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Shopping Malls: Stadium on Main
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  • Updated By luckyzen on November 11, 2006
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  • New on the block! - Cape Town
    New on the block!
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    If you are looking for great Ethnic Shops You will find it @ The Stadium on Main. This is a smaller mall where tired parents can also leave their kids to play while they do their shopping @ Cavindish Square!

    Local beads, clothing........etc. Here you also play along with the kids i.e. if you wish not to leave them whilst you are shopping.There is a ten pin bowling alley, mountain climbing activities, a party playground, And als a karate school. Stadium on Main also has a few coffee shops to relax and enjoy! New on the block is a restaurant called "Wong".

    As much as you want to.....Things are fairly cheap here.

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  • Theme: Toys and Games
  • Address: Stadium on Main, Claremont. Cape Town.
  • Phone: 021-6711893
  • Directions: On the main road in Claremont. Tel. no. for the ten pin bowling alley is listed below.

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    Informal Markets: Flower sellers.
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  • Updated By luckyzen on November 11, 2006
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  • Choose your favourite plant. - Cape Town
    Choose your favourite plant.
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    Flower sellers are to be be found in nearly all of the suburbs in Cape Town. The most popular venue to find these flower sellers are on the Parade in Central Cape Town and have been around for years. The flower sellers are normally very pleasant and friendly and will help you with whatever you need. Cape Town will almost seem strange without them. You will also find your favourite pot plant in the street. Ready to take home!

    Flowers!

    Much less than the supermarkets and chain stores.

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  • Theme: Flowers
  • Address: In all Suburbs. Mainly on The Parade.
  • Directions: This picture was taken in the Southern Suburbs. (Rondebosch)

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    Shopping Malls: Handmade crafts and bric and brac!
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  • Updated By luckyzen on April 1, 2006
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  • Handmade crafts at Riverside Mall, Cape Town. - Cape Town
    Handmade crafts at Riverside
    Mall, Cape Town.
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    Rondebosch is a haven for varsity students and the locals in the area. It is a small mall, focusing mainly on trade aimed at students. There is a student flight centre, student art gallery and also a few coffee shops. The whole area of Rondebosch is what you may call, 'sudent orientated." A vibrant, trendy and busy area. Often they are seen making local crafts, or selling something or the other. What is most convenient is a little branch of the local Post Office and a Pharmacy. A nice area for the young and not so old to visit.

    All you need!

    Whatever you wish.

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  • Theme: Local Craft
  • Address: Riverside Mall, Main Road, Rondeboch.
  • Directions: On the main Road, Rondebosch, Cape Town.

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    On the side pavement!: Street Vendors
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  • Updated By luckyzen on November 1, 2005
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  • Need A radio? - Cape Town
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    Vendors on the Main Road, Claremont, Cape Town.

    Buy just about everything or anything you need on the side pavements, outside the larger chain stores in Claremont. Whether it may be a radio, mobile covers, fruit and vegetables or whatever you need! This is where most of the locals find their bargains.

    Much less than the larger chain stores.

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  • Theme: Gifts
  • Address: Claremont, Main Road, Cape Town.
  • Directions: Near "The Link'"and "Stadium on Main."

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    Shopping Malls: Shop until you drop @Tygervalley.
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  • Updated By luckyzen on December 17, 2005
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  • The largest shopping mall in Cape town. - Cape Town
    The largest shopping mall in
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    Tygervalley Centre is Cape Town's largest shopping mall. In this massive complex you can find 275 shops, cinemas, eating houses, coffee shops and much more. The Good news is that Tygervalley Waterfront opened on the 27th October 2005. Here you can find Willowbridge Centre. This will make this massive complex even more popular as a tourist destination.

    Anything and everything!!

    That you can decide.

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  • Theme: Department Store
  • Directions: Follow the N1- Turn of on the R23 . Tygervalley too huge to miss.

