Photographs from a trip to Southern Africa, May

Home Page Recipes Art Gallery Photos Engineering Career

2015 Southern Africa - Cape Town
Botswana | Zimbabwe | Zambia | Cape Town | Videos

Table Mountain from Lezard Bleu B&B, Cape Town

Learning computer programming "Brothers for All", Khayelitsha Township, Cape Town

eKhaya eKasi, women's support agency, Khayelitsha Township, Cape Town

Leader of Neighbourhood Old Age Home (senior center), Khayelitsha Township, Cape Town [ Singing inside ]

Typical homes and electricity distribution in Khayelitsha Township, Cape Town

Caltex station with uniformed attendants, Cape Town

My guide, Chantell, in Kirstenbosch Garden, Cape Town

Helmeted guinea fowl (Numida meleagris) in Kirsetnbosch Botanical Garden, Cape Town [ Bird call ]

Ginko Biloba and cyclads, Kirstenbosch Garden, Cape Town

Grasshopper, Kirstenbosch Gardens, Cape Town

King protea (Protea cynaroides), national flower of South Africa, Kirstenbosch Park, Cape Town

Pincushion Protea (Protea Leucospermum erubescens), Kirstenbosch Garden, Cape Town

A rare Erica verticillata (whorled heath), Kirstenbosch Gardens, Cape Town

Clock tower (1887), Cape Town harbor

Leaving Cape Town harbor going to Robben Island [ Video ]

Entrance to Robben Island prison. Cape Town

Light house, Robben Island prison, Cape Town

View of Table Mountain in Cape Town, from Robben Island, Cape Town [ My Painting ]

Large rain barrel, Robben Island prison, Cape Town

Giude (former prisoner) describing cell block for important prisoners (like Mandela), Robben Island, Cape Town

Nelson Mandela's prison cell, Robben Island, Cape Town

Lake at Spier Wine Farm (est. 1692), Stellenbosch, South Africa

Dutch architecture, Stellenbosch, South Africa

Aardvark sculpture using old tires, Stellenbosch, South Africa

Babylonstoren Garden and Winery, Drakenstein Valley, South Africa

Tasting room at Babylonstoren Winery, Drakenstein Valley, South Africa

Pot statues, Babylonstoren Garden and Winery, Drakenstein Valley, South Africa

Twelve Apostles behind Clifton Bay, South Africa

Harbor at Hout Bay, South Africa

Harbor at Hout Bay, South Africa

Cape fur seal (Arctocephalus pusillus) at Hout Bay, South Africa

Jackass penguins (or African or black-footed) (Spheniscus demersus) on the beach at The Boulders, South Africa [ Video ]

Jackass penguins (or African or black-footed) (Spheniscus demersus), at The Boulders, South Africa [ Video ]

Limestone sugarbush or Jester Protea (Protea obtusifolia), Cape of Good Hope, South Africa

View from Cape Point Lighthouse, Cape Point, South Africa[ Video ],

Diaz Beach, Cape Horn N.P., South Africa [My Painting]

Cape of Good Hope, South Africa

Common or Southern eland (Taurotragus oryx), Cape of Good Hope, South Africa

A Common ostrich (Struthio camelus), foraging in the fynbos (vegetation), Cape of Good Hope, South Africa

Blesbok or blesbuck (Damaliscus pygargus phillipsi), Cape of Good Hope, South Africa

Coast Aloe (Aloe thraskii) at Cape Point Ostrich Farm

Farmed Ostrich (Struthio camelus), Cape of Good Hope, South Africa

Navy base at Simon’s Town, South Africa

Interior, Victoria Wharf Shopping Centre, Cape Town

Sam, Pat and Fiona at Mango Ginger Coffee Shop, Observatory, Cape Town

Electric fence and ADT guarding homes with "Armed Response" in Observatory district, Cape Town

View of Signal Hill and Cape Town from top of Table Mountain (1073 meters) [ Video from Tramway Station ]

Rock hyrax or rock badger (Procavia capensis) at top of Table Mountain,Cape Town [ Video ],

