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Going up the mountain in style

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My friend Darryn (aka “the man who wins EVERYTHING”) won a sunset ride up to the top of Table Mountain for him and 9 friends.  The prize also included free food and drinks. Yeah baby! :)

For those who haven’t been up there in a while (or ever), they have a relatively new loungy spot up there now where you can enjoy some cocktails and snacks while taking in the best view in town.

Ta da!

This is where they hosted us for the evenning.  Check out the killer spread that was waiting there for us:

Boom!

We headed up at 6pm, thus giving us lots of time to enjoy the sunset.  This was my winning shot for the day:

Pretty damn impressive huh

And then there was one lonesome dassie who came out to say hello:

Are you getting my good side?

To work off all the snacks, we decided to walk the tabletop and do a bit of exploring.  I loved how the light kept changing as we moved over the different sides of the mountain:

And then I tried to see if I could spot my apartment building.  If you look at the pic below, it’s in the middle, the grey dot next to the black speck. :)

You see it? hehe

So how much does it cost to make your way up to the top these days?  (for those not brave enough for the hike)  Well an adult return ticket usually costs R195.  If you book online however, you’ll save R20 and only pay R175.

BUT… even better is getting yourself a Cable Card for R490 and then you have free access to the mountain for an entire year!  Yes, that’s right – you could go up there every single day if you wanted.  That’s pretty sweet, especially now that the world has acknowledged our beautiful mountain as one of the New7Wonders of Nature.  So make a plan people and get your asses up there. ;)

xxx

Cape Town from way back when

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My friend Joe forwarded on these old pictures of Cape Town from the 1950s to 1970s.  I thought they were really cool, so I just had to share. :)

There was one that really freaked me out though… The old Table Mountain cable car!

Then vs Now (new pic taken from: http://tablemountain.net/)

OMG, I actually went on the cable car as a little kid.  OK that would have been mid 80s, but I do remember it resembling the one in the pic above.  How could parents take their children on a death trap like that!?! haha.  It’s like “Hey kids, lets go in this flimsy tin box with no windows and head up the mountain!!!”   Or maybe that’s just how they tried to get rid of naughty children back in the day…. hmmmmm.  The guy in the pic is even hanging out!  Geez people, how’s that for safety…

Other cool pics were of Adderley st:

Love all the old cars and those seriously awesome busses.  The buildings itself haven’t changed that much.  Much of the old facades have been kept in tact.  That’s something I really appreciate about the Cape Town Heritage Council.  We need to celebrate our history, not always just want to flatten everything and modernise.

Then there’s Sea Point promenade:

Not too much has changed there.  Maybe just some extra “bergies” here and there now. ;)

And then lastly, Cape Town Station:

Do they still make Lion Beer?  Check out at all that branding. It’s like “Cape Town station sponsored by Lion Beer”. Nice. ;)   And look at how clean the station is.  Ah how things change…

So, l hope you guys enjoyed that little walk down memory lane (well, it’s a bit too far back to be part of my memory… but you know what I mean).

Hope you guys are having an awesome weekend!

xxx