We woke up about 8 am and went to the concierge lounge for
breakfast which is included in our room rate.
We went up in the elevator with Andy and Carl from Palm Springs – but
they didn’t want to share a table with us at breakfast – they weren’t very
sociable during any of the cruise.
We researched Wine Country Tours and booked one for
Tuesday. We left for a walking tour of
some key sites in downtown Cape Town, including the old fort, the Parliament
House and St George’s Cathedral where Desmond Tutu was archbishop. We heard the cannon go off from Signal Hill at
noon – it is controlled by an atomic clock to have it sound at exactly noon
each day – except Sunday.
Statue in downtown Cape Town
A large square and park in Cape Town
The famous City Hall where Nelson Mandela gave his speech when released from prison
Entrance to the old fort in Cape Town
The walls of the old fort - this used to be waterfront but now is blocks away
Inside the parade ground of the fort
And we got to see a parade in the old fort
At attention after the parade
The "swimming pool" for the officers at the fort!
Moat around the fort
Another view of City Hall in Cape Town
Mandela gave his speech from the front portico
We walked through a large market and then back to the Westin
and went to the 19th floor for lunch – it was spectacular. We got back to the room and I took a short
nap and then we went back to V&A to find a restaurant for tonight, have
coffee at Kauai, and get bottled water.
We caught the shuttle back and took another nap – the rest is helping
with the congestion.
We got up and dressed for our dinner at Sevruga on the
V&A Waterfront. I’m not real hungry
but Tim is wanting a good fish meal
here. Dinner was okay. We say Patricia and Paul walking around while
we were eating.
We went back to the pharmacy and got more meds and throat
lozenges for our coughs. We got the
Westin shuttle and returned to the hotel and went to bed. My cold and chest congestion is getting the
best of me!
No comments:
Post a Comment