Colonial architecture, old Cape Town

Statue of Cecil John Rhodes in Company’s Garden, Cape Town

Souvenirs: Zambian coffee, copper bracelets, wood and stone carvings, jewelry, palm-leaf mat, money, beer caps

Table Mountain from Lezard Bleu B&B, Cape Town	Learning computer programming "Brothers for All", Khayelitsha Township, Cape Town	eKhaya eKasi, women's support agency, Khayelitsha Township, Cape Town
Leader of Neighbourhood Old Age Home (senior center), Khayelitsha Township, Cape Town [ Singing inside ]	Typical homes and electricity distribution in Khayelitsha Township, Cape Town	Caltex station with uniformed attendants, Cape Town
My guide, Chantell, in Kirstenbosch Garden, Cape Town	Helmeted guinea fowl (Numida meleagris) in Kirsetnbosch Botanical Garden, Cape Town [ Bird call ]	Ginko Biloba and cyclads, Kirstenbosch Garden, Cape Town
Grasshopper, Kirstenbosch Gardens, Cape Town	King protea (Protea cynaroides), national flower of South Africa, Kirstenbosch Park, Cape Town	Pincushion Protea (Protea Leucospermum erubescens), Kirstenbosch Garden, Cape Town
A rare Erica verticillata (whorled heath), Kirstenbosch Gardens, Cape Town	Clock tower (1887), Cape Town harbor	Leaving Cape Town harbor going to Robben Island [ Video ]
Entrance to Robben Island prison. Cape Town	Light house, Robben Island prison, Cape Town	View of Table Mountain in Cape Town, from Robben Island, Cape Town [ My Painting ]
Large rain barrel, Robben Island prison, Cape Town	Giude (former prisoner) describing cell block for important prisoners (like Mandela), Robben Island, Cape Town	Nelson Mandela's prison cell, Robben Island, Cape Town
Lake at Spier Wine Farm (est. 1692), Stellenbosch, South Africa	Dutch architecture, Stellenbosch, South Africa	Aardvark sculpture using old tires, Stellenbosch, South Africa
Babylonstoren Garden and Winery, Drakenstein Valley, South Africa	Tasting room at Babylonstoren Winery, Drakenstein Valley, South Africa	Pot statues, Babylonstoren Garden and Winery, Drakenstein Valley, South Africa
Twelve Apostles behind Clifton Bay, South Africa	Harbor at Hout Bay, South Africa	Harbor at Hout Bay, South Africa
Cape fur seal (Arctocephalus pusillus) at Hout Bay, South Africa	Jackass penguins (or African or black-footed) (Spheniscus demersus) on the beach at The Boulders, South Africa [ Video ]	Jackass penguins (or African or black-footed) (Spheniscus demersus), at The Boulders, South Africa [ Video ]
Limestone sugarbush or Jester Protea (Protea obtusifolia), Cape of Good Hope, South Africa	View from Cape Point Lighthouse, Cape Point, South Africa[ Video ],	Diaz Beach, Cape Horn N.P., South Africa [My Painting]
Cape of Good Hope, South Africa	Common or Southern eland (Taurotragus oryx), Cape of Good Hope, South Africa	A Common ostrich (Struthio camelus), foraging in the fynbos (vegetation), Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Blesbok or blesbuck (Damaliscus pygargus phillipsi), Cape of Good Hope, South Africa	Coast Aloe (Aloe thraskii) at Cape Point Ostrich Farm	Farmed Ostrich (Struthio camelus), Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Navy base at Simon’s Town, South Africa	Interior, Victoria Wharf Shopping Centre, Cape Town	Sam, Pat and Fiona at Mango Ginger Coffee Shop, Observatory, Cape Town
Electric fence and ADT guarding homes with "Armed Response" in Observatory district, Cape Town	View of Signal Hill and Cape Town from top of Table Mountain (1073 meters) [ Video from Tramway Station ]	Rock hyrax or rock badger (Procavia capensis) at top of Table Mountain,Cape Town [ Video ],
Colonial architecture, old Cape Town	Statue of Cecil John Rhodes in Company’s Garden, Cape Town	Souvenirs: Zambian coffee, copper bracelets, wood and stone carvings, jewelry, palm-leaf mat, money, beer caps