Cape Town Calling – V&A Waterfront Where the city meets the sea

Cape Town alternatively known as Mother City was established in 1652. Cape Town is located in coastal region, Western Cape, South Africa. Cape Town is one of the Capitals of South Africa.

Cape Town is considered one of the best cities in the world. It has many things to offer to tourists, expats across globe.

Cape Town was facing drought since last couple of years. But this year (2018) when I am writing this article, Cape Town started to get their much required rain (Remember Cape Town gets rain in their winter which is May – Aug period). In a positive note Cape Town embraces rain, prepares for further downpours.

Let’s find out some beautiful view of V&A Waterfront. The Victoria & Alfred (V&A) Waterfront in Cape Town is situated on the Atlantic shore, Table Bay Harbor.

Market place in V&A Water front

Top View from Cape Town Eye:

Table Mountain in the back from Water Front:

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Braai - The South African Heritage

Braai: Once you start saying Braai, you will start feeling in South African way. Braai is close to Barbecue in other part of the world. But here South Africans consider Braai as a part of their culture. Though this term originated with the Afrikaans-speaking people. Let’s discuss about Braai briefly.

What is Braai: Grilled meat

Fuel used: Wood, Charcoal, briquettes

Steps to follow:

Marinate your meat with ingredients (as per your taste).

Ingredients can be turmeric, chili, salt, Coriander.

Put some oil on it.

Then start keeping one by one over the stand as below.

Then wait till they are cooked/grilled properly as you can see.

Once ready to serve add your salad and enjoy

Braai Day is widely celebrated across South Africa.  It is a rich cultural heritage and experienced by all demographic groups, religious denominations. It is celebrated annually on 24 September (This is South Africa's Heritage Day).

So this September don’t miss. Have Braai (which part of the world you are hardly matter). Just get a taste of it in your culture by braaing…

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Bikram

An Evening at StoneHaven - Vaal River,Vanderbijlpark,Gauteng,South Africa

Stone Heaven, a perfect weekend place.Near to Johannesburg (1 hr drive) and very easily accessible. The famous Vaal River is the main attraction.

There are plenty activities.The River, Restaurants, Music, Children play zone create always a carnival like ambiance. The most spectacular experience will be Vaal River Boat Cruise ride.The most popular cruises on inland waters in South Africa – is definitely the Vaal River. There are many types of cruise ride.It can be 1 or 2 hr ride.

The boat can be hired for party option as well.The fresh green landscape, cool breeze, amazing scenic beauty will be experienced through out the journey.For more adventure One can participate in many water sport, speed boat ride.

Useful Link : 

http://www.stonehaven.co.za/index.php?page=rivercruises

This will be an awesome experience with full family. Enjoy the River. Have a great weekend.

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South Africa's famous Panorama Route - Part 2

Mpumalanga, South Africa is truly an area of breathtaking scenic magnificence. Mpumalanga is known as Paradise Country for it's brilliant canyons, waterfalls.The green mountain scenery and panoramic views are quite spectacular and give the area its name of 'Panorama Route' and it justifies it's name.

The "Blyde River Canyon" is a prominent natural feature of Mpumalanga,South Africa. It forms the northern part of the Drakensberg escarpment. Blyde River Canyon is one of the largest canyons on Earth.

‘Three Rondavels' (also called 'Three Sisters’) are three huge, round rocks.It looks like the houses or huts of the indigenous people.

Gods Window : A place for the panoramic view of the valley.

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South Africa's famous Panorama Route - Bourke's Luck Potholes, Mpumalanga, South Africa

Bourke's Luck Potholes, Mpumalanga, South Africa

Blyde and Treur rivers meet and form these giant potholes.These cylindrical potholes mark the beginning of the Blyde River Canyon.

Tom Bourke, a gold digger was the first man who predicted that large gold deposits would be found in this area. He didn't get success, but other prospectors had more luck in the area (South Africa is a world leader in mining. The country is famous for its abundance of mineral resources including gold, Diamond,Platinum.

How to Go: Graskop is the gate way to the Panorama Route.you'll need to travel roughly 35 kilometers due north of Graskop on the R 532.

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A Journey to Robben Island - Most Notorious Jail turns into a University of the struggle

Robben island, a World Heritage Site some 12 km offshore from Cape Town, Over the centuries, the island has housed a notorious prison where Nelson Mandela spent 18 years of the 27 years of his incarceration imprisoned on the island.

The Island became an informal 'university' where the prisoners who were to become the next generation of political leaders in South Africa spent many hours in debate and discussion. 

A ‘university of the struggle’, its graduates went on to lead South Africa into democracy.

The tour for Robben Island starts at the Nelson Mandela Gateway at the V & A Waterfront. Ticket price R 300.Each tour takes approximately 4 hours including the boat trip there and back. On the island, tours are all guided by ex political prisoners of the island (Our guide was Mr. Mcongo who was convicted and imprisoned during 1978-1990 at Roben Island).He has described the most notorious prison life.He will allow you to ask any questions about Roben Island.He will show Mr. Mandela’s former cell (uff it's really very small and he stayed there for such a long time), prepared exactly as it was when he was imprisoned.

As one of the world's great cultural heritage destinations, the buildings of Robben Island bear eloquent testimony to its somber history, and at the same time symbolize the triumph of the human spirit, of freedom, and of democracy over oppression."

Former Robben Island prisoner Ahmed Kathrada remarked around the time of Mandela's release from prison: "While we will not forget the brutality of apartheid, we will not want Robben Island to be a monument to our hardship and suffering. We would want Robben Island to be a monument … reflecting the triumph of the human spirit against the forces of evil. A triumph of non-racialism over bigotry and intolerance. A triumph of a new South Africa over the old."

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