Muizenberg, Cape Town : I will start posting again

Thursday, June 16, 2011

I will start posting again

I will start posting again - got a bit bored - but I am finding myself getting bored of not posting - go figure - yihhhhhhaaaa

5 comments:

Anonymous said...: Nice to see you back again. I love the background photograph. I lived behind the first block of flats in 1975. 8 Talsen Court. Thanks for the great photographs of your earlier posts. Do you ever go climbing in the surrounding areas? There are such amazing views. Peace, Eric. (ex. Simonstown); June 16, 2011 at 11:33 AM
Unknown said...: Thanks Eric for the comments.

Go climbing/ hiking with my son (6 years old) quite often in the area (Kalk Bay to Tokai).

So yes I will add some pics of the awesome views....

Cheers; June 17, 2011 at 10:21 AM
Anonymous said...: Great, we'll look forward to that. Peace, Eric. ( http://aerycksmusic.wordpress.com ); June 17, 2011 at 12:45 PM
Steffi said...: It´s great to see you back again!I ´ve missed already your nice photos here.

Greetings,Steffi; June 29, 2011 at 1:11 PM
Unknown said...: Thanks Steffi - missed you as well.

I just got caught up in work and neglect my passions, photos being one.

But back now ;)
James; July 1, 2011 at 10:42 AM

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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.