A Day in Cape Town - Part 1

A Day in Cape Town - Part 1

St. George's Mall on

St. George's Street

Samantha planned a family outing to Cape Town before her 16th birthday. The day we left, she was helping her dad paint her bedroom, so her day was very full. I went with an inflamed ligament in my foot, but all the walking that we did was close by in the city center.

Samantha and Jessica bought matching dresses at the market on St. George's Mall. We also saw a live African performance of female dancers and singers.

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Greenmarket Square on

Longmarket Street

At Greenmarket Square we checked out the stalls and African curious for sale. It's a historical square built in 1696 and declared a national monument in 1961. The distinctive cobblestones were laid in 1965 and there are interesting buildings surrounding the square from different eras.

Central Methodist Mission

on Longmarket Street

We were interested to see inside the Central Methodist Mission when we saw a sign inviting us in for coffee and croissants. Amanda had a hot chocolate, Samantha and I had cappuccinos, and Jessica and Robbie had regular coffees. We were really impressed with the croissants and carrot cake. I tasted both and they were top notch!

St. George's Cathedral

on Wale Street

From Longmarket Street we walked to Wale Street and had a peek inside St. George's Cathedral. My kids haven't been to Europe where there are plenty of beautiful churches, so seeing two in one day was neat. It was dark inside, so my photos didn't turn out that nicely, but they still give a good idea of what we saw.

Check back next Tuesday

for Part 2 with photos of

the Dutch East India

Company's Gardens

begun in 1652!

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Tina Morley

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16th Birthday at Nuy

Samantha turned 16 on Sunday. My in-laws came through and booked a table for us at Nuy on the Hill. It was a perfect day. Nuy offers wine tasting along with good food and beautiful views. Sundays they are often fully booked.

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Amanda, Jessica, and Samantha

After a delicious lunch,
we took the scenic route home
through the Nuy Valley.

Related posts:
Nuy on the Hill
Nuy Valley Feast 2016


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Tina Morley

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

Harvest Table Bistro

Last year we took a Sunday drive to Wolseley, which is a small town in the Western Cape near us. We popped in at the Harvest Table Bistro for lunch. The setting was perfect for a sunny day and they have a good selection of food and beverages. If you're taking a drive that way, I'm sure you'll find something on the menu that you like. If you have small children, be aware that there is a pool outside, which you can partially see behind me in the photo below.

Robbie chose an award winning Pale Ale craft beer called Butcher Block by Jack Black's Brewing Company. Samantha had a burger and Amanda a pizza. Both girls were happy with their choices. Robbie and I ate the Sunday main meal, which didn't look nice to photograph and reminded me of cafeteria food. The photos I'm sharing, though, should give a fair reflection of the place and the quality of the food.

The Calabash Bush Pub that I shared about last week is near Wolseley. This small town is easily overlooked, but there's a variety of things to see and experience like picturesque accommodation, good restaurants, wine tasting and olive tasting.

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This last photo below was taken at Waverley Hills, another restaurant in Wolseley that offers good food and stunning views. They were unfortunately fully booked on that Sunday and we were curtly dismissed by a snobbish maître d' (headwaiter). The sign at the entrance encourages drivers to pop in, so they should perhaps have another sign that says fully booked on those days. I also had tried to phone earlier in the week, but no one had answered.

Related post:

Calabash Bush Pub

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Tina Morley

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