Sika | March 11, 2009
We went to Simon’s Town on the way back from Gansbaai since we still had a car. We realized on the way it would have been more pleasant to take the train down to Simon’s Town and not just because we would’ve been able to see the painted beach houses of Muizenberg without the train [...]
Sika | March 11, 2009
The people at Long Street Backpackers recommended Knysna next, but after talking to the proprietors of the hostel in Franschhoek we decided that with only 3 days left before we were due to be back in Cape Town again, we didn’t want to make the 6 hour drive each way. We tried to settle on [...]
Sika | March 11, 2009
We were advised to go up Table Mountain well before leaving because the weather on the mountain can change in a heartbeat and that’s what determines whether the cable cars are running. This was a very good advice. After being rushed through the end of the Robben island tour and barely catching the ferry back, [...]
Sika | March 11, 2009
There are these movie theatres in Cape Town called the Labia Theatres. They are named after an ambassador from somewhere or other. The name is pronounced Lah-bee-ah and they show more indy-type movies, although there is some overlap with the downstairs movie theatre at V&A Waterfront. The downstairs theatre at V&A is where we say [...]
Sika | March 11, 2009
In the evening after Bo-Kaap, we did a tour of Langa and Khayelitsha—two townships just outside Cape Town. Gareth’s sister had wondered why we felt the need to do a township tour, seeing as how we know what poor Africa looks like and all that. But in Malawi things are a bit more balanced—the whole [...]
Sika | March 11, 2009
Our last day in South Africa we went to the Bo-Kaap—the area where the Cape Malays* lived and that was later declared a “Coloured-only” area. The houses are beautifully painted. We went to the Bo-Kaap museum as well, which was somewhat informative, but we really could’ve used a tour guide to explain things a bit [...]
Sika | March 11, 2009
In Franschhoek we stayed at the Franschhoek Group Accomodation. We were a bit nervous when we got there because the place looks like an institution. As in, the type of place to which one can be involuntarily committed. But the rooms are sweet and neat, with duvets and comfortable twin beds. The couple running the [...]
