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“Pic of the Week”, August 7, 2015: Table Mountain’s “Tablecloth”
It’s fascinating being atop Table Mountain, the mountain that dominates beautiful Cape Town in South Africa. There’s an easy and a hard way to get atop the mesa of that mountain. The hard way is to walk up — steep grades and a significant verticle gain. The easy way is to do what we did — take the cable car to the top.
The mountain is a fascinating ecosystem and one of its most amazing features is the layer of cloud that forms on it, known as the “tablecloth” to the locals. The tablecloth is not static. Like the fog in San Francisco, it sometimes appears out of nowhere and moves. The cloud actually advances with remarkable speed and can obscure your views …
Aug 6, 2015
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Cape Town: Grand Dame of Africa
It’s hard not to love a visit to Cape Town, a grand old city, one of the finest anywhere. It’s the oldest city in Southern African and has been captivating tourist’s hearts for centuries. A blend of old colonial charm and modern amenities, Cape Town has much to offer a visitor. I was very impressed not only at the beauty of the city and its setting but also at its multiculturalism and how, even though only 20 years had passed since Apartheid ended, the country’s racial groups have make great strides at integrating into one culture. This city was our first destination in Southern Africa, after the exhausting 20+ hour flight from New York (and connection in …
