Yesterday morning we headed off to Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens for a walkabout and a farewell lunch at Moyo with Dave's sister as she headed back to the UK early evening. We could not have asked for a more beautiful day to spend surrounded by so much natural beauty!
The gardens are HUGE and you could literally walk all day and still not see everything! I have always loved going there and yesterday was no different. It is a fantastic spot to picnic with family and friends for the entire afternoon! The history of the gardens is quite fascinating too! Some of the most well known attractions there are the canopy walk and what used to be referred to as "lady Anne Barnards bath"... which is one of my favourites too! I love going up there it is all woody, green and wet... which is just my cup of tea!
The canopy walk is fantastic too - but I didn't enjoy it half as much as I fell in love with the enchanted forest - which I am getting to haha! The canopy walk takes you on a winding walk through the tree tops and the views of the mountain and the city are truly breathtaking... sadly my photos don't really do it any justice.
Ok... now for my favourite part!!! The enchanted forest walk!!! Oh man I could literally have stayed there all day!!!! It was just amazing!!!
Having done a fair amount of walking already, we headed off to grab some lunch at Moyo which is a traditional African restaurant located in the gardens. Jude was already entering "hangry" mode lol, so we ordered pretty quickly haha! We ordered a beef carpaccio starter and also decided to attempt a plate of mopane worms... but I chickened out at the last minute and decided to stick to my burger haha!
After lunch we took some time to just sit and watch the amazing marimba band and then went for another stroll in the gardens to walk off the lunch haha - after which we headed home as they were starting to setup for one of the Summer concerts that evening! Would love to have attended as it was one of my favourite SA bands playing... MI CASA! But nonetheless, it was still a fantastic day out!
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Its really very fun day!
Beautiful Environment,
Beautiful Photography,
Wonderful Entertainment! Great!
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It was a SUPER day, thank you @hafizullah!
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Thank you @innerblocks and @hafizullah! xoxoxoxo
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Excellent post on one of our amazing nature spots in Cape Town... we are blessed to live here. What was the opinion on the Mopani Worms??
The last time I was at Kirstenbosch was to listen to The Three Tenors ...
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aaah thank you @themagus! Appreciate the positive vibes!
The mopane worms.... um.... I chickened out! LOL had it in my mouth and then my mind got the better of me lol!
I know I have asked this before but WHEN are you going to join us in PHC! :) https://t.co/E6mShOKE2x?amp=1
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Ummmmm, I actually gave up on Steemit for a while ..... but missed the blogging part, so I am back. I find Discord very busy :( , sort of like the meaning of discord....
Anyhows...I am now fully retired so will meander over and check PHC out .....
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oh dear.... try this one....
https://discord.gg/fUnJRy5
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Hi @jaynie .... thanks for the invite to PHC Discord .... I did pop over a few times but find it too confusing for my pip.... {sulk}...
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hehehe no worries xxx
Although, I will say this... you should afford yourself a little more time to adjust and familiarise yourself. Discord is very overwhelming to most people when they first step in... but soon enough it becomes old hat!
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Amazing pictures of a wonderful day with the ones you love. I am taken back by the beauty, it surrounds you at every corner of the post. It doesn't hurt that you are a superb photographer, making use of odd angles and unusual subjects.
It only enhances an already superb piece.
A truly magical place and I would love to visit this one day. I have never heard of it but, I sure will be looking it up.
Thank you for taking us along on your adventure. You filled my soul with the magic of your day and I am totally delighted. You truly packed these pictures with fun! Thanks again!
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MWAH! Thank you honey! It is a pretty magical place so it makes it easy! hehe :)
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Absolutely stunning gardens @jaynie! You are blessed living in the fairest city of them all, love that canopy walk, and then the food is a bonus at the end...mopani worms? Not for me thank you very much!
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So lush and green! I have to admit, on our once or twice a year trip to Cape Town we never have enough time to stop at Kirstenbosch....but one day. Lovely photos @jaynie!
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Oh that tree top walk was not there, what an amazing addition to such a beautiful park. They have a walk for blind people to enjoy touch and smell plants which I found (many years ago) to be thoughtful toward all visitors.
What a lovely walk down memory lane under the mountain.
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I used to love that blind walk as a young girl. Whenever my mom took me there I alway INSISTED on doing it haha :)
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