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Feb 8, 2012, 1:57 pm
A World War 1 cannon
War is sad, and those who paid the great price for the sake of the safety of their countrymen should be remembered. The inscription on this cannon found near the top of Cape Town’s Company’s Gardens reads:
Erected to the memory of the officers, N.C.Os & men
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Feb 7, 2012, 1:32 pm
Carriage rides!
We’re on the brink of Valentine’s day, so guys, if your date loves horses then perhaps you should take her on a carriage ride. Chat to the Cape Town Carriage Company, I’m sure they’ll be happy to be at your service. Due to their size and strength these French Percherons wer... Comment - Like
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Feb 6, 2012, 11:00 am
A squirrel and the Legion of the Shadow Tails
One may argue that every appendage is important, but in the case of a squirrel, the tail is probably the most important. It’s used to keep them warm in winter, to provide shade in summer, it’s a means of communication, a counterweight to balance with... Comment - Like
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Feb 5, 2012, 1:52 pm
Lamp post CT 3285
I love these old street light numbers. My guess is that the number on the lamp post is used by officials when reporting faulty lamps. I’d imagine that it’s easier to report that CT 3285 isn’t working than that the third lamp in Paddock Avenue is faulty.
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Feb 3, 2012, 8:34 am
Tugboat tyres
I wonder who first thought to use old tyres as shock-absorbing buffers between ships. It’s quite clever actually, hey?
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Feb 2, 2012, 2:17 pm
Guitar on a wall
Cape Town has plenty of great places to take photos, but that’s not what I mean by the title of this post. This is rather a shameless plug for a Cape Town-based company who have (in association with the University of Cape Town) managed to establish themselves as a leader in online... Comment - Like
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Feb 1, 2012, 4:04 pm
A kid, a sprinkler, and a really wet sibling
I watched for a few minutes as the little boy used the sprinkler to chase his brother around the lawn at the Company’s Gardens while their mother stood watching a little way away with a big grin on her grill. Aren’t they cute?
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Jan 31, 2012, 2:49 pm
Broken glass
Either someone locked their keys in their car and was forced to break a window to get inside, or the glass on this curbstone is the result of a break-in.
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Jan 30, 2012, 2:22 pm
Yellow Marigold
I’m not a botanist by any stretch of the imagination, but some searching on the Web has led me to believe that this is an African Marigold, a member of the Tagetes genus.
Isn’t she pretty?
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Jan 29, 2012, 3:38 pm
DJs aren't DJs
Should we still call guys like this DJs? I can’t imagine that they, for the most part, carry a stack of vinyl or plastic CDs around. I’m tempted to call them rhythm engineers, or perhaps composers; but then I’d probably get slapped and told that I’m being silly. I took this ph... Comment - Like
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Jan 28, 2012, 3:15 pm
South African National Art Gallery
You’ll find this building, the South African National Art Gallery, towards the top end of the Company’s Gardens in Cape Town (map). The gallery doesn’t only have paintings on display, but from time to time hosts photographic collections, sculptures, and eve... Comment - Like
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Jan 27, 2012, 3:40 pm
Not a tree to tangle with
Click on some of the thumbnails below and decide for yourself if you’d risk climbing this tree. My guess is that the leaves of this tree are particularly desirable to some or other creature and that these super-pointy thorns server as deterrents.
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Jan 26, 2012, 4:01 pm
I swear I hid it here
Places like the Company’s Gardens and Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens (where I spent my day at an IT conference) are full of these little fellas.
This squirrel spent at least three or four minutes digging (slightly frantically) in the soil. I assume he’d lost his prize nut.... Comment - Like
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Jan 25, 2012, 11:43 am
Starfish
This starfish reminded me of a well-known charity, Starfish, that operates in South Africa and works to support kids who’ve been orphaned as a result of the AIDS/HIV pandemic that South Africa is, sadly, known for.
The charity, started by a group of young South Africans in 2001/2002, and... Comment - Like
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Jan 24, 2012, 2:35 pm
Hiding
I know it sounds a little stalker, but I really enjoy sitting on the pavement (sidewalk) taking photos of random things and random people.
A friend recently said that a great form of exercise (for a photographer) is just to sit, relax, and observe without a camera in the hand. So, next time ... Comment - Like
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Jan 23, 2012, 3:38 pm
Circle in a bench
This particular garden bench in the Company’s Gardens (map) must be one of the least used benches of them all. Not because it’s in an obscure place, not because it’s particularly uncomfortable – no, this particular bench is located just below the perfect birdy toilet-spot. ... Comment - Like
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Jan 21, 2012, 12:22 pm
Crabs!
