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Category Archives: Being a Tourist in Cape Town
“You’ve Lived Life Well”
What a compliment! Today, David came over for lunch and afterwards he was looking for a particular photo of himself from when he was about 5 or 6. This resulted in us taking out a whole box of photos and … Continue reading
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Visiting the City Centre
Mike and I had reason to go into Cape Town this morning. We went early and it was so quiet. What a treat to wonder around the city centre and enjoy the beauty of the Mother City. Parking was easy … Continue reading
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This is why Chapman’s Peak Drive is Closed
When you hear Chapman’s Peak Drive is closed to traffic, and you are in Cape Town, at the first available opportunity, go and walk on it. It is one of the top drives in the world with spectacular views from … Continue reading
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My Beautiful Cape Town
It’s hard not to be besotted with this city. Yesterday afternoon, Julian, David and I took a drive into Cape Town via Hout Bay. We stopped on Chapman’s Peak for a few photos… Further on, we stopped at the top … Continue reading
A Trip To Rhodes Memorial
After waking early this morning, I did an hour of work and that freed me up for the rest of the morning to go with Julian to Rhodes Memorial. I haven’t been there for ages. After mid morning coffee at … Continue reading
Road Trip in my own City
After Mike and I visited Milnerton Golf Course on his birthday and I saw how lovely it was, I immediately thought of taking Julian there on his next visit…not to play golf, of course, but to have breakfast at the … Continue reading
Sunday Date
Mike and I are not often spontaneous, but with a busy week behind us and busier one ahead, this morning we decided to go on a date. “Let’s go to Franschoek,” I said. He actually thought it was a good … Continue reading
A Lovely Sunny Sunday
This morning, the arrangement was for Julian and I to go to Cape Point. My Cape Town card expires in a few weeks and so I must use it up before it’s too late. You can read more about how … Continue reading
If We Look For The Joy, We Will Find It
What if I get a day that is so ordinary and non descript that I cannot write on it or about it? That’s sort of how I feel about today as I try to dig deep for inspiration. I am juggling … Continue reading
Family & Friends Time
Tweede Nuwe Jaar in Cape Town – “Second New Year” first celebrated for the minstrel carnivals when the slaves were given off the second day of the year. It’s not an official public holiday in South Africa, unless the 1st … Continue reading
Beyond The Beach Litter
I can’t stand seeing our wonderful Cape Town beaches littered with chip packets, coke bottles and endless amounts of rubbish left behind by thoughtless beach-goers. Litter bugs. It’s unpleasant and unnecessary. If everyone put their trash into a rubbish bin … Continue reading
The Video of our Helicopter Trip
So this is a short blog. All it contains is a 3 minute snippet of our helicopter trip over Cape Town which we did on Saturday 29th October 2016. This is important to note because if this will one day … Continue reading
The INCREDIBLE Beauty of Cape Town
When I was 18 and moved to Cape Town, one of my early wake-up noises outside Somerset Hospital nurses’ home was that of a helicopter. In the early 1980s, cargo ships saved money by not coming into port, choosing rather … Continue reading
Walking From Chapman’s Peak Drive Towards The Sea
Yesterday was quite a busy day. After church and breakfast, I prepared some veggies for lunch and then Julian and I went for a drive. We have begun to make it a rather enjoyable habit to take a drive over … Continue reading
Walk to Kommetjie Lighthouse
We did this yesterday afternoon. I’ve done the walk many times, but it never loses its beauty. After the rain of the last few days everything was clean and fresh….this is the path leading the way… Round the bend you … Continue reading