Intrepid “Garden Route” Tour over, I ventured forth after the last breakfast to the Bo-Kaap Neighborhood of Cape Town, famous for the festive colors of the buildings (in spite of the sad history of the people). You will note the Muslim heritage manifested in current politics…
From Bo-Kaap, I walked to the Green Market Square. This batch has a distinctive shopping theme, and while I came home empty-handed, I went back and went wild. Note the government building at the end…
From there, I went to the Fort of Good Hope. Not only was there a great museum crammed full of memorbilia – in a way I appreciate, but a great event was also taking place: Kuier at the Castle – a crafts fair and more!
Here’s more of the fun at the fort – including a drum circle class. There was another mini-museum about military stuff.
Later that day, we went to the Victoria & Albert Water Front, a tourist mecca with a mall, lots of shops & restaurants, several boat trip/harbor cruise options, helicopter rides, the ferry to Robben Island, a cruise ship port, seals, and other fun features…
The Waterfront also includes the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary African Art – which was having a private party – which I successfully crashed and had a glass of champagne. The rest of this batch features other public art and at least one gallery in the area. We (Alan, along with Gabe & Ruth) stayed until dark, before Ubering back to the hotel…
More fun to come in Cape Town…