While walking in the Majik Forest a friend and I came across two 16- or 17-year-old boys who were taking a break from their cycle trip by catching crabs in the little stream that runs the length of the forest. This is what 16- or 17-year-old boys do.
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Jan 20, 2012, 1:05 pm
Stop signs and pointy arrows
Although it may look that way, I don’t think the arrow sign was placed here to draw drivers’ attention to the stop sign. And, if you were wondering, those aren’t bullet holes – they seem to be old mounting holes. I presume these signs were either moved here from ... Comment - Like
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Jan 19, 2012, 2:54 pm
Swim goslings swim
Doesn’t the title of this post sound like that of a school reader? You know, those books that taught you how to read? Do you remember Dick and Jane? I found these two and their mom in the Company’s Gardens in Cape Town. As I’ve whined before, it’s been exceedingly hot in C... Comment - Like
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Jan 18, 2012, 9:27 am
Sometimes it's better to be cold-blooded
It’s been maddeningly hot in Cape Town for the last three days. Temperatures have exceeded 35°C – and in fact, right now it’s 37°C in my neighbourhood! Take a look at our page the lists real-time weather conditions.
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Jan 16, 2012, 5:14 pm
A Blonde mural
Blonde was such an awesome restaurant – it’s really a shame that it seems to have closed down. I checked their website and it appears now to redirect to the parent company’s site. Still, a lovely mural, don’t you think?
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Jan 16, 2012, 12:29 pm
Lifeguards in training
I’m not sure about other parts of the world but in South Africa there’s a myth that black people can’t swim – which is why I was (rightly or wrongly) surprised when I saw the three black trainee lifeguards to the left of this photo.
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Jan 15, 2012, 4:19 pm
The Wheel of Excellence
It was erected a little while before the 2010 World Cup Football tournament kicked off in South Africa. They said it would only be in Cape Town until the end of 2010. It’s still here, and it’s awesome.
I guess the fact that it’s stayed means that the V&A Waterfront, an... Comment - Like
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Jan 14, 2012, 3:35 pm
Glencoe Quarry
I’ve visited Glencoe Quarry twice. We discovered it quite by accident the first time. Back then, as we entered the quarry we experienced a feeling almost like that which Lucy and her siblings must have felt as they stumbled through the wardrobe into Narnia.
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Jan 13, 2012, 4:14 pm
Please don't feed the seagulls
I watched as a group of people fed these seagulls potato chips. I was really tempted to ask them to stop since everyone knows that feeding them just makes them more of a nuisance. But, as I thought this I instantly realised that my words would make no difference; so I ... Comment - Like
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Jan 12, 2012, 3:45 pm
Squirrel in the garden
One either has to be really fast, or really lucky to photograph a squirrel dashing across a branch. I’m probably really lucky. I found little Egbert (his mom named him after King Egbert of Wessex, I believe), scurrying between trees looking for the best acorn nuts. He, natur... Comment - Like
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Oct 30, 2011, 1:37 pm
Toboganning at Cool Runnings
If you haven’t been tobogganing at Cool Runnings in Tyger Valley yet then you’re missing out on a whole lot of fun. And, don’t be fooled, even though it’s dominated by kids it’s certainly not for kids only – there were several older “kids” getting their p... Comment - Like
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Oct 29, 2011, 2:39 pm
MARVEL - it's a bar, not a comic
I can’t help but think of Captain America, Ironman, and The Incredible Hulk when I see this bar. Located at the top of Long Street in Cape Town, Marvel is rumored to have the friendliest staff and most chilled beats in Long Street.
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Oct 28, 2011, 12:21 pm
Ballerinas on Table Mountain
These ballerinas seemed to be in an awful hurry (heading towards the “exit” sign at Table Mountain’s upper cable station), so I never had a chance to ask what they’d been doing on the mountain. I pretty sure that they felt a little too much in the limelight and w... Comment - Like
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Oct 27, 2011, 2:18 pm
Lizard's profile
I’d never given much thought to the possible thought processes that occupy the brain of a lizard. While staring at this photo for a while I began to wonder if the lizard was contemplating something, having some deep philosophical thought, or just keeping an eye out for predators.
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Oct 26, 2011, 12:43 pm
Camouflaged Lizard
My keen-eyed nephew spotted this lizard hiding between two boulders near Table Mountain’s upper cable station. Isn’t it amazing how closely the creature mimics it’s natural habitat?
