The Capetown Castle and Waterfront

Today, we spent the day in the city as tomorrow we go to a safari for a few days. We headed for the waterfront only to realize when we arrived there that I have not placed the battery back in my camera. Tom left his purse in the hotel so we were far from happy. We decided to go back to the hotel and got everything we needed.

After recovering from our lapses, we went to the castle first and that was great as we were just on time for the noon hour cannon. What a show that was but what was more interesting was our encounter with Michael. When we arrived in the castle, we were so exhausted from our memory lapses of the morning that we just plopped ourselves on one of the empty tables in the coffee area. And Michael inherited us so we started talking. He told us he came from the same village as Mandela and described this for us. I twas quite interesting but Michael unhappily was called.

The castle museum is worth visiting as it tells the story of how the Cape was settled and the presence of the San people in the area.

After spending some time learning about Cape history, we moved on back to the waterfront to enjoy fresh oysters and sushi. Our lady server is from New Jersey. What a pleasant surprise. We enjoyed the boats we can see from the restaurant coming in and out of the harbour. It was an enjoyable experience. Tomorrow will be the animal world.