Muizenberg, Cape Town : Beach huts

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Beach huts - again and again

OK, here I go again - cannot stay away - sorry

Cheers

4 comments:

Baruch said...: Beautiful! The colours look stunning behind the dark stormy sky; July 29, 2008 at 9:46 AM
Virginia said...: Who can blame you. THey are just great. Shoot on!; July 29, 2008 at 2:56 PM
Unknown said...: I just love that photo!
That line of huts separating the dark gray
sky from the light sand is awesome!

Greetings.; August 3, 2008 at 8:04 PM
Ann (MobayDP) said...: I can see why you love taking photos of these huts. They're so colourful!; August 4, 2008 at 3:16 PM

Interesting Muizenberg

- 1742 the Het Posthuys one of the oldest buildings in South Africa was built.
- 1795 The Battle of Muizenberg was a small but significant military affair that began and ended three months later with the (first) British occupation of the Cape.
- In 1882 the railway line, which for twenty years stopped at Wynberg, was extended to Muizenberg.
- 1895 the Muizenberg Municipality was established.
- 1902 Cecil John Rhodes bought as a holiday cottage and this was where he died.
- 1910 the library opened next to the Natale Labia
- 1911 the Muizenberg Post Office opened.
- 1913 a new railway station was built in Muizenberg.
- 1920 Boyes Drive was completed.