A HO-HO Day in Cape Town - November 24
My original plan had been to walk to the CBD and look around but Jeremy said in his port talk that you should take a taxi if you were going there. After my recent incidence, I decided to do the Hop on-Hop off bus instead.
There was a desk in the cruise terminal to buy the ticket and it was an inexpensive 275 Rand (about $16). The closest pick-up point was across the street just pass the Radisson Red where we will be staying in March. As I normally do, I made one complete loop around. We drove through the CBD, through Bo-Kaap and up to the cable car that goes up Table Mountain. The view was spectacular so I didn't feel the need to go up on the cable car. We continued on to the other side of the mountain and through the communities of Camps Bay, Clifton, Bantry Bay, Seal Point and were then back to the Victoria Wharf area.
Since it was getting close to noon, I was hungry and decided that I would find something in the V&A Food Market. I settled on a "rolla" that had beef, mozarella cheese, tomatoes, avocado, creme fraiche, and rocket salad. It was delicious. Lunch was slightly more expensive than yesterday - about $8.25.
I then boarded the bus again and rode to the CBD where I got off. Once again, the downtown area was very disappointing. I was thinking it would be like Sydney or Auckland but except for the historic buildings, it was disappointing. I hopped on the next HOHO bus and did the loop again back to Victoria Wharf. I spent some time looking around but again did not buy anything.
When I got back to the terminal, we had to go through the immigration process and once we had done that, we had to get on the ship and could not get back off. Although sail-away was not scheduled until 11pm, everyone had to be back on board by 8:30.
Two of my trivia team came for the 7pm game and we were joined by another man whose team did not show. Then on to dinner to find out that nobody else at my table was there. Judy and Bob invited me to join them for Thanksgiving dinner. HAL had tried to decorate a little for the event.
There was no show tonight.
Sea day tomorrow.
7pm trivia - We had 14 out of 18 and the winning team had 15. It had a movie theme.
1. Who was the first Disney Princess to have a tattoo?
2. How many Oscars has Meryl Streep won?
3. In what 1959 Marilyn Monroe movie was the last line, "Well, nobody's perfect"?
4. In Speed, why was Annie's driver's license taken away?
5. What was the name of the Los Angeles hotel featured in Pretty Woman?
1. Pocahontas
2. 3
3. Some Like It Hot
4. speeding
5. Beverly Wiltshire
Smooth sailing until next time!
Although it is a bit of a walk out of the terminal, all you have to do is "follow the yellow brick road".
Left - a silo converted into a museum Right - ????
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