Jan and Herb Tanzer
Milli and Frank Richmond
Toronto - Canada
28 May 2009
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I arrived at where the Jan, Herb, Milli and Frank were staying, viz 40 Napier Street, soon after they arrived in Cape Town on the 28th of May. My arrival was a surprise for them as I was only supposed to arrive to collect them to tour on the 29th. It did not take us long to become acquainted and as soon as they had settled into their fabulous apartment we set off on a quick orientation tour of Cape Town
We stopped in for a typical Cape Malay lunch at Zoerienas (a little hole in the wall type restaurant unknown to many in Cape Town) where Monica was very helpful in ensuring that the meal was a great treat.
I decided to ascend Table Mountain with the foursome as the weather forecasts for the next 4 days were not conducive to ascending the mountain.
Having fun talking pictures atop of Table Mountain
Frank, Milli, Jan and Herb doing the Table Mountain shuffle JJ
It was windy on certain sectors of the mountain as these pictures show
After our trip up to Table Mountain we drove via Camps Bay to Hout Bay and on returning stopped at Llandudno where we saw a fabulous Cape sunset.
Herb. Jan, Frank and Milli at sunset in Llandudno, Cape Town
Frank and Milli enjoying sunset
Jan and Herb enjoying sunset with champers obtained by me doing sabrage on a champgne bottle.
All of us.
Sunset in Cape Town
We drove back to 40 Napier St where I bid everyone farewell for the evening.
DAY 2
CULTURAL TOUR
We started our day, which was a rather wet, one at the Afrikaans Language memorial
We moved on to Kayamandi where we spent time and had lunch with Lily and her family
We moved on to the Ikamva Lethu Center where we watched and joined in with the kids dancing
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We walked through Zone J where we met many families and shared their lives with them
We visited the St Pauls Church where we joined in with the prayer evening
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to watch a video of the Bana Bogotso Choir (Children of peace) practicing in one
of their members homes
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We ended our day by having a wonderful fish dinner at the Ocean Basket restaurant in Cape Town
DAY 3
CAPE WINELANDS
We started our day by going to the Greenmarket Square flea market
Shopping on Greenmarket square
More shopping on Greenmarket square
And even more shopping on Greenmarket square. JJ
Having fun on Greenmarket Square with Michael the eggman.
We travelled to Muratie winefarm near Stellenbosch where we enjoyed a fabulous winetasting led by Henriette
In the Muratie Vineyards
Enjoying the winetasting at Muratie
We moved onto Zorgvliet winefarm on Helshoogte where we enjoyed the wonderful Sauvignon Blanc and Viognier that Faith offered us
The foursome on Zorgvliet farm
We stopped in at Bread and wine where we had a wonderful bread filled with feta and tomato lunch
At The corkscrew antique shop in Franschhoek admiring the wonderful collection of corkscrews.
After our visit to The Corkscrew we did a short driving tour of Franschhoek which included an stop at the Huguenot Chocolate factory. We then drove back to Cape Town.
DAY 4
STELLENBOSCH AND HERMANUS
We started our day by going to the Biscuit Factory market for breakfast
Enjoying all the delights of the wonderful food market
We bought some of the bun sandwiches seen being made in these pictures for lunch to be had later on
We travelled to Middelvlei near Stellenbosch where the foursome were introduced to Pinotage wines presented to us by Hester.
After a short drive through type tour of Stellenbosch we travelled to Gordons Bay and drove along the eastern side of False Bay
We stopped for lunch and enjoyed the scenery with Cape Hangklip (Hanging rock) in the background
We found some massive swells in the sea at Kleinmond (Small Mouth) and could not resist moving close to the sea for a photo session.
After our visit to Kleinmond we made our way back to Cape Town where the Tanzers and Richmonds went for dinner to Gold Restaurant for a typical Cape cuisine dinner plus cabaret.
DAY 5
CAPE PENINSULA
Cape Town airport
Our first stop on our journey was at Muizenberg
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Having lunch at Kalkies in Kalk Bay
We met the local Southgate family who were celebrating a family birthday in Kalkies
Jan having fun with the fisherman folk of Kalk Bay
Walking in Kalk Bay
Jan meeting Just Nuisance in Simonstown
Milli looking at shopping potentials on Jubilee Square
We stopped in at the penguin colony on Boulders Beach outside Simonstown where the photos below were taken.
We moved onto the Cape of Good Hope nature reserve and Cape Point
Herb and Jan with the Cape of Good Hope behind them
Milli climbs the hill up to Cape Point
At Cape Point
Jan and Milli viewing Cape Point
Our last stop on this wonderful journey very aptly was at the Cape of Good Hope
After our visit to the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve we went to the Spurs in Fish Hoek for dinner before moving on to Cape Town international where we unfortunately had to bid each other farewell.
This was an absolutely fantastic
tour. The Tanzers and the Richmonds as a foursome were an absolute delight to
travel with. We had tons of fun together and our tour was a non stop enjoyable
event. We experienced much together and we continuosly spoke about what South
Africa was about today. Our debates were contagious to say the very least. This
was truly a fun a minute tour that will never be forgotten by me.
THANKS FOR ALL
JAN and HERB
FRANK and MILLI
A HUGE THANKS for your very generous donations to the Bani Bagotso choir and the
children of Kayamandi
Message received on 2 June 2009
Please click here to listen to a message I received from Jan and Herb after their tour.