Interesting places in Cape Town:

good hope meat hyper salt river		Zandvlei
Old abandoned Cape Town Zoo		Pinelands Suburb (garden City)
Century City		Marina da Gama
Woolsack		Marlborough Park
Lagoon Beach Hotel		Strandfontein sewerage works
Western Province Cricket Club		Newlands Cricket Ground
Kings Blockhouse		ATHLONE POWER TOWERS
Eerste River		Royal Ascot
Ithemba Labs		Hotel Latreuo Guest House
Protea Hotel Tyger Valley		Hotel Formula 1 Milnerton
Hotel Cotswold House		Hotel Allstar Villa
Hotel Manhattan Suites and Conferencing		Hotel Bishopsgrace
Greenways Hotel

Cape Town (Afrikaans: Kaapstad /|kA:pstAt/; Xhosa: iKapa) is the third most populous city in South Africa, forming part of the metropolitan municipality of the City of Cape Town. It is the provincial capital of the Western Cape, as well as the legislative capital of South Africa, where the National Parliament and many government offices are located. Cape Town is famous for its harbour as well as its natural setting in the Cape floral kingdom, including such well-known landmarks as Table Mountain and Cape Point. Often regarded as one of the world's most beautiful cities because of its geography, Cape Town is the most popular South African destination for tourism.

• Bo-Kaap. . This neighborhood, located on a hill south-west of downtown is the area historically inhabited by mainly Muslim descendants of slaves from South-East Asia (hence an older term for the area - 'Malay Quarter'. It's a common location for film shoots, as there are some very colourful buildings, quaint streets, mosques. views over Cape Town and some great food sold on the side of the street. It's well worth wandering around for an hour or so, as well as visiting the Bo-Kaap Museum (a view of a prosperous Muslim family from the 19th Century).

• The Castle of Good Hope, Buitenkant Street, ☎ +27 (0)21 464-1260, [30]. Popularly called 'The Castle' by locals, it has extensive displays of historical military paraphernalia, a history of the castle, an art collection and the William Fehr Collection (including old Cape Dutch furniture). You can eat inside the Castle at the restaurant or café, as well as buy wine. R20 entrance free.

• Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Rhodes Drive, Newlands, ☎ +27 (0)21 799-8899, [31]. Open daily 8AM to 6PM (7PM September to March). View the hugely diverse and beautiful plants and flowers of the Cape flora in one of the most stunning botanical gardens in the world. Plants from all of the regions of South Africa are on display, including rare succulents from the Richtersveld, a giant baobob tree, and interesting medicinal plants. Numerous paths wander through the grounds situated on the back side of Table Mountain. Several restaurants, a gift shop and indigenous nursery are also available. At various times of the year concerts are performed in the open air amphitheater. Art is frequently on display, including large Shona stone sculptures from Zimbabwe. The gardens are also home to the National Biodiversity Institute. R27.

• Robben Island, ☎ +27 (0)21 413-4200, [32]. is located just off the coast from Cape Town, this was the location used during the apartheid days to hold political prisoners, including Nelson Mandela and the late Walter Sisulu. Some of the tour guides were themselves political prisoners so they have plenty of insight about what went on there. Tours run several times per days, seven days a week from the Nelson Mandela Gateway at the V&A Waterfront. R150.

• Rhodes Memorial, ☎ +27 21 689 9151 (roy@rhodesmemorial.co.za), [33]. Build in recognition of the contributions of Cecil John Rhodes to the Southern African region.

• South African Parliament, [34]. Cape Town is the legislative seat of South Africa (the Presidential seat is in and the Supreme Court is at ). A tour of this compound will acquaint you with South Africa's recent history and its political system. The tour includes visits to the National Assembly, the National Council of Provinces and the old apartheid-era assembly which is now only used for caucus and committee meetings. Tours are offered a few times per day in various languages. Free entrance and tours.

• Two Oceans Aquarium, V&A Waterfront, ☎ +27 (0)21 418-3823 (aquarium@aquarium.co.za), [35]. Open 9:30AM to 6PM. An excellent modern aquarium. R70 entrance fee.

• Victoria and Alfred Waterfront, ☎ +27 (0)21 408-7600, [36]. A huge shopping and entertainment area at the slopes of Table Mountain, next to the harbour. It is very popular with tourists, because of the high density of shops, restaurants and amusement possibilities, like the or the Marine Museum. Harbour tours and trips to Robben Island start from here, as well as helicopter flights to the Cape Peninsula. The V&A Waterfront has more or less full wheelchair access.

Museums and Galleries

• Bo-Kaap Museum, 71 Wale Street, Bo-Kaap, ☎ +27 (0)21 481-3939 (info@iziko.org.za), [37]. Open 9:30AM to 4:30PM Monday to Saturday. R5 entrance fee.

• District Six Museum, 25A Buitenkant Str, ☎ +27 (0)21 461-8745 (info@districtsix.co.za), [38]. District Six is an area near downtown Cape Town which remained multiracial well into the 1960s against all attempts by the government to declare it a "white only" area. Eventually the residents were all evicted and the buildings were bulldozed. The area remains uninhabited. The museum provides information about the area, the eviction, the Group Areas Act, and the people who used to live there. The director of the museum is a former resident. There is a small bookstore with an excellent selection of books on South Africa's history, District Six and apartheid. Admission is free.