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    City centre shopping: Get thee away from the Waterfront
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  • Updated By GillianMcLaughlin on January 31, 2004
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  • Locals tried to dissuade me from going to the city centre for shopping - they were very worried about security. However to miss out on the wonderful mixture of traditional work, antiques, African designer shops would have been very unfortunate. In two or three streets Cape Town offers the traveller of any budget a veritable Aladin's cave of originality and delight. Window-shoppers and people-watchers - this is the place to be! True, the atmoshere changes as shops close and, unless you are staying in one of the myriad hotels and hostels in the area, you sense when it's time to leave.

    I came away with metres of fantastic cotton (since turned into three sets of pyjamas for my niece who can only wear cotton), a radio made in the townships from bottle tops (and it works!), a wonderful set of designer plates made by local artists and my sister is the proud owner of a porcelaine meerkat (yeh well, not everyone's taste I know, but she just loves them!). There were also a couple of great camera shops that I stumbled over, and a huge branch of Cape Union Mart.

    Some haggling can be expected in the indoor markets selling local crafts... otherwise I found everything good value for money compared with Europe.

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  • Theme: Other
  • Address: Downtown

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    Informal Markets: Curio's or curiosity?
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  • Updated By luckyzen on March 28, 2006
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  • Buy some of the best local craft here. - Cape Town
    Buy some of the best local
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    Where else in South Africa would you find gifts to buy for yourself, friends or loved ones on top of a mountain other than Cape Town. These little markets, mainly aimed at the tourists, you will find some of the finest local crafts. Along with that, you will have a chance to stop your vechile and enjoy the most breathtaking view of Nordhoek Beach from this spot. Who can ask for a better view while shopping!

    The choice is yours!

    Bargain....You might get your gift at a much lower price.

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  • Theme: Local Craft
  • Directions: On the mountain leading to Chapmans Peak.

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    Shopping Malls: Canal Walk
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  • Updated By dejavu2gb on March 2, 2005
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  • Cape Town Shopping
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    If you are in the mood for some retail therapy, make your way to one of the biggest shopping malls in Africa, Canal Walk. There are oodles and oodles of shops to suit the needs of everyone, there is also an array of restaurants where you can have some lunch before maxing out that credit card!!

    Whatever you want to buy, Canal Walk has it. From fashion to souvenirs, to food.

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  • Theme: Other
  • Address: Century Boulevard, Century City, Cape Town.
  • Directions: 10 Minutes from Cape Town City Centre, on the N1. Or see their website for shuttle information.
  • Website: http://www.canalwalk.co.za

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    Shopping Malls: Where the locals shop! -shopping Malls.
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  • Updated By luckyzen on December 13, 2005
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  • More of The Food Hall at Cavindish. - Cape Town
    More of The Food Hall at
    Cavindish.
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    Most of the locals shop at the malls closest to where they live. So, that is where I shop! The one I prefer though, is Century city, which is much larger than Cavindish.Tygervalley Shopping mall, not to be missed, great for the divine cakes situated on nearly every corner of the mall. Then there is the very famous V&A Waterfront. The gifts are varied, arts and crafts galore, but expensive. This is because it is one of Cape Town's most popular tourist attractions, so, if the prices scare you, bear in mind that there are other malls. The Food Hall at Cavindish is great to have a little bite, before or after shopping.

    Gifts , gifts and more gifts! There are great cofee shops in this malls. Also restaurants in the mall and also outside. Most pleasant on a warm day.

    As much as you want to!!

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  • Theme: Food and Drink
  • Address: Information desks at shopping malls.
  • Directions: Near the main road in Claremont . Cannot be missed!

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    Shopping Malls: A bit of everything
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  • Updated By glennkasner on October 30, 2003
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  • This mall, the largest in Cape Town caters for everyone and is frequented by tourists and locals alike. It offers a vast selection at "local" prices as opposed to the "tourist" prices one is charged at a number of shops in the V&A Waterfront

    Clothing Souvernirs Footwear

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  • Theme: Other
  • Address: Century City complex
  • Phone: Info Line - 0860 101165
  • Directions: Canal Walk is a convenient 10min drive from Cape Town's city centre with direct access from the N1. If you would prefer not to drive, the Scheduled Tourism Shuttle offers luxuary transport between the city and Atlantic Seaboard hotels and Canal Walk.
  • Website: www.canalwalk.co.za

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