Muizenberg, Cape Town : Simons Town harbour

Friday, July 29, 2011

Simons Town harbour

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

3 comments:

Steffi said...: All your photos are so beautiful!What a fantastic area where you live!; July 30, 2011 at 4:01 PM
Unknown said...: Thanks Steffi.

James; August 1, 2011 at 9:10 AM
Lucas Kain said...: ...wow. The reflection in the water, the nice contrast between the light top and dark bottom, the amazing shores in the back.. What is there not to like?! Amazing picture, sir!

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Cheap international calls; August 3, 2011 at 11:14 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.