The started laying grass yesterday and I saw sprinklers going for the first time
Up till now they watered the trees by hand
The Castle Cape Town Tens party is in full swing tonight
February 4
Friday, February 5, 2010
Cape Town Stadium at night, close and personal from the top of Signal Hill
Tickets for the World Cup semi-finals and final,
as well as two of England's first round matches in South Africa, have sold out, FIFA said on Friday Febr 5 2010
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Wednesday, February 3, 2010
February updates on the Urban Park, Golf Course, Cape Town Stadium and Green Point Common
Its amazing how people think they can just steal my images even though I clearly state that they are All Rights reserved
Note how he carefully cropped my blog name off the photos !
Look here
and he is by no means the only one I did send him a message to remove my images immediately
These 'junior' weekend passes can still be bought on Computicket
Note how he carefully cropped my blog name off the photos !
Look here
and he is by no means the only one I did send him a message to remove my images immediately
More trees have been planted and they are making good progress with the paving
on the circular path since I was last there on Jan 15
The irrigation water for the Park and the golf course is still not linked up with the underground springs located in Oranjezicht. Apparently it will be at least another month before they can stop using potable water.
The grass on some of the Golf course greens is not knitting well
and will have to be replaced but in general the Golf course is on target to be opened on the first of April
but the opening maybe delayed due to Fifa constrains
Work is going on the new athletics track and grandstand
on the site of the old Green Point Stadium
Hamiltons Rugby club set up for the Castle Cape Town Tens
As the final countdown to the Castle Cape Town Tens continues, tickets will be on sale on sale until 1 pm at the gates at Hamilton's on Saturday and Sunday
Tickets to the Stormers-Boland match at the Cape Town Stadium - and thereby the Tens exhibition match beforehand - are sold out, BUT tickets (the so-called 'junior' Castle Cape Town Tens weekend pass) are still available for ALL the Cape Town Tens action at Hamilton's throughout the rest of the weekend.These 'junior' weekend passes can still be bought on Computicket
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Looking forward to see the first ever rugby match in the new Cape Town stadium.
Two more shots of the "Ring of fire" as seen on January 18
I hope to be better to attend the Rugby Festival on Saturday
but so far I feel like death warmed up :(
Click here to read the Rugby Festival information brochure (and click on picture)
Monday, February 1, 2010
What the Cape Town stadium looks like from my home on February 1 2010
Back to blogging a little later then expected,
since I came back with the flu and am still not recovered
and not strong enough to go outside yet
Hamiltons Rugby club has started to prepare for the 2010 CT Tens.
I took this on Jan 18 the night before I left for Egypt
all 360 spotlights of the "Ring of fire" were blazing away,
A rarity nowadays, since most nights the stadium is quite dark
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Latest photos of Urban Park and the view to the Cape Town Stadium
I am going abroad
on holidays
on holidays
I must say it will be very strange after non stop posting since day one I shall miss it !
Expect the next post on January 30
Until then !
This is the view you will have from the "tea room"
and these are the foundations of the tea room
it looks like the terrace will be right up to the edge of the water
See below
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You get a better idea from this photo
I can clearly see my home on Signal Hill
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Cape Town Rugby Festival on February 6 at 4.15 PM in this gorgeous glowing Stadium
Unfortunately I am not able to be at the Soccer Festival
but I bought my ticket for the Cape Town Rugby Festival at the Cape Town Stadium today and choose my seat with great care ! Believe it or not but I have never been inside any stadium
This will be my first ever !
You can buy your tickets here
Just read that the Castle Lager Cape Town Tens will join CT Stadium Rugby Festival as well
as the friendly match between our local teams: Boland Inv. XV vs Stormers.
and there is live entertainment by Flat Stanley and others
This is the water course which seperates the golf course from the urban park
it is connected by narrow canals to the other water features
BTW there was no cleaning going on today (friday)
So I am still looking at a half cleaned facade
So I am still looking at a half cleaned facade
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Hosing down the 27.000 m² facade of the Cape Town Stadium for the upcoming Soccer Festival
You can clearly see the big difference This is how far they got today
If you are curious as how it looks inside the
Tickets are available from Computicket and cost between R30 and R50. Parking tickets, of which there are 3 000 for sale, are priced at R20, and are only available from Computicket. Fans will not be able to buy match tickets or parking tickets at the stadium on the day.
