Wednesday, December 23, 2015

Christmas in Cape Town


Merry Christmas and
Happy New Year!

Frohe Weihnachten und
ein gutes neues Jahr!

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A gingerbread house at the Taj

I'm interrupting my latest series on the beautiful Tulbagh Wine Valley to wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Last week, Robbie and I went to Cape Town for two days. We had a blast! We stayed in the five-star Taj Hotel complements of a fabulous friend's gift to us last Christmas.

Robbie took this photo at the Taj:
Me beside the Christmas tree

Outside the Taj Hotel

We went for a walk near the hotel. Here's a project to help feed the homeless. By planting a garden with vegetables and fruits, you can feed those less fortunate. These garden crates outside this community church are doing just that.
Garden crates with sign:
start a garden anywhere...
on your roof
in your community
in a milk crate

Robbie standing beside the garden crates
We decided to drive to Camps Bay for dinner. I was craving Indian cuisine, since we were staying at the Taj. Camps Bay was full of people and vehicles. It was a national holiday, The Day of Reconciliation.

We weren't sure where to find parking when we spotted an undercover parking lot. The spot we got was just a few steps away from an Indian restaurant called The Raj, with a view of the beach and ocean. Our waiter told us that cocktails are half price before 6 o'clock. We were fortunate that we headed out early for dinner. South Africa has Christmas in summer, so a cool cocktail was the perfect thing!

View of Camps Bay

One of the waitresses took this photo
of us with our refreshing cocktails.

Street vendor selling handmade wire Christmas trees
and a wire motorcycle

Camps Bay beach and ocean

Lion's Head at sunset
After a lovely stay at the Taj hotel, we drove to the Waterfront for breakfast. Quay Four was offering a breakfast special. We had a great view from there of the beautiful Waterfront.

The Waterfront with Table Mountain

Robbie took this photo of
me at Quay Four

View from Quay Four

View from Quay Four

The Hamley's Train
This cute train belongs to Hamley's, the famous British toy store. Kids and adults can ride the train as it winds through the Waterfront. We decided to pop in at the Hamley's Toy Store, an experience worth the visit. It felt like I was transported into a movie where the toy store comes to life!

The flying bear - The toy
shop has moving displays

Little teddy bears with
"I ♥ South Africa" T-shirts

After the Waterfront we went back to the Taj where we had a 2 o'clock booking at the Twankey Bar for beer tasting with charcuterie and cheese board for two. We used a voucher that was also complements of our friend. Everything was delicious and perfect for a hot day in Cape Town!



Our friend who gave us the Taj vouchers visited us at the Banana Jam Cafe earlier this year. At that time, I did a post about Craft Beer Tasting at the Banana Jam Cafe, where they have the best selection of craft beer in South Africa. On that post I also have a photo of our fabulous friend.

I also did a post on my 40th birthday at the Taj in March with photos of our room and the delicious food. We took advantage of some of the Taj vouchers on that occasion too.


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Ich bin auch auf Instagram.


Tina Morley
All original photographs by Tina Morley
unless stated otherwise. 1camera1mom is
mostly in English mit ein bisschen Deutsch.

Related Posts:
Tulbagh Christmas in Winter 2015

Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Tulbagh Wine Valley - Part 3



My husband and I, along with our youngest child, Amanda, spent part of a beautiful sunny day visiting the quaint town of Tulbagh and two of its surrounding wine estates. You can check out a photo of the Tulbagh Wine Valley map here.

Our first stop of interest was Twee Jonge Gezellen. The Estate specializes in the production of bottle fermented Krone Sparkling Wines, with a dedicated range of Méthode Cap Classique products on offer. Méthode Cap Classique (MCC) is the term that describes the South African bottle-fermented production of sparkling wines in the French méthode champenoise style. While we tasted some of the sparkling wines, Amanda played on her tablet.

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Hubby took this photo of Amanda and me.


Krone Borealis
Sparkling Wine Cellar








Amanda

One of the beautiful views
at Twee Jonge Gezellen





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Links of interest:



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I'm also on Instagram.
Ich bin auch auf Instagram.


Tina Morley
All original photographs by Tina Morley
unless stated otherwise. 1camera1mom is
mostly in English mit ein bisschen Deutsch.

Related Posts:
Tulbagh Christmas in Winter 2015
Tulbagh Wine Valley - Part 1
Tulbagh Wine Valley - Part 2

Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Tulbagh Wine Valley - Part 2


Moniki Chocolatier and
Home Industry


Robbie and I, along with our youngest child, Amanda, spent the morning and afternoon in Tulbagh, South Africa. Before we headed to our first wine estate for the day, we stopped in at the Moniki Chocolatier and Home Industry on Church Street for coffee and handmade chocolates. I shared some photos of the beautiful Cape Dutch homes and the flowering gardens along this street in Part 1.


Amanda choosing from the handmade chocolates

Our filter coffee (in a French press) and
a selection of Moniki chocolates

This painting has text in Afrikaans. It says,
"Don't protect yourself with a fence,
but rather with friends."

A painting with text that says,
"Your Beliefs don't make you a
better person... your Behaviour does!"

Fancy bears for sale

Pretty soaps for sale

The Home Industry on Church Street
(the Moniki chocolates are at the other end)

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Here is an excellent link with
lots of interesting information:


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I'm also on Instagram.
Ich bin auch auf Instagram.


Tina Morley
All original photographs by Tina Morley
unless stated otherwise. 1camera1mom is
mostly in English mit ein bisschen Deutsch.

Related Posts:
Tulbagh Christmas in Winter 2015
Tulbagh Wine Valley - Part 1

Tuesday, December 1, 2015

Tulbagh Wine Valley - Part 1


Tulbagh (pronounced like "tool" and "Bach"), is a quaint town with a vibrant wine route. We took a drive there one day in May and did a lot in a short time. There is so much to see and do that we want to go back.

The map below shows the places of interest in the Tulbagh Wine Valley. We only had time to visit two wine estates, which I will share in upcoming posts.

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When you visit Tulbagh, you also have to take time to see the town. We took a stroll through the historic section on Church Street.








Most of the buildings in Church Street are heritage homes.

Church Street: Heute stehen die meisten Gebäude in dieser Strasse unter Denkmalschutz.


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English links with further information:



German links with further information:

Reisebericht über Golfplätze und
Sehenswertes
von
Christine Sommeregger

Kapstadt Tour - Winelands
das Weinland bei Kapstadt


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I'm also on Instagram.
Ich bin auch auf Instagram.

Tina Morley

All original photographs by Tina Morley
unless stated otherwise. 1camera1mom is
mostly in English mit ein bisschen Deutsch.

Related Post:
Tulbagh Christmas in Winter 2015

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