Monat: September 2008

  • One of these things is not from Munich

    Oh dear, where do I begin… Not all German beer is the same people! If you would like to learn more about the joys of BAVARIAN beer, you will find me here.

  • Cape Town Kwassa Kwassa

    To round it all off, a few days in Cape Town – museums, shopping, sightseeing (no, I do not know why there is a sculpture with Bart Simpson heads coming out of it in the city centre)… …and just like that, my month in Africa was over. I had a superb time, really really enjoyed…

  • Cape Peninsula Tour

    There’s so much to do and see in and around Cape Town and I missed out on loads of stuff. The Robben Island tour, because I hadn’t anticipated having to book a week in advance just to catch the ferry out there (huh?) and the gay-couples‘-all-u-can-drink-… uh, I mean, connoisseur gourmet wine tasting tour, which…

  • Pretty as a Picture

    Cape Town is photogenic to such an extent, if it were a human, it would be George Clooney (analogy – fail?) The city curves and sprawls along the ocean, up the mountainside and awards amazing views from all angles, so with every step you take in and around Cape Town, you get a peek of…

  • Your obvious Whale of a Time pun here

    Hermanus is pretty in its own right but mainly known for whale watching, which we did – as you can clearly see in this picture: I know you can’t tell from the picture, but I swear it was doing this:

  • Remembered the Wine?

    Well, yes, in fact we did remember the wine. And drink it, too! Also: pies and the last muffin in the shop.

  • Vertigo vs. Views

    Knysna is one of many places on the coast that inevitably comes with a price tag. A drive along the Garden Route is pure, shameless property porn. „This house would have gone for so many million five years ago, now it would be impossible to buy a doorknob for that amount… etc“ Understandable, considering this:…

  • Nature’s Valley

    What can I say – does what it says on the box… Love the furry little elephants (no, seriously)