The Cape Town Waterfront

After visiting Stellenbosch in South Africa, we returned to lovely Cape Town.
Table Mountain as seen from the waterfront.

Cape Town's waterfront is the perfect place for a leisurely stroll, something Harare's not really built for.

The waterfront's clock tower, such an old world charm and a reminder of Cape Town's strong sea-faring history.
Its bottom floor holds an old tidal-gauge mechanism to check tide levels.  I really like clock towers---it had been awhile since I had seen one here.

We tried to visit Robben Island where Nelson Mandela was in prison for decades but the weather was too choppy to take the ferry.
I'm always looking for an excuse to return to Cape Town---this may be it!

Oh! Dakar! How I thought of you immediately, what a strong sense of Senegal being worlds away.

I couldn't resist a few photos of Majeka House where we stayed in Stellenbosch--isn't the breakfast area just adorable? Love the blue.

The view from the breakfast nook.

Absolutely loved the ceiling in our room, a splash of fun color.

The hotel was lined with cactus fences, I thought they were so ingenious.
(Side note: would completely recommend Majeka, it's small, beautiful, and just perfect tucked away in wine country.)

One last shot of the waterfront!!  Then it's back to Zimbabwe....

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Rainbow Falls & Livingstone

Rainbow Falls in the dry season, as seen from Zimbabwe.

Rainbow Falls composes part of Victoria Falls and often, when you look down, the gorge has beautiful rainbows.

The statue to David Livingstone in Victoria Falls National Park, Zimbabwe.

Every photo I took of Zimbabwe, every photo, every painting I've seen of the Falls,
just doesn't do it remote justice.

Victoria Falls (the white spray cloud) as seen from the Royal Livingstone Hotel in Livingstone, Zambia.

Hello, giraffe!!
(in the parking lot of the Royal Livingstone!)

What a serene spot at the Royal Livingstone.

Hello, Zambia!  My first visit!

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Heroes' Acre

Hereos' Acre in Harare, Zimbabwe.  It is a memorial to those in ZANLA and ZIPRA who died in Zimbabwe's liberation war.

Burial is reserved for those declared by the ruling party, ZANU-PF, to be a national hero.

There is controversy over the choice of some individuals because of their allegiance to ZANU, vice liberation war credentials.

When asked if Robert Mugabe would be buried here, the guide smiled knowingly but stated no spot is reserved and is only allotted after someone dies.

This obelisk houses the eternal flame, lit at independence celebrations, to depict the spirit of independence.

My favorite fact?  The eternal flame is only lit from 1800 - 0600.

The monument, memorial, and obelisk are flanked by two friezes depict the struggles for Independence.

Several graves at Heroes' Acre, many with pictures of the deceased.

While my Zimbabwe history is not perfect, I recognized many of the names of Harare's streets.

The statue, designed in North Korea, is a monument to those who died in the liberation war.  

It is also the tomb of the unknown soldier.

It reminded me of another North Korean-designed statue from my past.

Robert Mugabe's first wife, Sally, is buried here at Heroes' Acre.

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