• Groot Constantia, Groot Constantia Estate, Constantia, ☎ +27 (0)21 795-5140 (info@iziko.org.za), [39]. Open daily 10AM to 5PM. One of the oldest wine estates in R8 entrance fee.

• Slave Lodge, cnr Adderley and Wale Streets, ☎ +27 (0)21 460-8240 (info@iziko.org.za), [40]. open 8:30AM to 4:30PM Monday to Friday and 9AM to 1PM on Sunday. One of the oldest building in Cape Town R7 entrance fee.

• South African Jewish Museum, 88 Hatfield Street, ☎ +27 (0)21 464-1267 (info@sajewishmuseum.co.za), [41]. Open Sunday-Thursday 10AM to 5PM and Friday 10AM to 2PM. Closed Saturday. The Museum is interactive and hi-tech, using different media to present highlights of South African history, and examining the Jewish community's story of individual and organisational roles and contributions. R35 adults, R15 students.

• South African Maritime Museum, Union Castle Building, V&A Waterfront, ☎ +27 21 465 1546 (jboshoff@iziko.org.za), [43].

• South African National Gallery, Government Avenue, Gardens, ☎ +27 (0)21 467-4660 (info@iziko.org.za), [44]. 10AM to 5PM Tuesday to Sunday. Located in the Gardens area of Cape Town off Government Ave (about a 20 minute walk from downtown). Contains extensive displays of South African art, as well as information on the history of censorship of art during apartheid R10 entrance fee.

Performing arts

• Artscape Theatre, D F Malan Street, Foreshore, Cape Town, ☎ +27 (0)21 421 7695 (artscape@artscape.co.za), [45].

• Armchair Theatre, 135 Lower Main Road, Observatory, ☎ +27 (0)21 447 1514, [46].

• Baxter Theatre, Baxter Theatre Centre, Main Road, Rondebosch, ☎ +27 (0)21 685 7880 (linda.louw@uct.ac.za), [47]. Theatre performances, comedy, jazz and others

• Labia Screen, 68 Orange Street, Gardens, ☎ +27 (0)21 424 5927 (labiatheatre@labia.co.za), [48]. Has an African Screen showing African-made and African-oriented films all year round.

• On Broadway, 88 Shortmarket Street, Cape Town, ☎ +27 (0)21 424 1194 (info@onbroadway.co.za), [49].

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Beechcraft T-6 Military Trainer
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Planet Pinelands
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Athlone Cooling Towers...falling.
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Thousands of spectaters gathered around in Cape Town yesterday to catch a last glimpse at one of the most prominent and historical structures in the city's skyline before it was imploded, 3 minutes early, at 11:57 am. The cooling towers had to be destroyed after they became unstable and it was feared that Cape Town's infamous strong winds could bring them crashing down. The site will be cleared up and the rubble recycled into bricks. www.capegateway.gov.za/eng/your_gov/12107/news/2010/aug/2... Photographing this event was quite a challenge with rain started to pour down and people scrambling everywhere to get the best view, just to be caught off guard when the implosion happened 3 minutes early and there was no time to zoom in.... but it was still impressive and I am glad to have been witness to it. Enjoy your week, thanks for visiting...


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Athlone Power Station, Cape Town
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Gloriosa superba - (Flame Lily)
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Agapanthus
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Commelina benghalensis
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Commelina benghalensis Common name: - Wandering Jew Family: Commelinaceae Wandering Jew On Explore Dec 7, 2007 #154 While many gardeners think of this as a weed, it does make a good ground cover if kept controlled. It also has its uses. In China it is employed as a diuretic and against various inflammations; in Pakistan as a laxative and in dermatology; and in South Africa to combat infertility in women. In some countries it is also eaten as a vegetable. Highest position: 146 on Sunday, December 9, 2007


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Made by Craig Pitchers
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Newlands Swimming Pool
Made by mallix
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78/365 Full Moon Rising
Made by j_hallward
On the 19th of March a full Moon of rare size and beauty will rise in the east at sunset. It's a super perigee moon--the biggest in almost 20 years. Full Moons vary in size because of the oval shape of the Moon's orbit. It is an ellipse with one side (perigee) about 50,000 km closer to Earth than the other (apogee) Nearby perigee moons are about 14% bigger and 30% brighter than lesser moons that occur on the apogee side of the Moon's orbit.


Capetown from Table Mountain.
Made by Geoff. McElwaine
1,086 m. above sea level, and reached by a Swiss designed Cable car which does the trip in 4 minutes. ____________________________________________________________________ I'd really appreciate it if you did not incorporate your own photostream badges, etc. into your comments : I simply haven't enough time to give them the attention they deserve. Sorry. No multiple awards / invitations please.


Mi 24 Super Hind Helicopter at Ysterplaat Airshow
Made by DanieVDM
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Disa uniflora
Made by pennyeast
The largest of our orchids. Disa uniflora Family: Orchidaceae Common names: Pride of Table Mountain, Red disa This evergreen, terrestrial (ground) orchid grows under perennially wet or moist conditions. It is found along stream banks, waterfalls or wet cliffs on Table Mountain and other mountain localities of the Western Cape.


Mi 24 Super Hind Helicopter at Ysterplaat Airshow, Cape Town
Made by DanieVDM
See details on the South African modifications made to the Hind at dataweek.co.za/article.aspx?pklArticleId=3804&pklIssu.... See where this photo was taken at maps.yuan.cc/.