Yesterday we went driving and walking around Cape Town so that I can find more things to take photos of for the 26 things project.
I often forget how beautiful Cape Town is. Walking with camera in hand certainly allows one to see things in a different light. One tends to appreciate the things surrounding you more.
One of the places we visited was the Cape of Good Hope Castle. I needed to take a photo of a monument - the “sound” photo over at eyecontact was also taken there - you’ll see why I could not resist it.
“The Castle of Good Hope is the oldest surviving building in South Africa. Built between 1666 and 1679, this pentagonal fortification replaced a small fort of timber and clay built by Commander Jan van Riebeeck in 1652 upon establishing a maritime replenishment station at the Cape of Good Hope for the Dutch East Indian Company or better known as the VOC (Verenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie) On 26 April 1679 the five bastions were named after the main titles of Willem, the Prince of Orange. The Western Bastion was named Leerdam; followed in clockwise order by Buren, Katzenellenbogen, Nassau, and Oranje. In 1936 the Castle was declared a National Monument. As a result of an extensive, ongoing restoration and conservation program launched in the 1980's, the Castle of Good Hope remains the best preserved of its kind built by the VOC in regions where it had interests in previous centuries. Today, the Castle of Good Hope house the regional headquarters of the South African Army in the Western Cape, the famous William Fehr Collection of historic artworks, the Castle Military Museum and ceremonial facilities for traditional Cape Regiments.” (From here.)
The World Press Photo Exhibition was on at the Castle. There is something really weird about taking a photo of a winning World Press Photo ...
Huh? Lest the eagles should fly away? We have weird neighbours ...
Wednesday, 23 July 2003
It is winter in Cape Town and we are not getting enough rain.
(This is part of our garden - our stairway to nowhere.)
Sunday, 20 July 2003
How long is this going to go on for:
“A weblog, also known as a blog, is a frequently updated website consisting of dated entries arranged in reverse chronological order so that the reader sees the most recent post first. The style is typically personal and informal.”
It’s like saying:
A hamburger, also known as a burger, is a sandwich made with a patty of ground beef, usually in a roll or bun that has been sliced in half. The order is normally bottom part of roll or bun, then beef patty, then top half of roll or bun so that when the eater bites into the hamburger (or burger) s/he bites into all three layers of the hamburger (or burger).
Imagine having to read through that each time someone mentions a hamburger (also known as a burger, it is a sandwich made with a patty of ground beef, usually in a roll or bun that has been sliced in half. The order is normally bottom part of roll or bun, then beef patty, then top half of roll or bun so that when the eater bites into the hamburger (or burger) s/he bites into all three layers of the hamburger (or burger)) on a website or magazine or newspaper!
*shrug*
I have put some more pictures up at eye contact and got rid of the darn thumbnails. Personally, I’d rather go and make a cup of tea while a page is is downloading than spend 15 minutes clicking on each stamp sized picture to see the bigger version ...
Taken on 09/07/03 at the protest march (see below).
“As your plane touches down in Dakar, Senegal, we welcome the opportunity of your visit to examine the US Africa relationship and to establish ties that are based on honesty, respect and a clear commitment to removing the structural obstacles that impede Africa's development. We would like to raise the following issues for your consideration. They are not new ones, but there is an opportunity, with your visit, to act decisively and change the image and relationship of your Administration with Africa ....” more
Sunday, 13 July 2003
Charlie, the vegetarian cat.
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A man walks down the street He says why am I soft in the middle now Why am I soft in the middle The rest of my life is so hard I need a photo-opportunity I want a shot at redemption Don't want to end up a cartoon In a cartoon graveyard Bonedigger Bonedigger Dogs in the moonlight Far away my well-lit door Mr. Beerbelly Beerbelly Get these mutts away from me You know I don't find this stuff amusing anymore ~~~~
A man walks down the street He says why am I short of attention Got a short little span of attention And wo my nights are so long Where's my wife and family What if I die here Who'll be my role-model Now that my role-model is Gone Gone He ducked back down the alley With some roly-poly little bat-faced girl All along along There were incidents and accidents There were hints and allegations
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A man walks down the street It's a street in a strange world Maybe it's the Third World Maybe it's his first time around He doesn't speak the language He holds no currency He is a foreign man He is surrounded by the sound The sound Cattle in the marketplace Scatterlings and orphanages He looks around, around He sees angels in the architecture Spinning in infinity He says Amen! and Hallelujah!
~~PAUL SIMON~~
Tuesday, 8 July 2003
Now, this is really not a nice way to talk about our guest, but then anyone who comes to South Africa and only spends time in Pretoria is a blithering idiot.
This is not a pop-up. It will not close if you click on the X.
Sunday, 6 July 2003
Dear President Bush,
Seeing as you are coming to visit us, I feel I should let you know where we keep our weapons of mass destruction. They can be found in:
Now that we have this out of the way and you don’t need to waste time searching for our WMD, please spend some time exploring Sea Point.
Best wishes
FARRAGO
Saturday, 5 July 2003
For today, there is just this and this. Oh, and please have a look at this.
My parents have just returned from attending my brother’s wedding in Los Angeles. I am now off to find out whether they have come home with American accents ....
Before the wedding,
in Durban.
Friday, 4 July 2003
Chutney - today.
... and happy 4th of July to all who are celebrating!
Thursday, 3 July 2003
I forgot that it was FARRAGO’s birthday on 29 June.
3. FARRAGO’s world of blogs continues. If you have any suggestions for this list, please feel free to leave them in the comments.
4. I don’t know what I did, but somehow I managed to mess up properly. For this reason, all the old FARRAGO pages will stay at Netfirms. Don’t ask.
5. I don’t know what I did, but somehow I managed to mess up properly (again). I had to recreate all the eye contact pages, that’s why it looks different. Don’t ask.
