Sunday, February 4, 2007

On one of the last nights that I was in Cape Town we went to an outdoor theater to see a production of Romeo and Juliet. Everyone brings food and picnics beforehand.
Me and Mr. Penguin! this guy was just chillin on this rock and I went over to say hello!

African Penguins! These little guys hang out at a place called Boulders Beach.


Another part of the Robben Island prison. The tour was led by an ex political prisoner who was imprisoned at the same time as Nelson Mandala.



Part of Nelson Mandala's prison cell on Robben Island (Robben means "seal" in Afrikaans..but there are no seals on the island...interesting logic...). Not the best photo, but the best I could get.




Baby cheetahs at a cheetah rescue center. You had to pay alot of money to go in and pet them, so I just stood outside and took pictures of other people petting them.





One of the Vineyards in Stellenbosch






My first experiance with touch rugby. We went to the world cup of touch rugby (I have no idea there was even such a sport). It was super hot and ridiculously windy, but after watching about three games I finally understood what was going on!







Hout Bay beach








Township in Hout Bay









some little kids in the township in Hout Bay










Kirstenbosch botanical gardens











This is just one part of the view from Rachel's apartment in Cape Town.




Sorry that the order of things is messed up, but I was finally able to figure out the whole photo thing. So these photos are only a summary of what I did while in Cape Town. I will put more detailed ones up from now on of Durban. I hope your enjoyed them!








10 comments:

Anonymous said...

your photos are gorgeous.. but it makes me miss you even more.
i love you.

Anonymous said...

<3<3 these are awesome laura!
it sounds so cool!

Anonymous said...

Can you bring home one of the penguins for our new pet?

Mom

Anonymous said...

so jealous.. im lookin at that african sunshine and its -22 degrees... I miss home :(
looks wonderful down there... maybe ill come visit... :-)
love you.

Anonymous said...

ps that last anonymous comment is from your favourite African... that had better not change :-P

Michelle said...

i want to chill with a penguin, that's awesome!

Anonymous said...

so......I never even knew that Africa had penguins.

Wow. (seriously, I'm in shock).

Love you and miss you!

Ash said...

Hey laura
I totally want to paint my house green too. Here in Austrailia it may be a weird and wacky notion but why not..who says we have to restrict ourselves to natural brick, fibro or wood.
I want to live in Africa.
Awesome photos.

Anonymous said...

i, too, just learned that africa has penguins.
i, too, MISS you.

your pictures make me want to travel...
if only i could leave north america w/o flying.

Anonymous said...

ET call home!!!!!!
Dad