Muizenberg, Cape Town : Yellow, green and blue

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Yellow, green and blue

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6 comments:

Shantaram said...: Haha, that's nice and yellow!; April 1, 2009 at 6:57 PM
Jilly said...: how fabulous. I'm presuming this are the front views of the beach huts in your wonderful banner photograph. Great for today's theme. Lov eit!; April 1, 2009 at 8:56 PM
B SQUARED said...: Beautiful colors.; April 1, 2009 at 9:26 PM
Hilda said...: I really love these colorful beach cottages! Perfect choice for theme day!; April 2, 2009 at 4:45 AM
Julie ScottsdaleDailyPhoto.com said...: I love this photo. Hard to believe these colors actually exist.; April 2, 2009 at 6:46 AM
Tash said...: Are they real? Amazing color. Just perfect TD post.; April 2, 2009 at 6:59 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.