Because We Can

There is a lot of interesting architecture in Cape Town, even if we only see from the van window as we depart for another day’s outing. You can tell we are out of the bush when the wildlife is a pigeon. Just to forewarn you, today is about the landscape. Though a beautiful model or two might show up on occasion. How did that chubby old guy sneak in this photo? It’s a Pied Crow. Really. Some people think the funicular should go all the way to the top. There are times when it’s an advantage being bald. Nothing like a photo to show where you have been. Been to Barrow, Alaska, S. E. Cape Tasmania and the tip of South America, now we can add the Cape of Good Hope to our list. And here’s the photo so took. Show off. It was wall to wall people taking photos. And almost wall to wall penguins. Ruffle shirted penguin. See, we really were here. Electricity? The spot were he gave his first speech after being released from prison. And comes the end to another great day.

I look at the breakfast buffet and say, “Wow!” Linda looks at the breakfast buffet and says, “They have Nutella!!!!!” It’s what you do up on top of Table Mountain. With Linda’s penchant for taking flower photos, I walk a fine line between posting too many and two few. And on that note our visit to Kirstenbosch ended. Hopefully Ms. Flower Child will be happy with the quantity of flower photos posted.  Skeptical Bob. This was once a street lined with buildings in a vibrant section of Cape town. The problem was, it was a black and colored section of town. More room was needed for whites close to town. The locals were all moved out of District 6 and placed into Townships, then all the buildings were demolished so new buildings for whites could be built. Apartheid was not just a word.  It is very hard to write about what we saw this afternoon as emotions come boiling to the surface and parallels become so apparent, hence I will just be posting photos. After the District Six museum ...