Muizenberg, Cape Town : Muizenberg and False Bay sunrise

Saturday, October 25, 2008

Muizenberg and False Bay sunrise

Cheers

2 comments:

Anonymous said...: The sun is on its way up. It is easy to believe it is going up in this photo. Nice work.

I am 74 years old -- today is my birthday.; October 25, 2008 at 11:40 AM
Elizabeth said...: Just beautiful! Thanks for sharing!; October 26, 2008 at 8:02 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.