Cape Town II

Our next two days in Cape Town were spent touring the city.  We bought two-day tickets for the hop-on-hop-off bus and set off to see the sights.

Table Mountain is the iconic feature towering over the city.  We took the “red tour,” which includes a stop at the station for the tramway to the top.  While the view was crystal clear, high winds were preventing the tram from operating.  John’s been here several times, and each time it’s either been too windy or too foggy to see anything.  People were at the station waiting to see if the wind would die down enough for the tram to start up.

However, even if the tram opens, there’s no guarantee it won’t have to close again before people can ride it back down - that means having to hike down the long, steep, knee-torquing trail.

We also visited the V & A Waterfront (Victoria and Alfred - not Albert - Alfred was Queen Victoria’s son who dumped the first load of rock to build the original docks here).  John stayed at a hotel in this area about six years ago, and he barely recognized it now - development of galleries, shops, offices, etc., has boomed in recent years.

Note the smoke on the slope of Table Mountain - we watched the fire start as we were eating lunch.

The V&A Waterfront has something for everyone - even daycare for husbands!

One only has to pay for what they eat and drink!