Picture Perfect South Africa, Winter 2010

Parker Cottage in Cape Town; most charming guest house ever?

“Downtown” Franschhoek.

The lavender farmhouse east of Franschhoek.

A more panoramic view of the fields of lavender.

A view down the lines of vines in Stellenbosch.

Rusthof Country House and Ryan’s Kitchen (best meal in South Africa?).

The House of the Book.

Mobile in a Cape Town Cafe.

“Coon” parade, New Year’s Day 2011.

Father and sons? New Year’s “coon” parade, 2011.

Los Pinguinos, Betty’s Bay.

View of parliamentary building (?) from parade grounds, Cape Town.

Great Synagogue, Cape Town.

Bridges.

Boats.

Camps Bay Beach & Twelve Apostles, Cape Town.

From atop Table Mountain: Lions Head, Signal Hill, Cape Town, Devil’s Peak, the flats, and the mountains of the wine country in the distance.

We climbed to the tippity top of that rock (Lion’s Peak); view on the way down of Camps Bay and Twelve Apostles in the background.

Mid-climb up Lions Head peak, view of Boat’s Bay, Sea Point, Signal Hill, and downtown Cape Town.

Atop Lions Head peak, views of Tamboerskloof, the Gardens, Cape flats, Devil’s Peak, Table Mountain and the Twelve Apostles.

South African flora (surprisingly similar to California!).

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