Just up the road from Observatory, we found the Rhodes Memorial. A little gem of a place! Cecil John Rhodes, founder of the famous De Beers Diamond Company and British Empire builder had a big influence on the way Southern Africa was carved up politically in the nineteenth century. He was Prime Minister of the Cape … Continue reading African shoestrings – South Africa Day Thirty-seven – Rhodes Memorial Cape Town
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African shoestrings – South Africa Day Thirty-five – Table Mountain Cape Town
In our previous visit to Cape Town we had taken the cable car to the top of the 1000 metre Table Mountain (and back down again). This time, we promised ourselves, we would walk to the top and catch the cable car down. Today was a public holiday and even minibuses would be few and … Continue reading African shoestrings – South Africa Day Thirty-five – Table Mountain Cape Town
African shoestrings – South Africa Day Thirty-four – Cape Town
Table Mountain was next on our agenda but that was tomorrow's challenge in the meantime we had to get back and eat! Largely because of its multiculturalism Cape Town is considered the gastronomic capital of Southern Africa. There are lotss of restaurants and cafes of all descriptions and price tags. In Observatory there were several … Continue reading African shoestrings – South Africa Day Thirty-four – Cape Town
African shoestrings – South Africa Day Thirty-three – Robben Island Cape Town
Another pretty interesting guy whom unfortunately we didn't get around to meet was Nelson Mandela. We did however get to meet someone who served time with him on Robben island a small former prison island 11 kilometres north west of Cape Town. Eugene was his name and he served seven years on Robben Island for … Continue reading African shoestrings – South Africa Day Thirty-three – Robben Island Cape Town
