i would say ooh la la la la la lala

some long-overdue south africa photos for you. there were thousands to sort through, so it was tough to choose! first up: a week in cape town. 

breakfast at the welgelegen was heavenly.

a stroll through company gardens, past parliament, gardens, and museums, to get to the other side of the city.

touring the outskirts on a double-decker bus.

the cape town port.

kirstenbosch gardens, with a view of lion's head.

helmeted guinea fowl.

groot constantia, the oldest vineyards in south africa.

hout bay

more of the coast.

near clifton.

dutch gable architecture.

the view from the base of table mountain.

cable cars!

inside

at the peak

sista sista

pointing out robben island, where nelson mandela was in prison for 27 years.

the african music store on long street - so cool!

greenmarket square

bean there was a dream: fantastic fair-trade coffee ROASTED IN THE STORE THAT DAY, and this was hot chocolate where they give you hot milk + fair trade ghanaian chocolate to mix in yourself :)

bo-kaap: the cape malay neighborhood

watching a semi-pro rugby match by green point stadium.

the waterfront is be-yoo-tee-full.

robben island

my father, iphoneographer extraordina

two oceans aquarium on the v&a waterfront.

the "scratch patch" - a giant room filled with gemstones that is way too much fun to hunt through.

stairs at the robben island museum.

more food. it was delicious. (this was at vovo telo at the waterfront)

the amy biehl foundation offices.

the place where amy biehl, my parents' close friend, was killed in guguletu township in 1993.

amy biehl foundation township programs.

the castle of good hope.

centuries-old writing by isolated prisoners.

traveller's fashion: comfy jeans, reasonably cute layers, big tote bag.

district 6 museum.

dear me, a really awesome restaurant/bakery.

streetwires factory - art made of telephone wires and beads.

me with my biffles (barack and madiba) at another wire art store.

stay tuned for more!
x, m