Aerial view from Signal Hill to 2010 Stadium and Port of Cape Town, South Africa

West side of the Green Point stadium with the remains of the old stadium in the foreground

Port of Cape Town from Signal Hill August 30/2009

with the oilrig semisub Pride South Seas

Book in Cape Town in 2010 Its the most beautiful city of South Africa

Cape Town also has the most beautiful 2010 Stadium, see here and here
to be used at the 2010 Fifa World Cup in South Africa

If you need accomodation my advice is not to bother with the big hotels, they are blocked booked by FIFA / Match and Tour Operators
Rather choose a nice 4 star guesthouse breakfast included, once you try them you will never book a hotel again (in Cape Town)

Below are reliable websites to book your own accomodation and dont worry about rediculous prices I have stayed in 3 different 4 star guesthouses myself (before that I used to stay in 4 and 5 star hotels in Cape Town )and asked if they will raise their prices, they will slightly, but they are not asking silly prices and are way cheaper then the hotels, yet just as comfortable and you get most likely far better service considering how busy it is going to be .

Do look at the Cape Town map before you choose, the closer to the Stadium and the V&A Waterfront the more expensive its going to be, yet I would go for that option since you will save in time and the expense of transport, if you are in walking distance of those 2 venues

Trip Advisor
Flipkey
http://www.sa-venues.com/
http://www.safarinow.com/
http://www.wheretostay.co.za/
http://www.roomsforafrica.com/
http://www.travelbook.co.za/

After you have chosen your accomodation it is better to first get in touch with the B&B or guest house to confirm their rates and availability before you direct book

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The city of cape Town with the Port of Cape Town to the left and not seen on this photo Table Mountain to the right

A close up of the finally finished and crane-less V&A Waterfront

V&A Waterfront to the left the Port of cape Town in the middle and the CBD to the right

A closer look at the Port of Cape Town

The V& A Waterfront with the new 2010 Green Point Stadium still under construction to be completed by December 14, 2009
Do have a look at this wonderful Weekend in Cape Town video

Cape Town by night As seen from Signal Hill

The first time I saw this view which is about 3 years ago, I was absolutely mesmerised by the beauty of it, what you can't see here is how the city is sitting snug inside the surrounding mountains ..Devils Peak, Table Mountain, Lion's Head and Signal Hill on 3 sides then the sea on the 4rth side
This was the blue hour....after sunset but before darkness I find it difficult to capture this time of the day,I was disappointed and always get annoyed with myself :) for not getting it right

So I went back and tried again this time waiting for total darkness but I am still not satisfied ofcourse there is a nickling voice in my head saying its the camera ! :)

My question is which one do you think is the better photograph this one or the top one ?

Aerial view from Table Mountain

You really need to click the image to get an idea of the view I had while walking on Table Mountain

On my left and behind me not shown here is Table Mountain

I am looking down on to the city bowl district of Cape Town, in summer this is where the South Eastern wind richochetes around and round, sometimes for days on end

The pointy peak is Lions Head, then the hill on the right is Signal Hill where I live but I live on the Atlantic side You can just see a strip of the sea, that side is also called the Atlantic Seaboard

I knew the photos would be lousy since I had the light against me and it was also very hazy so I am dying to go back soon but in the morning, when I will have the sun behind me


The Port of Cape Town

Cape Town is South Africa’s second busiest container port, after Durban and provides services to the emerging oil industry in West Africa in support, repair and maintenance facilities The deep sea fishing industry uses Cape Town too and numbers of Far Eastern fishing vessels are based at Cape Town for a large part of the year
Cruise ships like to stop by for obvious reasons

This is why there are so many different ships in my photos, I have full view of the entrance to the Port of Cape Town