III. Table Mountain

Strangely we didn't go up Table Mountain during our stay - either by foot or by the cable car. Neither of us fancied being jammed in with a lot of other tourists after the experience of the tourist corral down at the waterfront. 

 

But the guest house we stayed in had fantastic views of Table Mountain. As well as my photos I've added some by other people that give a very different view of Table Mountain.

Panorama of City Bowl and from left Devil's Peak, Table Mountain, Twelve Apostles, Lion's Head and in foreground burnt tree and bank still smoking from recent fynbos fire
Panorama of City Bowl and from left Devil's Peak, Table Mountain, Twelve Apostles, Lion's Head and in foreground burnt tree and bank still smoking from recent fynbos fire
Table Mountain in the early morning from our guesthouse in Tamboerskloof, Cape Town
Table Mountain in the early morning from our guesthouse in Tamboerskloof, Cape Town
Table Mountain with smoke from a fynbos fire in the early morning from our guesthouse in Tamboerskloof, Cape Town
Table Mountain with smoke from a fynbos fire in the early morning from our guesthouse in Tamboerskloof, Cape Town
Another early morning view of Table Mountain from our guesthouse in Tamboerskloof, Cape Town
Another early morning view of Table Mountain from our guesthouse in Tamboerskloof, Cape Town
Table Mountain in the late afternoon from our guesthouse in Tamboerskloof, Cape Town
Table Mountain in the late afternoon from our guesthouse in Tamboerskloof, Cape Town
Table Mountain in the early evening from our guesthouse in Tamboerskloof, Cape Town
Table Mountain in the early evening from our guesthouse in Tamboerskloof, Cape Town
Table Mountain from the V&A Waterfront
Table Mountain from the V&A Waterfront
The bulk of Table Mountain looming above Cape Town's Central Business District
The bulk of Table Mountain looming above Cape Town's Central Business District
Table Mountain at night from Tamboerskloof
Table Mountain at night from Tamboerskloof
Table Mountain illuminated at night from Tamboerskloof
Table Mountain illuminated at night from Tamboerskloof
Panoramic view of Khayalitsha township on the Cape Flats with distant view of Table Mountain (c) Kenny OMG Wikimedia
Panoramic view of Khayalitsha township on the Cape Flats with distant view of Table Mountain (c) Kenny OMG Wikimedia
Serviced plots for tented accomodation (?) in the Blikkiesdorp Temporary Relocation Area at Delft 34km north-east of Cape Town with Table Mountain in background (coutesy Kerry Chance)
Serviced plots for tented accomodation in the Blikkiesdorp Temporary Relocation Area at Delft 34km north-east of Cape Town with Table Mountain in background (coutesy Kerry Chance)

The above two pictures present very different views of Table Mountain.  One is taken looking over the informal settlements that form part of the massive Khayelitsha African township 30 km east of Cape Town. The other is from the notorious Temporary Relocation Area known as 'Blikkiesdorp' at Delft (a new township) 34km north-east of Cape Town.

 

For the history of Cape Town townships and the struggle of Joe Slovo residents to avoid eviction to Blikkiesdorp and other TRAs in Delft go to this page of the site: The History of Cape Town Townships.

Slide show of other views of Table Mountain and surrounding areas


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