Well, here at http://www.bestforreading.com I cannot believe that another week has gone by and it is time to give you an up date of what is happening in and around Cape Town.
Seems to me winter is approaching very gently this year and not with full force as usually. My birthday is in the middle of winter somewhere in May and it always rain on my birthday. The City of Cape Town gives every citizen of South Africa a free trip up Table Mountain with the cable car http://tablemountain.net/. What I did not know that if it rains on the day of your birthday, then your ticket is valid for another two weeks after your birthday.
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| On top of the mountain with the top station and Robben Island on the left |
So, last year, after living in Cape Town my whole adult life, I decided to make use of this free over. It did not rain on that day. Here are a few photos of my trip up table Mountain.
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| The old cable cars. Not the same as today. |
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| Leaving the station below |
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| Going up or down. |
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| The Indian Ocean. The Atlantic Ocean is on the right of this |
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| A route on top of the mountain |
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| Vegetation |
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| Cape Flats in the distance and the Hottentots Holland Mountains in the far distance |
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| A "dassie" |
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| A few facts |
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| Robben Island - Nelson Mandela was jailed here |
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| The Table Mountain Range |
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| Clifton from the top of the mountain |
This mountain has been chosen as on of the official natural wonders in the world http://www.new7wonders.com/. Not only is this a natural wonder but it it a protected UNESCO heritage site as well. The Table Mountain range forms part of the Cape Floral Kingdom and is the smallest floral kingdom in the world with nearly the most species of plants http://tablemountain.net/blog/entry/the_cape_floral_region_one_of_the_worlds_richest_plant_zones/.
It feels like God visits everywhere else but lives in Africa - Will Smith on his first visit to South Africa!
Enjoy the rest of the week and remember to visit http://www.bestforreading.com for ALL your on line shopping needs!
Recipe of the week: Corn Bread (Mieliebrood)
500 g self-raising flour
5 ml ( 1 t) salt)
500 ml buttermilk
5 ml fresh chili, chopped finely. Remove seeds
250 ml strong cheese like a cheddar
410 g tin drained corn
Sieve self-raising flour and salt together. Add buttermilk and chili and then the cheese and corn. Mix well and place in smeared bread pan. Bake at 180 C for about 50 minutes. If it sounds "hollow", it is done.
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