, we are in this hotel. And again, we will visit Cape Coast today. Whenever you come to Ghana, you should visit Cape Coast for 2-3 days. It's a very happening place. It's a colonial place. It's an old place. You will like it. And the atmosphere, in the evening and at night, was also very good. So, let's start the day. This was the room. It's very dark. We booked it. We booked two rooms. The cost of one room was around 800 Indian Rupees. It was very cheap and best. And in the morning, they gave us breakfast too. Omelette, bread, coffee, milk, and some bread and tea. Coffee means hot water or whatever. So, it was enough. This is the bathroom. It's not bad for 800 Indian Rupees. And in the other room, my Couchsurfing host is with me. So, we have checked out of the hotel. And with us, our guests, both the sisters, Adiza and Jija. She is very shy. And, the surrounding area, is a guest house. But, again, all the roads inside will look broken in Africa. No matter how good the country is. But, look at this. This is the guest house area. This was the hotel where we stayed. Not bad. It was good to spend the night. I bought an extra T-shirt for emergency. Because, there is a lot of sweating here. But, I didn't know that I would have to stop. And I stopped. The T-shirt came in handy. And, there is no flag today. I gave it to someone yesterday. And, one more thing. I was in the UK 2.5 years ago. So, I had kept a 50-pound note in my card wallet. So, it is going to come in handy today. I had kept that 50-pound note for 2.5 years. That, it will come in handy someday. Forget it. I mean, even after going to India, I didn't take it out. It was lying there. 50 pounds. It will come in handy today. Because, there are no cards. How are you? Fine. Good. God bless you. To get less than 200 seats. Yes. It was good. It was good luck. So, after 2.5 hours, he got me a hotel. In which, I told you, according to Indian Rupees, it was Rs. 8800. 2 rooms costed Rs. 1600. And, he also agreed in Rs. 500 Indian Rupees. He was a good guy. He stayed with us for 2.5 hours until we got the hotel. Then, he was asking how was the breakfast. I told him, it was very good for free. There is no money. So, it was a good breakfast for free. Breakfast was good? How was yours? You said, when you don't have money, it's good. It's good. Hello. Yeah, bro. This time, it's fun. We are going in a local way. And, with the locals, it's good that you can see local things. Otherwise, if you come by yourself, you will be stuck in Google. You won't be able to find what you are looking for. This is, Kotopura Bamaal. This is my card wallet. It has my hidden 50 pounds which I have been carrying for 2.5 years. Today, I got it in an emergency. This is a good one. New one. This is an old one. No new one. So, how much? What is the difference between the old one? Different price. Okay. Tell me the difference. 460. Okay, give. What can we do? You are already giving very less. Okay. Bro, we had to do something. He said, his note is old. It's okay. We got something. We were making money. Now, we won't make money. 460. That means, we have 4600 Indian Rupees. We will get it. The work will be done. No, sir? Yes. Yes? Okay. Thank you. It's very bad. He gave only 450. He said 470. He said 460. That means, we are taking it. This is not good. Okay. So, I took 110 rupees. Good, brother. What about you? I'm fine. Where are you from? India. India? Namaste. Nice to meet you. Thank you. Okay, I will come after. This is what I do. I make a bracelet with a name like this. I already made this one. That's my name, Kofi. I can make one for you. Yeah, with your name. Yeah. We will see. Okay. After coming. No, that's why. It takes time to make it. Yeah, yeah. I already made two. For your mom, for your friends? Yeah, yeah. I already made this. Thank you, bro. Kofi. Thank you. What's your name? Manoj. This is Cape Coast Castle. In the UNESCO World Heritage List, it was added in 1979. A big church. This is the front gate. And this, brother. They have put cannons here. Here. Everywhere. Cannons. Jyoti has put them. Don't fall. Hi. Hello. Let's go. The new vlogger from Ghana. Let's go. Want to go? Okay. More? Okay. New vlogger from Ghana, brother. Where is mama? God bless you. Alright. Slide with me. Thank you. Brother, these are the charges. 40 CD for foreigners. 40 CD for non-Ghanian adults. And 5 CD for these people. And student. And one more thing. Student with ID cards. It's always less. Always bring your children's ID cards. Non-Ghanian student also can get this. And you adults pay 46? Yes. No problem. So pay 46. Pay 46. What is your name? I'm Joseph. Joseph. Good man, Joseph. The opening time of this fort is morning 9. And till 4.30 pm. It opens from 9 to 4.30 am. Cape Coast Castle was built for slave trading only. Rest of the castles were for trading. But this one was for slave trading only. Resident Barack Obama. We do have 5 chambers in here. In those days, they had no lights. So this is how they were living in here. So you can imagine how the place was when humans were staying in here. Today, we do have lights provided in here. They had 5 chambers. The first, second, third, fourth, two, the fifth one. Per their estimate, once these chambers are full, it should take about 800 to 1000 humans. Humans would defecate in here. They would urinate in here. And as well, they eat sometimes within the same place. Living in here, some of them died. And once you die in here, they take your body and dump it into the sea. And that ends your story. That is to say, what we are standing on happens to be the toilet, the vomit, the sweat, the blood, and all the waste that those that were staying in here left for us in here. And above, a church. Society for the Propagation of the Gospel. SPG. So you walk in this way, but moving out, you have to use the underground tunnel, which was at the back of this goat. A very big tunnel, of course. It is unfortunate we can't walk through the tunnel, because it was blocked by Captain George McLean in the year 1834. Just to symbolize that they no longer practiced slavery in here. But even after this tunnel was sealed, others were being smuggled. Until