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Oct 25, 2011, 5:29 am
View from the top - Table Mountain
The inside of the cable car rotates as it ascends from the lower to upper cable station. We were lucky enough to be positioned just right so that I could take this photo from the open window at the rear of the cable car (as we neared the upper cable station) and th... Comment - Like
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Oct 24, 2011, 4:23 am
The 65-passenger Table Mountain cable car
As Dieter correctly guessed, my previous photo was of the inside of one of the Table Mountain Aerial Cableway‘s cable cars. This photo is of the cable car birthing in its lower docking station.
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Oct 23, 2011, 3:19 pm
64 +1 Passengers = 5200kg
Kerry-Anne and I recently took our two nieces and nephew somewhere they’d never been. Can you work out from this sign where we were? Common, it’s not too difficult. Comment - Like
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Oct 22, 2011, 2:26 pm
South African Music
I remember the days when South African music (for the most part) sucked in comparison to what international artists were producing. And then, the apartheid walls came down and people we free to say what they felt; and South African music blossomed.
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Oct 21, 2011, 2:48 pm
Royale's eccentric decor
The main photo is of Royale Eatery‘s balcony that overlooks Long Street – which is arguably the heart of Cape Town’s night life. Isn’t the decor beautifully eccentric? It’s so much more awesome decorated, don’t you think?
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Oct 20, 2011, 2:23 pm
Salmon burgers?
Now, it’s only on rare occasions that I’d choose a chicken burger over a beef burger – but salmon? Really? Who would do such a thing?!
I noted this sign at, what is in my opinion, the best burger restaurant in Cape Town – Royal Eatery. And, that said, I guess if someone’s ... Comment - Like
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Oct 19, 2011, 2:38 pm
Red-winged Starling
Allow me to introduce you to the Red-winged Starling. Perhaps its just my over-active imagination, but doesn’t this shadowy creature look perfectly evil? Click on the image to see the larger view – doesn’t it’s beak and those talons look like they’ve been forged in the ... Comment - Like
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Oct 18, 2011, 4:18 pm
Breakfast in Cape Town
Beleza is, as mentioned in my previous post, currently my favourite breakfast spot in Cape Town.
I especially love the open-air feel when they open the large windows on the deck and how the morning sun streams in on cool Spring mornings. Also, seems as though mostly universit... Comment - Like
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Oct 16, 2011, 11:44 am
Fez Club
For obvious reasons when I think of the Fez Club in Cape Town I’m reminded of Seth Godin’s book The Big Red Fez, which was quite revolutionary back in the day. The book of course has nothing to do with Cape Town. The Fez Club, as you may know, is a super-popular restaurant and live ente... Comment - Like
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Oct 14, 2011, 3:17 pm
Not quite Signal Hill
Nope, that’s not Signal Hill, it’s in fact Lion’s Head. Signal Hill is smaller hill, and from this vantage point on Camp’s Bay Drive, just behind Lion’s Head.
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Oct 13, 2011, 3:37 pm
Tandem parachuting
One of our readers was just commenting on how the instructor let him take control of the parachute during a tandem jump. The instructor at the Melkbos jump site (map) also let Kerry-Anne take the reins and (as I replied to him) she made the canopy spin like a top (she likes that k... Comment - Like
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Oct 12, 2011, 3:17 pm
Parachutes
As mentioned in my previous post, Kerry-Anne took to the sky in a small plane and tumbled out of the plane at 10,000 feet with an instructor who (fortunately) had one of these attached to his back.
Have you jumped? If not, you really should consider it when visiting Cape Town – the view... Comment - Like
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Oct 11, 2011, 2:25 pm
Skydiving in tandum
Since I’ve known her Kerry-Anne’s wanted to go skydiving. We tried going for a jump in Citrusdal about 5 or 6 years ago, but that little trip was called off due to an airplane malfunction before we even climbed on board!
After putting off the jump for several years she event... Comment - Like
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Oct 10, 2011, 9:08 am
Red red wine
Wine is one the things the Cape Province is know best for. Wine estate crawling (much like pub crawling) is something that anyone with an appreciation for the fruit of the vine really should get around to doing.
The province’s wine districts (map) are divided into a few regions: Cons... Comment - Like
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Oct 9, 2011, 4:29 pm
On the lawn at DeHugenot Estate
Besides for the formal inside restaurant, DeHugenot Estate, mentioned in my previous post, has an outside lawn area where one’s able to get just that little bit closer to the splendor of nature.
What’s awesome about the experience is that (as you can see) the tab... Comment - Like
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