Muizenberg, Cape Town : My desk

Friday, September 12, 2008

My desk

This is my desk, this is where I sit everyday of my life.

To note;

Two screens,
One cup of coffee,
Window on left (although over exposed) that is my sea view,
and lastly one large oak desk.

Cheers and have a fantastic weekend.

PS, I am off to Hermanus this weekend to see MORE whales.

6 comments:

Diederick Wijmans said...: Have a great whalewatching weekend! Cheers from Italy!; September 13, 2008 at 9:57 AM
Steffi said...: Wow....you have a great room!I would like to enjoy my daily cup of coffee there too ;O))!
Have a nice whalewatching weekend!; September 14, 2008 at 8:46 AM
Unknown said...: Sea view? I envy you :); September 18, 2008 at 12:09 AM
Unknown said...: Honza03, I am quite embarrassed that have have never visited your site before (http://www.praguedailyphoto.com/) - wow, you have some really really spectacular photographs there.; September 18, 2008 at 10:12 AM
Anonymous said...: wow, what a clean desk. You must be a very tidy person!; September 18, 2008 at 2:24 PM
Unknown said...: lol magoo - you know better - lol; September 18, 2008 at 2:55 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.