somewhat in 1865, when the Romnico became the president of the city, they were seized from bringing captives over there. And the slaves, some of them were caught by the Europeans. When there were fights between Africans, whoever won, the soldiers from there were caught and sold here. Lights, they are matched at this end. Then direct the cannon to wherever the ship is coming from. Then, boom! Series of balls, as we see here, entering the ship. Water gets in there and sinks into the sea. That was how the English were defending themselves from the enemies. This was the governor's bedroom. Very airy, all the windows. And this was the governor's living room. And from the living room, the sea view. So, the governors had a lot of fun here in Africa. And again, there are a lot of heart-touching things that happened here with the slaves. This used to be a trading room. This is where the slaves were bought and sold. A lot of tourists come here because this was a very famous castle. So, this portion of the castle used to be a graveyard for Europeans. And there was an excavation here somewhere in 1986. So, this is a condemned cell. And those days, those males that tried to fight for their rights and also some of them that tried to escape from this place would be captured. Once they captured them, they beat them out there and they pushed them into this chamber. Within this chamber, you know, there wouldn't be food, there wouldn't be water, there wouldn't be air. So, you get dehydrated, you suffocate, and then you die. It had three doors. The first door was still there. And let's move this way. The second door here. And then the third one. So, you move it. I'm coming. So, once they bring you here, they close the three doors. It means you can't escape from this place. So, the person died here? Yes. You have to die before they throw your body into the sea. That was the system in here. Nobody can escape from this place. So, let's move upstairs. It was completely dark. Completely dark. They had just turned off the lights. It was pitch black. Look, the lights are off. It's like this. Black. This used to be the gate where the soldiers used to stand from the tunnel. They used to tell the slaves, come on, hurry up, move on, move on. But at a point, when the captives walk out of that place, then this would be the end of it all. A very short and narrow door, which I'm sure none of us here can walk through without bowing. All of us, probably. Even this lady would have to bow before she goes through it. And it's actually a very smaller door. You should go to the horse attic. So, you wouldn't just bow and get up. You move a second before you get up and then into... Yes. Pardon me. Yes, please. This place was blocked even before the trade ended because the sea was coming in here. And to avoid this, they had to block this place and create a new door of no return. You stand right at the door of no return. The name should tell you that once you walk through this door, there's no return for you. And Africans that went through this door never saw their descendants or their people again. The chance to walk through the same door of no return, but then fully assured that each and every one is returning back. This is the point where the slaves were taken in small boats. And after that, they were taken to the ships. There's a tour going on. God bless you. So this was Cape Coast Castle, a historical place in Ghana, Africa. The history of Africa lies in the hands of the slaves. And it's a very painful history. And as that guy said, we're telling you this story so that no one ever becomes a slave. And remember the atrocities done to the slaves and what happened to them. And so that no one ever sees these atrocities again. So now we'll go to Accra and then we'll see something else. So we're going to Accra and we've booked an Uber. The charge from Uber is 216 Cedis. And anyway, we'll go around and reach our house. So that's how long it'll take us. Because 50, 50, 50, so three people. We have to go to the station. Then we'll reach the station first. Then we'll go to the station which is in Accra. From Accra, then we'll go to our flat where we have to go. We'll reach there and then we'll have to spend some money. So it's better to save time and not look at 100, 200 rupees which we should never look at. If there's time left, then we shouldn't save money. If it's 100, 200, if it's in thousands, if it's in lakhs, then definitely save money. But for small money, give more importance to time because then we'll be able to see something further. Some street food is being sold here. It looks very delicious. The food of Ghana and India is almost the same. I mean, there's no different smell. Like in many countries, especially in Southeast Asian countries, there's a smell in food but not here. Their food is exactly like that of India. And... Yes. Let's go, brother. What is your good name? I'm sorry. Sorry? We've cancelled this Uber because its AC isn't working. It says there's no gas. And because of saving time and heat, we're going so that we can reach directly. And... So we'll book another Uber. We'll cancel this one. Look at this. How are you? Coffee? Drink? Come. Bye-bye. Give him a drink too. Okay, come. Thank you. The situation of Uber and Bolt is bad. There are only one or two cars around here. And if you're alone or there are two people or three people, then you can use a public bus from here. This is Bakano Fort Station, Cape Town. So this is how the public bus goes from here which will take you to Akra in 55 CDs, i.e. Rs 550. Or it will take you to another Keneshi Station. So if you want to go to Akra or Keneshi, wherever you want to go, this bus will take you there in 55 CDs. And... If there are more people, then you can use Uber. The Uber rate will be equal. And in this... Finally, we didn't get Uber and Bolt. And we got this one option which is a minibus. We got the ticket. There's a bus. They were saying that it will go straight and stop somewhere in the middle. To ride this... No. So let's go. This is the fun of driving. Different things. What you think doesn't happen. Everything changes. Different things. And then you...