Muizenberg, Cape Town : Photos from 2008 that I like

Thursday, January 1, 2009

Photos from 2008 that I like

I am taking a few weeks off, so I am just posting photos that I have posted since June on this little blog, basically in a nut-shell my favorites.

Cheers

3 comments:

Anonymous said...: Nice shot. I suppose you are on vacation or taking one. Have fun.

Happy New Year to you and your family from Patty and Abe.; January 1, 2009 at 1:58 PM
Buck said...: Have a good break. I always enjoy your point of view, so to speak.; January 1, 2009 at 7:35 PM
Unknown said...: Thanks all and seriousky have a good one for I fear that 2009 could be a very very long year - lol.; January 2, 2009 at 11:02 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.