May 31 2010 update Cape Town Stadium and surroundings

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In Love...they stood there so long... I was hopping from one leg to the other to stay warm :) waiting...

I then decided to include them in the photo

There is so much to photograph around Green Point but so little time..

The  Ferris Wheel  is being constructed as we speak ,

 it was designed and supplied by Wheel of Excellence and shipped from Paris's Place de la Concorde

The wheel has thirty-six enclosed and air-conditioned capsules. Each can accommodate eight people. This in turn means that two hundred and eighty-eight people can make each ride.

There are rows of brand new shuttle buses parked on the south side of the Green point park

and there are many other things going on and still under construction

May 31

You can see these flags everywhere now

BBC Studio May 31

The lift doesnt seem to make much progress

May 31

After Heavy Rain, Cape Town Stadium. May 28 2010

A peek through the old stadium at the new World Cup Stadium which has now been sealed off

FIFA Local Organising Committee takes over the stadium to make final venue preparations for the eight matches which the Cape Town stadium will host.

FIFA's exclusive use period for the stadium starts on Friday 21 May, but LOC officials are already on site.

As a result of the intensive construction and preparation work, the stadium area has been sealed off to members of the public and the media, unless by prior arrangement with the LOC.

The stadium operators, Sail/Stadefrance, will assist FIFA in running the 68 000-seat stadium during this time.

Anyone who has driven past the stadium in the last few weeks will have noticed an entire village of white marquee tents. These will host FIFA's MATCH Hospitality venues, and work is already under way to equip these with kitchens and ablution facilities, furniture, decor, and everything that goes with hosting international delegations in five star style, up to the crockery and cutlery.

Food and beverage stalls are also being prepared inside and outside the stadium.

Work is also under way to build the broadcasting centre outside the stadium, the cableway camera platform, and the media tribune, which will accommodate 800 journalists at the top level of seating on the same side of the stadium as the players' tunnel. There will be 32 fixed camera positions in the stadium, and positions on the pitch for an additional 200 still and video cameras.

Martin Pollack

Cape Town Stadium at night as seen from Signal Hill

Here you can read about the things you are NOT allowed to bring into the Stadium :

Code of conduct

I hope you may see Green Point and the Stadium this beautiful at sunset and by night !

                        When you are in Cape Town, do drive up Signal Hill just before sunset , its a sight you will never forget !

 Three Anchor Bay

See all the new lights along the boulevard, now you can linger a little longer after sunset ...

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I have writtn "irt" in pink , that is the small IRT staion Its not ready yet and the other "IRT Station"

I marked in pink as well, that is the large IRT Station as far as I know it is ready

Here  the same photo with the lights on

                                 

                     

Port strike stalls plan 'B' for World Cup

This morning while I was having breakfast, the roof was teeming with men, then suddenly there was a deluge of water coming down, I had forgotten how it can rain in Cape Town .....the sky was dark and grey and the fog and solid wall of water  made it difficult to see but soon I realised that all the men had gone :)
They must have fled like rats down the holes ! LOL

                               The recent stormy weather created crashing waves here they hit the
                                          Sea Point sea wall splashing joggers and dog walkers

You can just see the top edge of the stadium on the left of the row of trees

This evening the drill ship "Discoverer" Luanda arrived in Cape Town it was towed toward the stadium and then towed back to this spot again Possibly waiting for the Transnet strike to be resolved

Strikes are causing mayhem in the country at the moment

This is what it says on the Port and Ships website :
PLEASE NOTE: SHIPPING MOVEMENTS RESTRICTED DUE TO STRIKE ACTION DELAY

Port strike stalls plan 'B' for World Cup

Electricity generators and special cables imported to be installed as power back-up supplies at South Africa's World Cup stadiums are afloat in containers on the Indian Ocean, unable to be offloaded from ships because of the Transnet strike.




This has placed final preparations for the event in jeopardy, as it is unknown when the strike will end, and Fifa requires back-up power to be installed at all World Cup stadiums.
Read on here



It is also concerning that any economic repercussions likely to be the consequences of a protracted strike may, in fact, be multiplied by the fact that, during the World Cup, there will be a significant increase in the demand on South Africa's transport sector. In particular, we understand that a strike from these unions during the World Cup might affect the supply of jet fuel to airports, thus placing a transportation mode key to World Cup visitors in serious risk.
read on ...here

Cape Town Stadium "Ring of fire" test the day before the handover to Fifa

All the lights were on but only for an hour or so

I heard  that the roof might be leaking a little

There were loads of people on the roof today

on their knees ....

I uploaded a Filia school performance in the CT stadium video on Youtube

A very weird looking stadium

Photos of Filia School’s Laduma concert: The last event before the stadium will be handed over (Tomorrow) to FIFA for the World Cup

On the left Guy Davies  the instigator of this event

Guy... Congratulations it was a pleasure to be there Really enjoyed every minute of it

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I will upload some videos of this event tomorrow it really brings it alive

The performers are the learners at Filia School about  200 children, some of whom have quite severe disabilitiesThey were performing their concert - called "Laduma".

'Laduma!' is the South African equivalent to 'Goal!' and literally means 'it thunders' in Zulu.

Read more about this event here

The seats were wet We have had so much rain these last few days

I advice you to bring a small towel if it rains or you will have a wet cold bum :)

                         

See a video of a performance here

                          
    

                           

                                                                  Enjoyed his singing :)

                          

                           

It sounded great guys ! :)

Such a cuty :)

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It has been pouring for days until this morning ...We had a dry day today

but no sun until late afternoon

The VIP Area

If it had been a blue sky you would have seen Table Mountain from here

I was not supposed to be here ofcourse :) Fifa has closed off all the area's which they already control

 but then if I don't go to all these forbidden places how the heck can I show you what is going on ? 

Part of the stadium has been handed over already, the rest will be handed over in a couple of days

When I came home I saw allot of men on top of the roof

Not sure what they are doing though

BTW it was not my day Lots went wrong I will not bore you with all of it but

one of my lenses was playing up and even blogger is being obstinate tonight !

Cape Town Stadium today, Work on the facade

These facade images are from May 8

This morning I woke at 6 AM by the rain, it rained so hard 

I thought I was on a ship enveloped by water and wind 

Its been terrible weather the whole day and as I am writing its lashing down again  

It looks like it is already badly in need of a lick of paint

This was today

Cape Town Stadium, on going hectic work on the facade and they were breaking up the Fritz Sonneberg Road again

Saturday afternoon May 8 5.30 PM

 

Guy's from the Congo... told me they are from Congo TV

If you like your photos

drop me a line and please do post me the link to your TV program

Terrible weather expected tomorrow :(

If you are still looking for accomodation during the World Cup

Try this website

Cape Town Stadium May 6 Late Afternoon 2010

Just home from a fun evening out
 I have been before and it was just as much fun
Oh but unusually for me I did not bring my camera ...

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