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Cape Town Pages by Radiomom
Tips 1 - 6 of 6 Cape Town Things to Do
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A stupendous mountain, dominating the cityscape! You can hike up from either side and take the cable car down (or vise versa). Since we only got there at 5PM to take the last car up (and the last down at 6) we did the cable car both ways. It was a clear day and the views were really awesome!
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Address: Hard to miss
Website: http://www.tablemountain.net
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Shops, restaurants, WATER, boats, a cool little bridge, entertainment....what's not to like, especially on a pretty day. We enjoyed poking around, and found it easy to catch a cab into town to continue our self-guided mini-tour on our first day in Cape Town. Remember, it's Victoria and Alfred NOT Albert! Her son Alfred spent some time in Cape Town.
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Directions: If you're driving, it is well marked. Ditto if you're on foot. And it's also a no-brainer for cabbies.
Website: http://www.waterfront.co.za
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Wonderful specimen plantings, miles of paths to explore. This is a fantastic place that is enjoyed by tourists and locals alike. We enjoyed watching a couple of school groups on tour while we visited. It was fun to match up the names of some of these plants with what we'd seen as we'd driven from Stellenbosch to Hermanus, Simon's Town and Constantia. The fact that this, our last day in Cape Town, was one where the "table cloth" (cloud cover) came floating down the mountain while we were there, only made it more magical!
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Directions: Again -- this is well marked on tourist maps and with road signage.
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While driving along the coast from Hermanus, we stopped in Simons Town for lunch. The restaurant overlooked this harbor. The fog was slipping in and out all afternoon.
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(One of my favorite Lyle Lovett songs, BTW) We visited TWO penguin colonies -- one at Betty's Bay, the other at Boulders. For photos, Boulders is the best, as there are more opportunities for contrast -- too many rocks at Betty's make it hard for your photos to turn out (although both were gorgeous places).
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Address: Not far from Simons Town
Directions: Road signs lead you right there
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Spend some time around Stellenbosch and go to a winery or two. The wines are simply WONDERFUL. Plus the scenery...well, I can't say enough about that. We visited Rust en Vrede (twice...before and after the safari because we KNEW we wanted to buy some of their heavenly product!) and Clos Malevern outside of Stellenbosch. In Franschhoek we picked up a wonderful chicken and mushroom pie as well as a sausage in pastry for lunch at a "deli-restaurant" appropriately named Delicious. Then we stopped at a winery recommended by Neville, our host at the Avenues, L'Ormarins. WOW This was also a fabulous place with great wines. We bought a couple to take home (including their yummy port) and a Sangeovese to have with our lunch on their delightful patio by the pool.
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Address: Stellenbosch, Franchhoek outside of Cape Town, SA
Directions: Get a booklet on the wine route at your hotel. Also, ask whose wines your host likes the most -- they can help you plan an efficient and entertaining plan for tasting the wines you're most interested in.
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skywalkerbeth Mon Nov 20, 2006 19:03 UTC
Love the cute penguins!! | shrimp56 Tue Jun 28, 2005 12:32 UTC
Great tips! Hope your move is going smoothly!! *hugs* | Joemidwest Thu Nov 25, 2004 18:09 UTC
You are right, the only con is the flight! We really (really) liked this country. Like you we are used to driving on the other side of the road but it was not a problem. Enjoy | cosmopolit Sat Sep 4, 2004 21:09 UTC
Lovely pages good tips nice pics. I see, another one has fallen in love with the mighty mother city at the Cape. I know it's a place to die for...can't get my mind off it. |
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