Blogs from Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa - page 9

Today was a real lekkerday. Yesterday I made mention that I was heded to Stellenbosch to do a wine tasting day, so today, that's what I did. It really was a marvelous day. We went to 4 wineries. The first specialised in champagne style white wines. We tried 3, plus a rose and a dessert wine while sitting around a fire place; the perfect beginning to a cold and miserable day. The second winery we tried 3 white, 3 red and a brandy. Fern, our tour guide, made sure that it was known I was celebrating my graduation from uni, so I ended up getting larger 'tastes' from all the wineries. At this winery we tried red wine with dark chocolate. I never thought it would be good, but it really is. The barman at this ... read more

Well that was really the day from hell. It all started at 4am Sunday when I headed for Melbourne airport. I had a 6am flight to Sydney, where I would then catch a 14hr flight to Johannesburg. That 14 hour flight was a killer. It was so hard to sleep, especialy because we were travelling with the daylight the whole way. Added to that I had a big South African bloke next to me who had to constantly get up to stretch, and he spoke to himself. I kept myself busy by watching Dark Shadows and The Avengers, other than that I just tried to sleep and listen to music. When I arrived in Johannesburg it was a mad rush to try and get to my flight to Cape Town because my flight to Johannesburg was ... read more

Wow, what a day. The weather was truly perfect. About 26 degrees, not a cloud in the sky and a slight breeze. I didnt have anything planned for the day so on suggestion by Wayne, the Amber Tree Lodge manager, I took a walk down Long St. and then to the V&A Waterfront. Long St. is pretty similar to Brunswick St. in that it is a street filled with bars, restaurants and cafes. Once I arrived to the V&A Waterfront I was confronted by a statue that I had been told to look out for; a giant man made out of empty Coca-Cola crates. It wa actually really well done and surprisingly detailed. I took a wander around the Waterfront, and it is similar to Navy Pier in Chicago and the Pier district in San Francisco. ... read more

Arrived here in Cape Town after a grueling 17 hour flight plus 7 more waiting in 2 airports. You know what that means for one's bad back. Completely zonked out in my sleep-deprived condition, Cape Town makes for a good introduction to South Africa. This lovely town is just what I expected and dreamed about. We breezed through immigration and felt welcomed as Table Mountain greeted us out of the airport. This iconic landmark makes its presence felt as soon as you breathe South African air. Not bad. Even as the sun fades, its beauty cannot be easily dismissed. url=https://marilil.wordpress.com/2012/08/04/into-south-africa-and-that-lovely-12-apostles-hotel-by-the-atlantic/The Twelve Apostles Hotel and Spa It was nearly dusk when we arrived at our hotel. I could have easily spent the next 2 days without stepping out of this luxurious hotel to catch up with my ... read more

When I walked into the office of our Managing Director Andreas right the day after returning from Amsterdam, he asked me whether I wanted to go to Cape Town, South Africa, for a business trip, in two weeks’ time because he could not go himself. We had, together with our South African business partners, submitted a symposium at the International Congress of Psychology, to be held in Cape Town from the 22nd till the 27th of July. The idea was that Andreas would be presenting together with them because he would be in South Africa some time around the congress dates anyway in order to do business with our partners. But two weeks before the congress, he realised that he had way too much to do and that there was no way he could fit the ... read more

Well finally we write. we have just spent the lasthree days in Cape Town, staying at the waterfront in the Commodore hotel. Would highly recommend this place, very clsoe to all the action and great rooms and service. Deb arrived late on Thursday nightnas she missed her connecting flight in Joburg as late leaving Sydney, ended up arriving at 10pm instead of 7 pm. on Friday the waether was really bad, so we jumped in the car with Ash and Mich (maccas people) and headed on a drive. we left CT and headed to St James which is a well known surf beach south east of the city. didnt stop as too wet. we then headed to Simons town and the Penguin colony, we didnt pay the 45rand to see them instead wedrove a little further ... read more