Cape Town at night. Below-the clock tower-a landmark on the Cape Town Pier. Lots of shops there-and things going on.
February 2,3,& 4, 2007The good weather has finally found us as we are steaming into beautiful Cape Town, So Africa! The harbor city is framed by Table Top mountain and Signal Hill both rising over 3500 ft. We were met by several small whales, fur seals and even given a water gun salute! We felt as if were sailing into Sydney, Australia because of the busy waterfront with a large Mall and trendy restaurants in the quay makes it similar. A highlight for us was driving the west coast along sandy but rocky wave driven beaches. And, a lot of land is set aside as a permanent park. Another area we visited, the wine country, with beautiful estates set in rolling hills similar to Napa Valley. We visited Signal mountain peak which gives a 360 degree view showing how Cape Town and its 4 million people are spread out. Surprising us as we drove down the mountain into town revealed older shops and homes, well kept up showing the Dutch & English influences. We had high tea at Mt Nelson's Hotel-(1899) a city landmark. You can’t miss it-its Pink! One night we dined at the Haiku Restaurant with our Canadian friends. They serve Korean, Chinese, & Japanese food. You order several and share-you might have read about it in Conde Nash. We didn’t get to Robben island where Nelson Mandella was held for 28 years. His name is mentioned by every tour guide or speaker in the most reverent of terms.
Mt Nelson's Hotel. (all pink) Below is Capetown under Table Top Mountain - then leaving the dock.
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