Cape Town, Day One

A full first-day of sightseeing here in Cape Town.  Weather was very moderate, about 75, low humidity, and cloud-free.  We had a late breakfast in the Green Market Square, then went to the Castle of Good Hope (via the Parade Grounds, next to the District Six Museum, on to the South African National Gallery, and then strolled through a botanical gardens and The Company Gardens.

On our way back from the gardens we made a failed attempt to visit the De Waterkant neighborhood:  we didn't find what we were looking for and, when the area started to feel unsafe/uncertain, we threw in the towel, stopped for a snack, did some souvenir shopping, and headed back to the hotel for a bit of rest and blogging.

Here are some photos of our day, with, of course, more to follow later on my website; City Hall from the Parade Grounds (Table Mountain in the background); Castle of Good Hope; Green Marketplace:

Uneventful Travel is Good Travel & Seeing Cape Town in Daylight

We made it to Amsterdam and onward to Cape Town without any issue whatsoever.  Even through travel tales-of-woe make for interesting story telling, they're never fun to experience in the first place, so I'm glad to have nothing exciting to offer.

That said, here's a quick rundown:  our flight from Dulles left on-time and owed to a strong tail wind, arrived into Amsterdam about 6 1/2 hours later, which was almost two hours early.  Our Cape Town flight left on-time as well, lasted it's nearly twelve hours, and we arrived into Cape Town about five minutes early.  Bags arrived in-tact and on-time, and our driver was there as expected.  The hotel check-in was a breeze and the room is wonderful, including its views.

Here are photos taken from our suite's living room.  It was dark when we got in this morning, so imagine how breathtaking to see this as our first daylight impression!  (Lot's more narrative and photos coming on my website in a couple of weeks.)