Exploring Cape Town

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February 7th: We woke up to another sunny, gorgeous day. After a relaxing breakfast, we decided to walk to the Mount Nelson Hotel and then through The Company Gardens.

First Stop on our Walk – Mount Nelson Hotel: Painted pink in 1918 to commemorate peace and the end of World War I, Mount Nelson is an icon in its own right and has welcomed many famous guests over the years. We had heard that the hotel closed in 2020 due to Covid, and at that time there was no reopening date. We were pleased to see that it is open again, although it was extremely quiet around the hotel.

Lovely spot to enjoy afternoon tea -on our list of things to do when we are back in Cape Town in March.
The gardens were not as grand as in the past, but it appeared that it is a work in progress since reopening.
This beaded cheetah was in the Mount Nelson gift shop. – same artist as our cheetah head……picture only this time – no more artwork coming home with us.

Next stop – The Company’s Garden, a park and heritage site – a peaceful place for a morning stroll. Once again there were so few tourists and as it is a Monday, few locals. We visited the South African Museum along the way (thank you Jan for the recommendation).

South African National Museum
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We ended our day with dinner at Codfather (we love their seafood) and then drinks at Bilboa, Camps Bay.

The calamari and Kingclip are our favourites – so fresh
The picture above and this picture just show 1/3 of the seafood on display in their showcase.
Bilboa for drinks
Camps Bay
End to a lovely day

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