So unfortunately it was Plan B for this outing, our 4th, on 16th June.  I will save my original plan for the next time it's my turn.

Our trip started at the Cape Town Castle, our very own Castle - no match for the English Castles of course but still with fantastic history.

Of course it is more a fort than a Castle and we all remember when we were at school having to remember the 5 points - and somehow we always managed to forget one.

The Castle is very interesting, albeit a little bit 'run down'.   We were not sure whether this was meant to add to the authenticity of its' age or whether it is a matter of resources - or lack thereof.
However we spent a while wandering around the various museums, the William Fehr art collection in the Governor's House, we watched the Key Ceremony and the firing of the miniature cannon.     We found the dungeon, with not much help from the staff on duty there, and it was a lot less scary than Karen remembered from when she was a child :-).  She did do a wonderful job of looking terrified.

After a cup of tea, we went on to the roof and looked out over the Parade, the city and the magnificent Table Mountain.   Again a bit tatty on the top of the Castle - the grass could do with a mow.   But spectacular views - and quite something to imagine that the sea came right up to the moat of the Castle.   

 

The Baths

David and Karen

 

 

No words required for this picture :-)



 

 

As hunger starting settling in, we took a stroll up to 95 Buitenkant Street, the home of the Eastern Food Market, and previously the home of the Wellington Fruit Growers.

Packed with locals, foreigners and resident-tourists like us, we made our choice from the selection of Eastern fare - Punjabi, Tandoori, Istanbul and more.  Karen, David and I enjoyed delicious pita shwarma and Graham tucked into a hot curry.   

 

 

So our adventures continue .........................