Muizenberg, Cape Town : September 2011

Thursday, September 8, 2011

Knead in Muizenberg

Knead Muizenberg fire a good cup of coffee and/ or bloody good bread.

Just a little too expensive though.....

Cheers.
James

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

The emporium

The emporium in Muizenberg, a new hair dressing salon and coffee shop.

021 788 1122

Ask for Francis.

Cheers and enjoy your day....
James

Thursday, September 1, 2011

After a few

A few glasses of wine and all the troubles of the world end.

Cheers
James

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.