Saturday in Capetown

It was a glorious sunny day, but still quite cold.  The locals are complaining that it is unusually cool.  But it didn't deter us.  Friends of a friend (more of them!) drove us around and gave us an excellent history lesson.  We admired the Rhodes Memorial, visited the prestigious Kelvin Grove Club, went on to the renowned Kirstenbosch Gardens, and finished with a drive around the gorgeous Atlantic Coast where all the really wealthy homes are situated.  Kirstenbosch, created on the Northern slopes of Table Mountain (the sunny side remember, because we are now down-under), is home to a huge variety of flora.  Most of the familiar flowers we buy for boquets in Canada originated in the wild on these slopes. It felt like a little piece of heaven.  But the cafe in the bustling Waterfront area with all its fine shops and attractions, was a welcome end to the day, as at last we could get really WARM!

Kelvin Grove Club with it's Cape Dutch architecture

Flowers at Kirstenbosch Gardens

Guinea fowl roam everywhere in Kirstenbosch Gardens

Part of the scenic Atlantic Coast residential area

At the Rhodes Memorial