Muizenberg, Cape Town : A double rainbow

Wednesday, July 9, 2008

A double rainbow

A double rainbow, well I never - Have you? No post production magic on this one - promise.

I was 2 minutes away from getting soaked, lucky Pentax DSLR's come with all those waterproof seals.

Anyways, enjoy.

Me (the damp one).

8 comments:

Samantha Haacke said...: What a magical shot! Wonderful - well done! Friendly greetings from sunny Pretoria :); July 9, 2008 at 11:33 AM
magiceye said...: wow! brilliant capture!; July 9, 2008 at 12:18 PM
Diederick Wijmans said...: Wow..wow..wow!!! Just perfect, Magiceye!! (You have an excellent eye). Cheers; July 9, 2008 at 1:19 PM
ft. lauderdale daily photo said...: The best of the best. Amazing.; July 9, 2008 at 1:40 PM
rc said...: Great colors!!! both on the sky and the houses; July 10, 2008 at 3:19 AM
alaya said...: this is my favorite photo of the day; July 10, 2008 at 5:35 PM
Anonymous said...: This shot is my fav so far! I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT!!! Everything is sooo beautiful!!!!!!!!; July 10, 2008 at 6:51 PM
Unknown said...: I got so wet just after this shot was taken, I am still trying to warm up.; July 11, 2008 at 11:48 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.