Busing about Cape Town

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June 16th 2010

Published: June 28th 2017

Geo: -33.9874, 18.4299I think just about every city in the world now has those 'Double Decker Open Red Tour Buses.' Im sure you've seen them around Melbourne.Today I decided to take the southern bus route around some hard-to-reach areas of Cape Town with Lauren from my tour group.The first stop was Kirstenbosch Gardens, named after the Dutch settlers that landed here in the 18th centur... Read Full Entry

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Kristofor Mallegrom

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TP PROFILE Former TravelPod Member: tofor85 Joined: August 16th, 2006From: lives in Melbourne,AustraliaHobbies: Soccer, Art, Culture, History, Psychology, Photography, Writing, the OutdoorsLanguages: EnglishBucket List: Visit 100 countries on every continent. Visit the Penguins in Antartica.Profession: Investigator (Government)Amazing Event: Circumnavigating the Planet in over 6 months in 2013 World Cup 2010 in Africa Work to Live not live to work. ... full info

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Hornbill

Not as impressive as the ones i saw in asia, but sufficient enough. Likes gooseberries as much as i do.

Feeding the Parrots

They were surprisingly gentle and patient

Mandarin Ducks

Township

Arrival at the African Township south of Cape Town

Me with one of the locals.

I dont think she gets her photo taken too often.. i found her climbing on the roof..

Entreprenuers

Bunch of children selling 'face painting' or 'hand painting' for 2rand. (about 35c)

Hand painting

Skilled artisans

Me getting the South Africa flag painted on my hand.. he did a pretty good job!

Most people seemed dismissive or friendly about our visit... some seemed less welcoming. An eye opening visit. I can say one thing; it might not be luxury, but these people have one hell of a view from their front door. Cliff faces all around them.

South Africa paint

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