Free shuttle service from the Civic Centre in Hertzog Boulevard to the stadium and back. To use this facility, all fans need do is present their match tickets.
Tickets here
The schedule for the day is:
14:00 Gates open
Roving podium entertainment
15:20 Official blessing of the field and opening of the stadium
15:30 Musical performance by Freshly Ground
16:00 Ajax Cape Town vs Santos game 1st half
16:45 Vuvuzela orchestra performance
17:00 Ajax Cape Town vs Santos game 2nd half
17:45 Final whistle
17:55 Official trophy ceremony
Even at night you notice the difference !
Free shuttle service from the Civic Centre in Hertzog Boulevard to the stadium and back. To use this facility, all fans need do is present their match tickets.
Tickets here
The schedule for the day is:
14:00 Gates open
Roving podium entertainment
15:20 Official blessing of the field and opening of the stadium
15:30 Musical performance by Freshly Ground
16:00 Ajax Cape Town vs Santos game 1st half
16:45 Vuvuzela orchestra performance
17:00 Ajax Cape Town vs Santos game 2nd half
17:45 Final whistle
17:55 Official trophy ceremony
19:00 Gates close
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
A drive to Kalk Bay then via Chapmans Peak back to Green Point
Was sight seeing today with friends who are visiting South Africa
A fantastic view toward Kalk Bay
Boyes Drive (from where this pic is taken) offers some of the best scenery in Cape Town.
Kalk Bay
is a fishing village on the coast of False Bay it is a suburb of greater Cape Town.
Kalk Bay has a buzzing fish market on the harbour
where you can watch the fishermen in traditional wooden boats bringing in their catch
like kingklip, john dory, bream, and dorado
View of Hout Bay from
Chapmans Peak Drive, named after John Chapman who came to Cape Town in 1607. He was the mate on a British ship that was sent to Hout Bay to investigate the possibility of building a harbour there.
It's a really spectacular drive along a very narrow road with stunning views out onto the Atlantic ocean.
This road links Noordhoek to Hout Bay and Cape Town.
It was in the Foodbarn in Noordhoek where we had a great lunch
and even though it was Teusday the place was packed
but I had booked a week ago so that was ok
Tonight
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Night shot Canon EOS 450D + EFS 17-85mm lens,2010 World Cup Stadium in Green Point, Cape Town, South Africa
This evening: Sea fog rolling in
Monday, January 11, 2010
This is not the most beautiful angle of the Cape Town Stadium but that is my opinion ofcourse ...
It looks grey after the sun has set and the basket shape ..
Nope this sight doesn't set my heart on fire :(
If you look at this photo thenyou will see where I was standing here
They haven't switched on those green lights for a long time.... which would have bathed this paving in green light
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Saturday, January 9, 2010
A sight for sore eyes ! Cape Town Stadium and the cloth on Table Mountain during sunset !
No better and no more beautiful place than Cape Town !
Why is it... that when guys see me shooting they always feel the need to jump in front of my camera and clown around posing while I have never seen a girl do this !
I have quite a few pix of these clowns :) maybe I should start posting them !
Do click this and see it large ...
I learned from flickr that people tastes differ wildly
For example I know that some of you will find there are too many cars in this shot
but I actually like it and besides there was not much option to leave them out
the only other option was the shot example above this one
Yep I was at the Radisson Hotel again
it was packed ofcourse its the place to watch the sunset and eachother :)
and to Daniel who asked me if I have any shots of the "closed roof"
The roof is open in the middle it means that the players will get a shower if it rains
You see ...
We have thought of everything :)
We have thought of everything :)
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Friday, January 8, 2010
Work on the facade of the Cape town Stadium . January 7 2010
They were busy working on the facade with up to 7 cherry pickers
but no work on the 2 gaps
Camps Bay from Glen beach
I was in Camps Bay earlier this evening
unfortunately there was a sea mist all along the coast but still very beautiful and warm
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