13th day: Arrived in Cape Town

My first stop this morning was Muizenberg, a small surfing village on the east coast of the Cape Peninsula, just some 20kms south from Cape Town.

Surfing girls in Muizenberg

Cape Town enjoys an ocean Mediterranean climate with mild, moderately wet winters and dry, warm summers. Winter months in the city average a maximum of 18.0 °C and minimum of 8.5 °C . Total annual rainfall in the city averages 515 millimetres. Summer, is warm and dry with an average maximum of 26.0 °C and minimum of 16.0 °C.
Cape Town's average amount of sunshine per year (3,100 hours) compares favourably with that of Los Angeles (3,300 hours) and exceeds that of Athens and Madrid (2,900 hours). Sounds good???

Cape Town was originally developed by the Dutch East India Company as a victualling (supply) station for Dutch ships sailing to Eastern Africa, India, and the Far East. Jan van Riebeeck's arrival on 6 April 1652 established the first permanent European settlement in South Africa.
Cape Town today is a 3.7 million city, wherein touristic areas are concentrated around the harbour, the City Bowl and the beaches on the west cost of the peninsula.

The most famous beach is the beach around Clifton, which has been chosen several times as one of the TOP10 beaches in the world. Although water temperatures never exceed 16C and shark attacks are not rare either, a lot of surfers are out there all year round. The density of luxury villas and sports cars is comparable to California as well.

On of the best beaches on the world 

with white sand

and

chocolate crumbs

The biggest attraction of Cape Town is the Table Mountain, which main feature is the level plateau approximately 3 kilometres from side to side, edged by impressive cliffs. The plateau, flanked by Devil's Peak to the east and by Lion's Head to the west, forms a dramatic backdrop to Cape Town. This broad sweep of mountainous heights, together with Signal Hill, forms the natural amphitheatre of the City Bowl and Table Bay harbour. The highest point on Table Mountain is 1,086 metres above sea level.

 Cape Town

Clifton Beach

The harbour was rebuilt recently, actually for the soccer world championship some years ago and became a very popular part of the city both for locals and tourists. Numerous restaurants, shops and attractions can keep you busy even for a whole day.

For all my pics:
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Tomorrow I am going to visit one of the townships out of the city; the "other side" of  Cape Town.