Cape Town from the sky

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I arrived back in Cape Town last night and wanted to show you this photo which I took exactly a year ago coming back from the USA. I shot this through the window of the plane while it was landing in Cape Town after a heavy burst of rain
My first day back has been extremely busy but I did manage to take a photo of the Green Point stadium which I posted in Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joannecapetownsa/3724690574/
I am happy to say the week long strike at Soccer World Cup construction sites in South Africa has ended

Come to my beautiful city: Cape Town, South africa

Driving home this evening I stopped to capture the view from the road up Signal Hill
Its over the CBD and the Port of Cape Town

then I just turned into Tafelberg road because with the thick misty heavy cloud over the city, the last sun rays just catching the buildings I couldn't resist taking this shot it was begging me to share this view with you

I posted a photo of the stadium I took this evening here on flickr

View of Camps Bay

Camps Bay is a 15 minutes drive from Green Point with about 20 restaurants along the palm lined boulevard this is where the seriously wealthy people live I like it because it has a permanent holiday atmosphere and its a great place for people and car watching while enjoying a sundowner or dinner but I tend to avoid it in the summer because the cars are bumper to bumper and the beaches packed with bodies


"Blues" a rather famous restaurant which you can see in the middle of the below photo, used to be the place to go to in Cape Town for a special dinner, it has huge panoramic windows with views of the beach where you can hear and see waves crashing over big boulders and watch stunning sunsets I have been twice end enjoyed the setting but the food and the service is not what it used to be anymore I much prefer Tuscany Beach which is almost next door

I would like to brag a little and tell you that another photo essay
of mine was published today on the official Cape Town Tourism website

Green Point and the Cape Town 2010 Soccer stadium at sunset

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David in California when you come to Cape Town I promise I will personally show you the stadium !

The Ritz hotel is the tall building on the left

What a stunning sunset it was again last night It started off with this big blue gap and holes in the clouds and then it was just one long changing palet of spectacular colours I really didn't know how to quickly turn every which way to shoot this ever changing scene ! Then in the middle of it, it rained for about 3 minutes with heavy drops, so I and my cam had to dive for cover

There are more to come tomorrow !

The V&A Waterfront is behind the clock tower on the right.

The Catamaran is one of the many tourist boats you can choose for a short trip
Mouille Point
The little island in the distance is Robben island where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned

Sunset view of Capetown, South Africa

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I always get excited when I see clouds it almost always means we get an awesome sunset Last night was not disappointing :) it was so mild what a lovely evening I saw many people dining outside

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The tall building on the left is the Ritz hotel which is a 2 minutes drive from my home

Table Mountain and Lions Head

Although the Green Point Stadium is 55 meter high at its highest point, it looks very small here

A view of Table Mountain Summit through the flowering trees

While I drove up to the top of Signal Hill to shoot the stadium I saw this tree along the road in full bloom and stood on my breaks :) this scenery was just begging me to shoot