cape town – Page 37 – Notes from the Cape

Published July 6, 2010

Cape Town Harbour

Some photos of Cape Town harbour with the central business district in the background.

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The Amber Lagoon, registered in Majuro, fully laden with cargo being pulled out of (or possibly into) the Cape Town harbour.

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The Cape Town City Bowl (downtown). On the right you can see the working harbour, with the V&A Waterfront in the distance. Back left is Lions Head and Signal Hill, with the central business district on the left.

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A drilling platform receiving maintenance in Cape Town harbour.

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Cranes in the container terminal of Cape Town harbour. I love the toy-town feeling in the picture. However, these are real working cranes, and if you look closely you can see a few cars and trucks, giving a sense of perspective of the size of these cranes.

This is truly the most beautiful city in the world.

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Published July 5, 2010

Cape Town Stadium, or Newlands Rugby?

Here are two photos; the first of Cape Town Stadium (which hosted the recent Germany/Argentina game), and Newlands Rugby Stadium, which has a history as far back as 1890. Look at the difference in the architecture, the round modern look, and the “70’s” square look.

Which do you prefer?

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Cape Town Stadium (above)

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Detail of Cape Town Stadium

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Newlands Rugby Stadium

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And detail of Newlands

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Published July 4, 2010

Helicopter

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A HD photo of the helicopter that took me around my aerial trip of Cape Town. Highly recommended. The folks at Civair treated me like royalty. I highly recommend the trip of you get the opportunity.

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Published July 4, 2010

Photos of Table Mountain

Here are a few photos of Table Mountain, the most beautiful mountain range in the world!

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Lions head on a misty morning, with Table Mountain on the right, Devil’s Peak at the back on the left.

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The Cape Town City Bowl (downtown). On the right you can see the working harbour, In the background is the famous view of Table Mountain, and Lion’s Head on the right.

To take these shots I was strapped into the passenger seat of a helicopter, and my door was removed so that I could get clear shots, while it was a little scary it was a wonderful experience flying in such an open environment.

This is truly the most beautiful city in the world.

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Published June 17, 2010

Vuvuzelas

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Love them or hate them, they have become the unofficial musical instrument of South Africa, and integral to the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Personally, I find them noisy and anti-social, but despite myself I love them!

Viva South Africa.

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Go Bafana Bafana!

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A Bafana Bafana fan supporting the team at the fanpark in Belville. Bafana Bafana drew with Mexico 1-1. I went to the fan Park yesterday to watch the festivities before the match, and the match itself. It was crowded and noisy, yet one of the most friendly and exciting environments that I have ever been in. It was like a massive group of friends getting together to party!

Here are a few more pictures.

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Published June 3, 2010

Wynand Road after the rain

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This HDR shot is of Wynand Road (my road) in Lakeside, Cape Town just after some evening rain.

A few people have asked me how I took this pic, so here you are.

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Published May 23, 2010

Fishing Boat

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A few days ago, I posted a picture of a fishing boat being launched in the waves,. Today I saw them bringing the catch in, and here is the same boat sitting on the beach.

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Sunset

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With winter arriving, the sun is setting a little earlier each day. Today had been quite a cloudy and windy day, with bright blue sky intermingled with large winter clouds. While driving home from work, I noticed the most remarkable sunset over the mountains, and because I just happened to have my camera with me :-), I had to stop and take a few pictures.

This is a HDR shot taken from Muizenberg beach, looking over Constantia towards the bottom end of Table Mountain.

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Published April 18, 2010

Zandvlei

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Zandvlei on a still autumn morning. A very peaceful place to take a walk.

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