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    • Durch das südliche Afrika
      Day 44

      Kapstadt, die älteste Stadt Südafrikas

      November 21, 2022 in South Africa ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C

      Ziemlich kaputt und müde von den vielen Eindrücken kommen wir soeben aus Kapstadt zurück! Wir hatten tolles klares Wetter heute und so führte der erste Weg auf den Tafelberg. Die Gondel, die uns hochbringt, dreht sich während der Fahrt, so dass jeder in den Genuss des besten Ausblicks kommt!
      Wir haben von oben eine gigantische Fernsicht! Wir fahren später mit dem Bus durch die wichtigen und sehenswerten Viertel wie Camps Bay und Clifton mit ihren tollen Stränden und teuren Häusern! Vom Strand aus kann man die „12 Apostel“, so heißt die Rückseite des Tafelbergs, sehr gut sehen. Wir laufen mit unserer Führerin durch die Stadt, sehen das Parlamentsgebäude wo Nelson Mandela seine erste Rede nach seiner Freilassung von Robben Island hält! Bald darauf wird er der 1. schwarze Präsident! Wir sehen die Kirche von Bischof Desmond Tutu, der immer gegen die Apartheid gekämpft hat!
      Wir laufen über den Greenmarket und machen einen kurzen Abstecher in das Bokap mit seinen bunten Häusern!
      Hierher zogen die befreiten Slaven! Es gibt mehrere Versionen zu dem Thema, warum das Viertel bunte Häuser hat! Eine davon ist, dass die Sklaven sich so sehr über die Befreiung gefreut haben, dass sie ihre Häuser bunt angestrichen haben!
      Übrigens leben in Kapstadt rund 3.7 Millionen Menschen. Sie ist nach Johannesburg die zweitgrößte Stadt in Südafrika. Den Namen verdankt sie ihrer geographischen Lage und Nähe zum Kap der Guten Hoffnung! Kapstadt wird oft auch Mother City bezeichnet, da sie die älteste Stadt hier ist!
      Morgen geht es wieder in die Stadt an die berühmte Waterfront! 😍      Read more

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    • TravelerKapstadt / Madagaskar 2023
      Day 8

      Table Mountain.⛰️

      November 11, 2023 in South Africa ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C

      De Table Mountain isch eis vo de bekanntische Wahrzeiche in Kapstadt. Demit mir rechtzitig zum Sunneuntergang on the Top of the Mountain sind, hanich mich mitere Gruppe mit fascht nur brasilianische Studente am 15:00 Uhr uf de Weg gmacht. Mitm Uber simmer richtig Table Mountain gfahre. Wommer bi de Talstation ahcho sind hend zerscht mal alli dJagge müesse montiere will en ziemlich chalte Wind gange isch. De Blick id Höchi het den die einte scho ah de Wanderig zwifle lah wills zimli düschter, wulchig und beneblet usgseh het, aber sWetterapp het gmeint, de Nebel wird verschwinde und dSunne wird für üs gege de Abig strahle. Zuversichtlich simmer loszottlet und zimlich schnell het sich herusgstellt dass die südamerikanische Studente wohl nöd so oft i de Berge sind.😅 Die einte hend den nach de erschte 100m grad wieder kehrt. Über Stock und Stei hend mir üs id dHöchi begäh und je höcher mir cho sind desto nebliger & chüeler isches worde. Nach über 2.5h sind den au die letschte schweissgebadet, abgschlage und küchend on the Top ahcho. Weder e Ussicht no en Sunneuntergang het üs wie erhofft da obe erwartet. Dichte Nebel und ischalti Temperature hemmer da obe ahtroffe und drum hemmer üs as erschts grad mal miteme heisse Kafi im Resti ufgwärmt. Mir sind üs zimli schnell einig gsi dassmer so schnell wie möglich wieder abegönd und zwar nöd zFuess sondern mit Bändli. Schlotternd simmer is Bändli ihgstige und siehe da, bi de Abefahrt isch den de ersehnti Sunneuntergang und au dUssicht zum Vorschi cho. 🌄 Will au dune alli immerno so chalt gha hend, hend mir den die planti ahschlüssend Pizzeria gstriche und jede isch hei under die 30 minütig warm Duschi.😄Read more

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    • Brad and Mandy PearceLions and Tigers
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      Day 5

      Table Mountain and last day in Cape Town

      September 27, 2019 in South Africa ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C

      Our final day in Cape Town and we had to be away early because the queues to go up the cable car for Table Mountain were a 2 hour wait on average. The crowds were worse because it is currently school holidays and also something about heritage week and all South African residents had free admission to the mountain. It took us an hour and a half of waiting so it could have been worse. Once again we had a beautiful day...quite hot really... and the views were certainly spectacular. Quite windy though, and there was a bit of a mist/fog/haze over the bay and city so the view was not crystal clear.

