Fishing boats in the V&A Waterfront harbour

The clock tower again in all its Victorian Gothic glory. It has a tidal-gauge mechanism on the bottom floor, which was used to check tide levels.A decorative mirror room occupies the second floor so that the Port Captain had a full view of all harbour activities. The clock mechanism is on the top floor and was restored in 1997 so the original clock is still in use today.

The waterfront clock tower glimpsed through the body of the coke-crate man from the soccer world cup 2010.

The clock tower was built in 1882 and was restore in 1997. It is situated in the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront area.

Gold of Africa Museum and Restaurant

Antique bell from Mather & Platt Ltd. of Manchester

And the canary sang all through lunch.





Cape Heritage Hotel

Tantalising aromas drift out from the kitchen at the courtyard restaurant, Cape Heritage Hotel





Cape Heritage Hotel

Hysterical zebra at the Cape Heritage Hotel





Cape Heritage Hotel

Beaded lion at the Cape Heritage Hotel





Cape Heritage Hotel

Colourful African fabrics at the market

Building detail around Greenmarket Square

Masks form all over Africa on sale in Greenmarket Square

The purple window

Even the mosque gets the colourful treatment





Bo Kaap

The Garden





Bo Kaap

Business down the alleyway






Bo Kaap

A little bit of everything







Bo Kaap

Green with window boxes





Bo Kaap

The red front door




Bo Kaap

Bo Kaap is known for its brightly coloured houses and is situated at the foot of Signal Hill. It is the spiritual home of the Cape's Muslim community and was originally known as the Malay Quarter.
This is an interesting one, as the stairs up to the front door are missing.

Bo Kaap

Andy Murray  -  -  no, not that one! This Andrew Murray (1828 - 1917) was a minister of the Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk and this statue is outside the Groote Kerk, Cape Town.



Andrew Murray

Britannia on the dome

The elephant on the wall

Replica canon that was fired to announce the arrival of ships in the harbour in the eighteenth century.

They fired it around midday for the tourists!



Castle of Good Hope, Cape Town

Prisoners' drawings on the door of the lock-up.



Castle of Good Hope Cape Town

The powder store is painted red - -

The other areas are safe green, as the Egyptian goose knows well.



Castle of Good Hope, Cape Town

 The morning sundial, Castle of Good Hope Cape Town

 

The afternoon sundial, Castle of Good Hope Cape Town

Castle of Good Hope Cape Town

Cecil Rhodes' Camphor trees