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The view from Table Mountain -
Cape Town's most famous landmark, is breath
taking. Here, we are facing South from atop Table Mountain, with
late afternoon clouds rolling in. Or as our guide Daniel Dunn liked to
say, "the table was being set for dinner!" |
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Looking
down from Table Mountain, with Cape Town visible in the far distance,
bordered by the Atlantic Ocean. |
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The descent - The day's last cable car
descending through the fog from Table Mountain. |
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Victoria and Alfred Waterfront, a mixture of stores, restaurants, malls and
entertainment complex in downtown Cape Town -
the most popular tourist attraction in South Africa. In the
background, clouds are coming over Table Mountain. |
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Children on the Cape Town waterfront beach enjoying the Spring weather. |
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The
Sixth Municipal District of
Cape Town - a
mixed-race neighborhood, was declared a white-only area in 1966 and was
flattened by bull dozers in the 1970s. Families were relocated with
only a few days notice and even split apart depending on the apartheid
definition of their race. The District Six Museum, here shown, recalls
the history of this neighborhood through the eyes of its former residents.
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In
it's history, Robben Island
has been a whaling station, a military base, a mental
institution, a post office and a prison. Today, it is a world heritage
site. It is here where Nelson Mandela spent 18 of the 27 years he was
imprisoned by the Apartheid government. Shown here is the mine in
which Mandela worked. |
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The
barracks of Robben Island. The island sits in the frigid waters off of
Cape Town's Bay. Two tours leave per day from the Victorian Alfred
Waterfront. |
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The
Staff at Marco's African Restaurant in Cape Town dressed in beautiful Xhosa
formal ware. |
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Not all
musicians here are South African.
Here seen performing were the Young
Bakuba Band featuring musicians from Democratic Republic of Congo and
Cameroon. |
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Young
Bakuba Band played an intoxicating Central African music
with an emphasis on guitar and vocals. It was an intriguing mix of
Congolese Rumba with Cameroonian Makossa music. |
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Young
Bakuba Band at Marco's African Restaurant in Cape Town |
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Young
Bakuba Band at Marco's African Restaurant in Cape Town |
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View North from the lighthouse at Cape Point
- strong winds creating
white caps on the False Bay. |
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Patty,
Nanette and Isoul at the Cape of Good Hope |
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Outside
of Shabeen in Khayalitsha |
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Housing
in Khayalitsha |
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Khayalitsha Township - former men's hostels
being renovated into apartments by the government. These are adjacent
blocks on the same street, showing the dramatic progress and positive
results of the revitalization program. |
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Woman in traditional
Xhosa dress |
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On a day
trip to the Wine Lands of the Western Cape, we learned that the climate,
winter rainfall and dry hot summers, is ideal for growing grapes. And
that the region is actually a variety of micro-climates due to the influence
of the two oceans, the topography of the land, especially the steep
mountains. |
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[Left to
Right]: Isoul Harris, Managing Editor of Rolling Out Urban Lifestyle
Magazine, Center is Nanette Dillard, Publisher of Travel Beyond Borders
Magazine and tour organizer Chris Nkomo, tasting an excellent Fairview
Sauvignon Blanc. |
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One of the
highlights of our trip was our visit to K.W.V.'s headquarters in Paarl,
housed in a beautiful Cape Dutch architecture farmhouse circa late 1800s.
K.W.V. began as a collective of vineyards and has grown a leading wine
producer. Janette Wiehahn, manager of training and events at K.W.V.
displaying their Imoya U.S.O.P during a wine tasting. Imoyo was voted
world's best Brandy in London on May 2000. |
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Grape
vineyards on the K.W.V. estate.
The grapes grown here in the coastal region
produce some of South Africa's finest wines including K.W.V.'s award winning
Cathedral Cellar Chardonay, a full-bodied Chardonay with intense woody and
citrus parfum. |
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We
witnessed the first vintage at the fledgling
New Beginnings Vineyard,
a community based black collective that holds much promise.
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Kopanong Bed and Breakfast
in Khayalitsha Township
Tel
# 011-27 21 361 2084
Khayalitsha
Township, Capetown
Email: kopanong@xsinet.co.za
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Lelapa Restaurant - Shiela chats with a guest while her daughter Monica
cooks up a feast - township and multinational cuisine. |
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Lelapa Restaurant in
Langa Township outside of Capetown
Tel # 011-27-21-694-2681 |
Fairview
Vineyards in the wine region of the Western Cape |
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Capetown
Guided Tours,
Daniel Dunn
Email
dddunn@mweb.co.za
or via telephone at
# 011-27 21 909 1500 |
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| Exotic
Tours, Tertius Spies, Director, P.O.
Box 1874, Mossel Bay Tel #011-27-44-690-4040 Fax # 27-44-690-4041 |
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Bonani "Our Pride Is Tours", Mandisa St. Clair,
Director Tel/Fax #011-27-21-531-4291 Email
ourpride@mweb.co.za |
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| Khulani
Xhosa Village - George, Garden Route
South Africa, Tel/Fax # 011-77-44-871-5880 Email:
colline@xsinet.co.za |
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| Dias
Museum, Mossel Bay - Tryana Meyer Tel #
011-27-44-6911-067 and Email
diasmuseum@mweb.co.za Website
www.diasmuseum.museum.com |
The Dias
Museum Complex includes the Maritime Museum, Cultural Museum, the Granary,
Shell Museum and Aquarium, the Post Office Tree and More |
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Cheetah Conservation -
Foundation - Jenny Schmidt at The Cango Wildlife Reserve - Tel #
011-27-44-272-5593 Email
cango@kingsley.co.za Website
www.cango.co.za |
Exotic
wildlife: wild dogs, pigmy hippos, crocodiles, cheetah, white bengal tigers
and South American jaguars |
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I now invite you to continue with me
on my visit through South Africa, viewing each region, its people, culture
and music, through my photographic lens. I have also included
additional
features on World AIDS Day and a Travel Information Section which provides
information on tour
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