      We were back down the mountain by 11am and spent the next hour on a city tour driving by points of interest such as the colourful Bo Kaap neighbourhood and parliament house where there was a statue of Nelson Mandela as he appeared on the steps. The afternoon was free so we caught the free hotel shuttle too the waterfront and explored.

      We liked Cape Town - the people are very polite and friendly and you can wander around the souvenir shops without being hassled to buy, buy,buy! However, there is evidence of high crime in South Africa with houses surrounded by high walls, fences are electrified or have razor wire. Our guide told us that insurance companies would not insure your property unless it had all these preventative measures in place. Unemployment is high and it was common to see people just waiting on the median strips where they may be picked to do a days labour.

      Anyway, tomorrow we leave to commence our journey along the garden route,      Read more

    • TravelerCapetown South Africa
      Day 4

      Table Mountain Aquarium

      February 7 in South Africa ⋅ ☀️ 63 °F

      I didn’t sleep too well - must be jet lag.

      We walked to a nearby hotel that gave us instructions to all 5 minutes to the Convention Center and catch the Hop on Hop off bus there. We got on the red line that took us up to the gondola for Table Mountain. Even though there was a cloud at the top of the mountain, we still took the gondola ride. Interesting, the gondola itself was rotating around as we journeyed up.

      We then continued down the Red line to the Two Oceans Aquarium. Fantastic exhibit. Reminded me of the Sydney one.

      As we boarded to the Blue line bus, I fell asleep on Glenn’s shoulder. We were in traffic. Next stop was the botanical gardens. We had a frittata and cheese cake at the entrance of the park. Cafe shop.

      We chatted with 2 ladies from Holland as we stopped to take photos. As we were getting on the bus again, our friend Dennis and Jane were up on the top deck. Amazing. We are going to spend Friday anyway with them and earlier in the morning, Jane had texted me and asked us to come to their Airbnb for dinner. So we were heading to their place after the Bus tour.

      All in all our accommodations were good at the 12 story high rise. No AC. Beautiful sunrise. Close to the Hop on Hop off bus line. It took an adventure to park the car and get the lock box out with the keys to the place, but it worked!

      Now heading to Megan’s place.      Read more

    • Brico Adventures10,000 miles away from home
      Day 15

      Table Mountain & Stellenbosch

      December 4, 2015 in South Africa ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F

      Another day, another early morning wakeup. Sina, Brittany and Nico woke up at 6:30 am to get an early start on hiking up Table Mountain. The bay was surrounded by thick fog in the morning but we weren't deterred as it can quickly change. We parked the car at the level of the lower cable car station and walked along the road for ~1 km to get to the trailhead. Even by the time we started the hike, fog had cleared out and we were greeted with spectacular views right off the bat. The hike itself was no joke. The rock steps went essentialy straight up the mountain. There were lots of plants along the path, part of the Cape's diverse floral kingdoms. We made it to the top in 1h40m, under the quoted 2-3 hour duration but significantly slower than 45 minutes by a local guy training for a marathon who passed us near the end. It was quite grueling but well worth the effort when we reached the platueau. Fog still hung low over the Camps Bay side and made for great pictures while the city, harbor and Lions Head views were clear. We rode the cableway on the way down, but the experience would not have been the same without the hike. In our opinion, Table Mointain was rightly named as part of the New 7 Wonders of Nature.

      After a well-deserved shower and celebratory drink, we ventured to the Cape wine regions. A roughly 1 hour drive took us to the famous Vergelegen winery for some wine tasting. The second winery, Uva Mira, was located several hundred feet up the mountain side and featured spectacular views of the valley and ocean. The wine was also very good.

      We ate dinner in the town of Stellenbosch. The small downtown area was filled with unique restaurants and shops.      Read more

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