the Lion at the bowl

The mountain on the left hand side of the photo is the Lion's Head. The Lion then stretches out its green body along the Atlantic coast and becomes the less dramatic Signal Hill, that separates Sea Point and Green Point, from the City Bowl suburbs of Bo-Kaap and Tamboerskloof - seen in the middle of the photo. At the right edge of the picture the two reservoirs in De Waal Park can be seen, and in the lower left corner a cable-car is on its way up to the top of the table.

The Fairy & the Farm. Part I: The Devil

February 15th 2007
It was the annual gathering of the fairies and this time Africa was the host continent. The Fantastic International Fairy Association (FIFA) had decided that South Africa was the nation among all the African nations that best met the requirements for such an event. Then - to be more precise - the South African Gnome Authority (SAGA) had chosen Cape Town to represent the rainbow nation, and the Ca ... read more

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After the British seized the Cape of Good Hope area in 1806, many of the Dutch settlers (the Boers) trekked north to found their own republics. The discovery of diamonds (1867) and gold (1886) spurred wealth and immigration and intensified the subjug... ... read more

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