Muizenberg, Cape Town : Simons Town, clear water

Thursday, July 28, 2011

Simons Town, clear water

Simons Town, clear water.
Photo taken with SE xperia x10i, with Sony Ericsson's Panorama app.
Cheers and regards
Kingjim

3 comments:

Chrissy Brand said...: A lovely photo- makes me want to paddle in ;-)

Chrissy
http://mancunianwave.blogspot.com/; July 28, 2011 at 1:35 PM
Tanya Breese said...: i just love the color of that water!; July 28, 2011 at 5:44 PM
Unknown said...: Yes yes paddle paddle paddle, there was no polarizing filter on either. The water is so awesome but yet in the region of about 10 degrees Celsius.

James; August 1, 2011 at 9:12 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.