The Victoria & Alfred Waterfront is on the Atlantic side of the Cape Peninsula, and offers restaurants, shops, hotels, condominiums, the Two Oceans Acquarium to visitors.We’re at the south western most point in Africa, but the South Pole is still 6131 km (3,809 miles) away. The North Quay warehouse in the background has been there for a long time, but the Ferris wheel in the lower right corner is new.Ferrymans is a pub and the revelry this afternoon had a Octoberfest-ish quality to it with a loud lively band and lots of beer served up in the beer tent. P.S. Check out the Santa and the little snow-flake decals in the window, the images of snow clashing with the blazing African sun.The clock tower used to be red, but now it is yellow. Why? It signifies the implementation of the Cape Town World Design Capital 2014 initiative. It is basically a call for design projects that are dedicated to using design for social, cultural and economic development.Here is the Two Oceans Aquarium mascot (a seal? a SEAL*?) walking around in the V&A waterfront mall. *United States Navy SEALBeautiful wire-and-bead artwork for sale in a shop at the V& A waterfront.
My brother’s family and I ran out to the Victoria & Alfred waterfront in Cape Town this afternoon. We spent some time at a Leonardo Da Vinci exhibition. It consisted of wood constructions of his designs, and electronic displays of his anatomy drawings and of the Mona Lisa* and The Last Supper. Then we had a beer and fish and chips at Ferrymans pub to bid 2013 good-bye.
*Of course : the real Mona Lisa was still safely ensconced in the Louvre!
