Muizenberg, Cape Town : Boyes Drive

Saturday, July 26, 2008

Boyes Drive

The view from Boyes Drive over St. James, which is next door to Muizenberg. A beautiful day, just waiting for the whales to arrive

Cheers

3 comments:

Virginia said...: Whales? What whales? Are we going to get to see whales??? Yippee!; July 26, 2008 at 3:23 PM
Jane Hards Photography said...: Beautiful overview. I would love to be waiting for whales to arrive.; July 27, 2008 at 3:00 AM
Unknown said...: They should (the whales) be here August / September. They are a bit late as normally this time of year there are all ready a few here!

Oh well.

I will post pictures of them as soon as they arrive - promise!!

Cheers; July 28, 2008 at 9:10 AM

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.