Happy Birthday, Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela turns 87 years old today. The nationwide celebration began last night with a midnight fireworks show over Robben Island in the harbor off Cape Town's Waterfront. We're several miles away, but the fireworks rattled our windows and I peeked outside long enough to see one burst over the rooftops.

Katie and I both highly recommend Mandela's autobiography, Long Walk to Freedom. Our pictures of our trip to Robben Island are here. Katie wrote about our trip here.