Upon our arrival in Cape Town, my mom announced that there were two things we had to do during our time here: a tour of Robben Island, and taking the cable car/hiking up Table Mountain. She set up the tour for our first full day here, but the trip got canceled due to rough seas. Failure No. 4.
Instead of the tour, we walked to and through the Bo Kaap neighborhood. It's the Muslim neighborhood in Cape Town and all the houses are freshly painted in very bright colors. Most of the residents are descendants of Muslim slaves who were brought to South Africa hundreds of years ago. We ate at an excellent Cape Malay restaurant in the the Bo Kaap neighborhood for lunch.
The aquarium had lots of marine life we had never seen, and it was super cool. I hadn't been to one in years, and it reminded me how much I love them. Afterwards, we felt a need to stop at a fancy gelato shop. It was delicious!!
Instead of the tour, we walked to and through the Bo Kaap neighborhood. It's the Muslim neighborhood in Cape Town and all the houses are freshly painted in very bright colors. Most of the residents are descendants of Muslim slaves who were brought to South Africa hundreds of years ago. We ate at an excellent Cape Malay restaurant in the the Bo Kaap neighborhood for lunch.
After lunch, we went to a small museum about the history of the Bo Kaap neighborhood. Other than being slightly disorganized, it gave us some good history about the area.
The next day, my mom had re-scheduled the tour, only for us to arrive and find it canceled yet again. Failure No. 5. So we walked to the aquarium instead. It was awesome, and as it turns out, I am only afraid of sharks if there isn't glass between us. Wohoo!
It's real life Nemo! But which one...
The aquarium had lots of marine life we had never seen, and it was super cool. I hadn't been to one in years, and it reminded me how much I love them. Afterwards, we felt a need to stop at a fancy gelato shop. It was delicious!!
So far, Cape Town has been amazing, even though we've had multiple failed adventures. The next post will be about today and tomorrow. And tomorrow, we have another Robben Island tour scheduled...so who knows what that post will be about!?!
Bye for now!!
-Abby
These aquarium pictures are so good! The ray’s “face” is my favorite :)
ReplyDeleteLooks like the tour "failures" opened up lots of interesting opportunities. We too love the aquarium photos. What a spectacular place!
ReplyDeleteLove, Grandpa Jeff and Grandma Mary Jo
I hope we'll still get posts about the rest of the trip even though you're back stateside!
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