Archive for December 3rd, 2009

Cape Town

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009

Marc has been here before, but I am knocked out by the stunning beauty of South Africa. It is gorgeous. No one is taking my picture. Yay!

King Protea - South Africa's National Flower

King Protea – South Africa’s National Flower

I refuse to stop singing and playing on repeat–I bless the rains down in Africa…

The first time Marc was in this beautiful country was with his parents and sadly the last time he saw his late father alive. It is approaching one year of the loss of my beloved Wolf. I am overwhelmed on arrival and let me just say that the first few days in Cape Town were a boohoo fest for me.

We have dinner at Cafe Paradiso and I committed to learn how to make Boef Bourgingnon. A huge feat considering I don’t cook…

We can’t stop drinking red wine. Local. Delicious.

We went to Table Mountain. Often there is cloud coverage which is known as the table cloth, but we have sun and the bluest of blue skies. There is a lack of industrial pollution and the sky is bluer than Marc’s eyes. That is saying a lot.

Cloud Cover

Cloud Cover

Clear Sky The Next Day

Clear Sky The Next Day

The Inside Rotates 360°

The Inside Rotates 360°

View East - Camps Bay

View East – Camps Bay

Awesome...

Awesome…

...View

…View

Dassies

Daisies

Beautiful Day

Beautiful Day

On Top Of The World

On Top Of The World

So Much Fun Up Here

So Much Fun Up Here

Hoot, Hoot

Hoot, Hoot

Stunning Creature

Stunning Creature

Pointing To Cape Of Good Hope

Pointing To Cape Of Good Hope

Turtle Rock

Turtle Rock

Robben Island In The Distance

Robben Island In The Distance

Cape Town

Cape Town

Happiness

Happiness

Kitty On Top Of Table Mountain

Kitty On Top Of Table Mountain

We see a family pushing their boy in a pram. I think that Wolfie would have loved it here and was thinking that we should be pushing our pink pram. Shit. I am crying again.

At The Base Station

At The Base Station

Kitty And The Germ

Kitty And The Germ

Flowers At Table Mountain

Flowers At Table Mountain

We go to Signal Hill to get a view of Table Mountain and Lion’s Head. It is stunning and I am voting South Africa as one of the most beautiful countries–ever.

View From Signal Hill

View From Signal Hill

Lion's Head

Lion’s Head

Company's Garden

Company’s Garden

South African National Gallery

South African National Gallery

Rose Garden

Rose Garden

Can You Smell It?

Can You Smell It?

Parliament Of South Africa

Parliament Of South Africa

We notice that ADT security is everywhere. In the residential areas, everyone has a fence around their house, with barbed wire on top. We don’t like this.

We walk from our hotel to the waterfront. It is World Cup crazy throughout the entire city. We walk through a lovely park in the middle of the city. We get to the waterfront and are enjoying the shops, the lighthouse, and the ships. We get asked if we would like to go for a cruise to see the sunset. We take one look at the boat and can’t get on quick enough. I was waiting to see Jay Z on this pimpin’ ride. We get a great view of the new football stadium built for the World Cup. It is lovely. We see dolphins and seals swimming and get into the champagne. We couldn’t be happier. Our champagne whistle is wet.

Victoria & Albert Waterfront

Victoria & Albert Waterfront

V&A Waterfront

V&A Waterfront

Clock Tower

Clock Tower

Leaving For Sunset Cruise

Leaving For Sunset Cruise

Sunset Cruise

Sunset Cruise

What A Ride

What A Ride

View From The Water

View From The Water

Look, It's Table Mountain

Look, It’s Table Mountain

We see a beautiful sunset from our gorgeous boat, then head back to Victoria and Albert Waterfront. We buy a street-performers’ cd for our rental car. Marc explains that it is going to be a long two weeks listening to “Africa” (the remake) on repeat. We go to Hildebrand (a restaurant Marc had eaten at on the first trip) and we sit outside, have a great meal until I start thinking of my beloved Wolf and can’t stop crying. Oy vey.

Abonwabisi Brothers At Waterfront

Abonwabisi Brothers At Waterfront

Ocean View Of Lion's Head

Ocean View Of Lion’s Head

Sunset

Sunset

Cape Town At Night

Cape Town At Night

Sunset, South African Style

Sunset, South African Style

Getting Ready For The World Cup:

World Cup in 2010

World Cup in 2010

It Will Be Great

It Will Be Great

Brand New Soccer Stadium

Brand New Soccer Stadium

What A Location

What A Location

Kick It

Kick It

World Cup Coming Shortly

World Cup Coming Shortly

Remember The Tango Ball?

Remember The Tango Ball?

Bowl

Bowl

Table Mountain And Stadium

Table Mountain And Stadium

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