I dragged my parents out of the house this morning adamant that we were in need of a gisit to the Bob Marley museum. There such is a steep price difference depending on whether you're a local or a resident.Resident $500 Jamaican dollars which is around 5 USD and 20 USD for tourists.
Rip off, although my dad has been living overseas 50 years + he sounds like he never left the island, which worked wonders today!
He showed his I.D card, yet the lady behind the desk wasn't really buying it, saying we each need to have I.D. We got there in the end, thank goodness!
Our guide was a lovely lady named Natasha, who had Rastafarian roots and was very informative about the culture as well as Bob's life and his 12 children by several different women.
We even had the chance to go to the recording studio he recorded hits as well as Damian Marley's ' Welcome to Jamrock' and Lauryn Hill ' Turn your lights down low'.
The museum is the site which he lived and smoked his spliff, much to the disagreement of his neighbours!
"Likkle Georgie who mek the fire light" even has a small house still on site. The murals throughout the museum remainppoignant, especially the image of him uniting Edward Seaga and Manley who were of opposing parties.
Definitely a must-see!
