Cape Town 2009

Work trip to Cape Town, early October 2009.

Guineafowl wandering the hotel grounds

Location

Vineyard Hotel & Spa Cape Town, WC
South Africa
33° 58' 41.7864" S, 18° 27' 30.4488" E
Guineafowl wandering the hotel grounds

These sometimes noisy birds meandered around the lawn area just off the restaurant patio.

Archbishop Tutu

Location

St. George's Cathedral Cape Town, WC
South Africa
33° 55' 29.586" S, 18° 25' 9.9732" E
Archbishop Tutu

After the Friday morning service at the cathedral, the Archbishop calls for the Dean. I snapped this after the morning eucharist led by the Archbishop in a side room of the main cathedral. About 40 people attended (half from our group). A gentle man. We exchanged the peace.

Flower in garden

Location

Vineyard Hotel & Spa Cape Town, WC
South Africa
33° 58' 42.186" S, 18° 27' 29.1312" E
Flower in garden

Tortoise in garden

Location

Vineyard Hotel & Spa Cape Town, WC
South Africa
33° 58' 42.7296" S, 18° 27' 28.206" E
Tortoise in garden

Two of these old, slow creatures call the garden in the hotel home.

Rugby in Newlands

Location

Newlands Rugby Stadium Cape Town, WC
South Africa
33° 58' 14.8656" S, 18° 28' 4.1628" E
Rugby in Newlands

A colleague and I attended the local rugby match, where the home team cleaned up on the visitors.

Flowers in the garden

Location

Vineyard Hotel & Spa Cape Town, WC
South Africa
33° 58' 42.474" S, 18° 27' 28.3968" E
Flowers in the garden

Table Mountain from the Vineyard hotel

Location

Table Mountain Cape Town, WC
South Africa
33° 57' 47.4768" S, 18° 24' 53.8884" E
Table Mountain from the Vineyard hotel

The view from the balcony outside the conference room we used for two days.