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 Arniston by saraheg77
Arniston was beautiful and a great stop along the coast! Leave a Comment
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 Achim opens a bottle with
his saber by SESMLeave a Comment Address: In FranschoekDirections: Everyone knows where to find Achim's place.
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 Cape Point by Alain_Smeets
The Cape Point is considered the most southern point because in the old days it was the turning point, when they reached the cape their battle against the sea was almost won because they past the Bay of Storms (Bay of Good Hope.)
Take the escalator to the top and have a look to the surrounding area.
For more information and photos see my travelogue: A visit to Cape Point Leave a Comment
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 Penguins at the Boulder
Coastal Park by Alain_Smeets
One thing to remind it's here not give way from right but give way for the penguins. They are as curious to us as we to them.
The penguins you see here weigh between 2,1 to 3,7 kilo’s and are a 50 cm high.
The Boulder colony started in 1983 with a pair of African Penguins on the Foxy beach at Boulders and in 1997 they counted already 2350 adult birds. This due to migration from Dyer Island and reproduction.
For more information and photos see my travelogue: A daytrip in the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve Leave a Comment
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 The garden route (photo
Thieu) by Alain_Smeets
Do I have to say that's was raining.
But when the weather is nice, the scenery has to be beautiful.
For more information and photos see my page: Stormsrivier Leave a Comment
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 The table mountain in Cape
Town (photo Thieu) by Alain_Smeets
The table mountain dominates Cape Town, every where you walk in the streets you see the mountain in the distance. I can imagine the beauty that attracted the first sailors.
You can go up the mountain in an elevator or even walk to the 1086 metres high top.
For more information and photos see my page: Cape Town Leave a Comment
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 Seals at Duiker Island by Alain_Smeets
For more information and photos see my travelogue: A daytrip in the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve Leave a Comment Directions: It's only a half hour boat trip from Hout Bay.
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 Botha's Hall (brochure) by Alain_Smeets
It's open 364 days in a year and only on Christmas day it's closed.
For more information and photos see my page: Oudtshoorn Leave a Comment
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 Het Taalmonument in
Paarl (photo Thieu) by Alain_Smeets
The small columns remind that the Dutch, English and several African languages are the source for the African language.
Try shouting in the biggest horn to hear your voice carried out over the area.
For more information and photos see my page: Paarl
You can find much more explanation about the symbolism and the idea behind this design on their website. (This is an extract from that side)
A COLONNADE of three elements to the left or west of the approach symbolizes the languages and cultures of the enlightened West. These structures, closely juxtaposed, begin at a height and diminish in size and then descend in a curve to ascend again into the main upward sweep.
A PODIUM with three semi spheres to the right, or to the eastern side of the approach, represents magical Africa with its indigenous languages and cultures, and develops into a lesser curve which joins the main upward movement.
The confluence of these two curves forms a bridge which is the base of the main hyperbola. This, rising up into space, signifies the coming into being and the development of Afrikaans.
A language and culture neither western nor African, but Malayan, is represented by a low wall in the middle third of the main steps to add to the general scale.
Together with the main column, placed in the same life-giving pool with bubbling fountain, rises a structure symbolising our Republic: free, yet encompassed by and open to Africa; free in form and reminiscent of the west, whose cultures helped to establish it. It symbolizes two languages and two mutual enriching cultures, yet one nation, facing the future with courage and resolution, deeply conscious of the presence of an Omniscient Being, guiding us to our destiny in the turmoil of our time. Leave a Comment
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 How to open a bottle of
wine? by Alain_Smeets
They are scattered around the area and you can go for a free taste, just drive up. If you like the wine, buy a bottle or two to drink them with your "braai".
To see the area out there, look at my Franshoek page Leave a Comment
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