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South Africa, Cape Town

Arriving in Cape Town, South Africa, December 5, 2022, from Namibia after 3 days at sea. This is the last port in our trip from Lisbon, Portugal to Cape Town. Table Top Mountain in the distance with the clouds about it make it striking welcoming photo. Table Top Mountain in the distance with the clouds about it make it striking welcoming photo. The lower flat hill to the right is signal hill where we have a sunset party this evening. To the right of this is Lions Head.

Cape Town is South Africa's oldest city. It serves as the country's legislative capital, being the seat of the South African Parliament. It is the country's second-largest city, after Johannesburg, and the largest in the Western Cape. The city is part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality.

Lions Head

Central Business District. Also known as CBD.

Cape Town Stadium or DHL. Home of the 2010 FIFA World Soccer Cup Championship.

Table Mountain was declared a national monument. In the mid 1960s, the Cape Town City Council declared nature reserves on Table Mountain, Lion's Head, Signal Hill,

Tug boat coming out to escort us into port.

Looking to the south and some of the residential areas.

Close up of the Central Business District.

I had to prove I was back again for the 4th visit to Cape Town.

DHL arena area

Approaching the docking area in the harbor. We will spend one more night on the ship before disembarking on the next day.

Approaching the docking area in the harbor. We will spend one more night on the ship before disembarking the following day.

Docked looking down at the cruise Terminal where we will clear immigration in a short while.

Area around the port

Soon after landing we drove up to Signal hill for a "Sundowner Party on Signal Hill" from the ship of wine and hors d' oeuvres. What a setting for sure. With Table Top Mountain behind us and the city below as the sun is setting. What a great end to a fantastic trip.

The Table Mountain Aerial Cable way is a cable car transportation system offering visitors a five-minute ride to the top of Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa. It is one of Cape Town's most popular tourist attractions. The upper cable station is on the westernmost end of the Table Mountain plateau, at an elevation of 3,501 feet. The upper cable station offers views over Cape Town, Table Bay and Robben Island to the north, and the Atlantic seaboard to the west and south.

Overlooking the city

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