Finished my trip with several days in Cape Town. It is a lovely city, easy to navigate (as a tourist) with rich cultural diversity and so much to do. The hotel was located at the waterfront and was convenient for beginning a day of fun. A "Hop On-Hop Off" bus tour was a great way to see the highlights of Cape Town before choosing places to explore more closely. The city is the the bowl of three mountains and wherever you look, Table Mountain dominates the vista. At the base of Table Mountain, looking back over the city to the ocean, the majesty of the mountain puts everything into perspective. The drive to the Cape of Good Hope and the mystical merge of the Atlantic and Indian Ocean was breathtaking - coming back into city at sunset provided miles of changing views - one more lovely than the previous one.
Rich with history, I saw the 4 Nobel Peace Prize winners monument, the Cape Town Jewish museum, the benches that are labeled "White Only" and "Black Only" that remain as a public reminder among other points of interest. Sampled a variety of local wines and beers, sought out fresh fish, local music and one of my favorites, the penguins. The colony that are in the picture numbers more than 3,000. They are very cute!
World Cup Fever has gripped the city And it seems everyone has a soccer connection....large TV viewing areas have been set up so that EVERYONE will be able to watch the South African teams. And if you don't know when the games begin -- there are clocks everywhere that are counting down the days - hours - minutes - seconds! A nation with a great deal of pride that they are the host nation of this event.
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