The Angry Cyber Traveller

I have noticed that I haven't really been posting any pictures of late so I am starting a new weekly ritual of sharing with you pictures of places I would like to visit or that vaguely amuse me. As some of you know or may have noticed, I have an inexplicable love-affair with South Africa so I have chosen a lovely overhead vista of Cape Town as the first in the series. She's lovely, isn't she? No one really knows where the love comes from, not even the AG herself but alas, what are you gonna do? Here are some interesting tidbits for you:

Cape Town (Afrikaans Kaapstad), city in southwestern South Africa, the legislative capital of the country and the capital of Western Cape province. Cape Town is one of three national capitals, along with Pretoria (the executive capital) and Bloemfontein (the judicial capital). It is situated at the northern end of the Cape Peninsula, about 50 km (about 30 mi) north of the Cape of Good Hope. The city has a spectacular setting, cradled by the steep slopes of Table Mountain to the south, Devil’s Peak to the southeast, Lion’s Head to the southwest, and Signal Hill to the west. Table Bay, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, lies to the northwest. The site of the first European settlement in South Africa (founded in 1652), Cape Town is today a major port, an industrial hub, and a center of culture and tourism. The city has a Mediterranean climate, with warm, dry summers and cool, wet winters.
"Cape Town," Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2005http://encarta.msn.com © 1997-2005 Microsoft Corporation. All Rights Reserved.