Friday, December 11, 2015

Cape Town

Our last stop was Cape town. We flew to Cape Town from Durban and arrived there just on time to see the sun set. Here we spent a whole week here, so we got to see some of the things the Cape had to offer. Enjoy!


Welcoming sunset above Cape Town

Juvenile African Penguins in Boulders. It's a beach that homes 2000 endangered penguins

Baby fluffy penguin! ITS SO FLUFFY I'M GONNA DIE!!!

Yes, there where many penguins there!

The Cape Point

Cape of good hope (view from the lighthouse at Cape Point)

Ostriches right next to the ocean!

Leucospermum conocarpodendron

Long...

Sunset at the ''Sea Point''

Proteas, the national Flower of South Africa (this example is the Protea cynaroides)

The ''Greenmarket square'' 

The ''Eastern Food Bazar''. The place to go if you want to eat curries and bonny chows!

The Table Mountain from the town

Charly's Bakery (Known from their show on TLC)

Yes squirrels! Squirrels everywhere! (well in the parks, at least) 

Clifton 4th Beach 

The Lions Head (from here you can actually see the lion!)

Rooooar!! I'm a lion you know...

V&A Waterfront

On our way to Robin Island

Cape Town and Robbin Island on the right.

Nelson's Mandela prison cell 

Robin island prison 

In the harbor. 

Nelson Mandela in the ''Nobel Square''

CBD

On our way to the top of the Lions Head

View of Camps Bay

Sunset on the one side, moon rise on the other...

Fish Hoek

The planetarium and the woman in red.

Katrins favorite!

When you look up...

Street Art

Bo-Kaap (the muslin part of Cape Town) with Table Mountain in the background.

The cable way to T.M

On the top!

Rock hyrax aka Dassie. Look at that cuteness!

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The ''Twelve Apostles'' on the left.

Clifton and Lions head from TM.

The tablecloth. 

The theater right next to where we stayed. oh, and its pronounced 'Labia', with an ''a'' as alpha.

Boschendal, one of the oldest wine estates in South Africa. Founded in 1685!

So pretty this Cape Dutch architecture!

You made it to the end! I know, this was a long blog but Cape Town had much to offer! This is our last post :(
Hope you enjoyed the ride we took you on. Moral of the story: Visit South Africa, it's worth it!

Take care!
Luisa and Katrin

Monday, November 16, 2015

Durban and Balito

After leaving the magnificent Drakensberg we drove to Balito, a town near Durban. The Indian ocean!!!!!! Not as warm as I was told, but it was for its defense not summer yet. 

View from our apartment in Balito. The ocean!!!!

The Balito beach.

Moyo in the ocean!

''uShaka Marine World''

Dolphin show in Ushaka!

Delofin!

Fishies!

Tortuga! Katrins favorite! 

Well sharks not only swim in tanks around here..

Under the sea, under the sea... Colours!

The aquarium is a ship wreck!

Durbs!


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All those spices!!

You find a surgeon in every neighborhood in the city's CBD. Luisa's job to be!




''Sri Sri Radha Radhanath Temple'' or the ''Temple of Understanding''


Inside the lotus

Dolphins in nature!

Leaving on a jet plane... 

Bast scho! :) 
Cape Town here we come! 
Greetings 
Luisa and Katrin