Muizenberg, Cape Town : The witches tree

Sunday, July 3, 2011

The witches tree

Not exactly Muizenberg but not too far off, Tokai Forest....
Photo taken with SE xperia x10i, with Sony Ericsson's Panorama app.
Cheers and regards
Kingjim

4 comments:

Anonymous said...: Is that really the name of this tree ? It's the first I've heard of it. I thought it was some sort of legend. ? ?; July 3, 2011 at 8:26 PM
Unknown said...: No, my son (6 years old) calls it that because it looks spooky and it is in a dark part of the forest.

But it does look a tad spooky when you see it and stand next to it.

ooooohhhh, could there be a witch near by, possibly ;)

James; July 7, 2011 at 12:08 PM
Anonymous said...: It'd make a fine broomstick. :); July 7, 2011 at 1:30 PM
Anonymous said...: It'd make a fine broomstick. :); July 7, 2011 at 1:31 PM

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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.