Muizenberg, Cape Town : flight back to Cape Town

Monday, June 27, 2011

flight back to Cape Town

On a flight back to Cape Town.
Photo taken with SE xperia x10.
Cheers and regards
Kingjim

4 comments:

Leif Hagen said...: Nice snap from up in the clouds!; June 27, 2011 at 1:44 PM
Anonymous said...: I've got a few of these and in particular one's take over Canada and looking down I could see the thin lines of roads surrounding farm land. It's amazing being so high up. :); June 27, 2011 at 5:09 PM
Steffi said...: Cool photo!; June 29, 2011 at 1:12 PM
Unknown said...: the prob is those 2 windows, would be nice if one could roll them down and stick a head out to get a proper photograph - lol.

Cheers
james; July 1, 2011 at 10:44 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.