Protea Cape Castle

What a beautiful city by the sea. We visited the island Nelson Mandela was prisoner on for so many years. Because this is a large city with many tourists there were many opportunities to shop for souveniers and gifts. The street markets were incredibly ...

... nano-second too long and saw another 20 or so baboons try to do the same thing - a real nature day.  The views at Cape of Good Hope are simply unbelievable and it is humbling to be in such a historical place.  We also visited the Nature Reserve ...

... was a good day for drinking.  None of us was going to argue with that, so we headed out for a wine tasting in the Cape Town wine district.  We sampled many, many wines at two different wineries and had a great time.  It was a downpour the ...

... when the diamond rush began. It must have been a bustling place with everything imported from Germany and water shipped in from Cape Town there was a German butcher ,baker and grocer, a hospital and a school, an entertainment complex called kasino. They ...

... museum, the Art Gallery (where Michelle had to leave due to a power cut, which happens alot in Cape town), numerous cathedrals, City Hall and the Castle of Good Hope where the canon has only ever been fired during peaceful times. Of course ended up back ...

... to the casino to watch the South Africa against France, their last game.    On the way we saw a big crowd outside the Protea Hotel on the beachfront only 1 minute from where we were staying.  I saw a few guys with cameras and I stopped and ...