Reflection of a chandelier and paintings in a lovely old mirror above the fireplace. Taken at the Buena Vista Social Cafe.

Lions head on a misty morning, with Table Mountain on the right, Devil’s Peak at the back on the left.

Devil’s Peak on the right, with the Constantia mountains on the left.

The Cape Town City Bowl (downtown). On the right you can see the working harbour, In the background is the famous view of Table Mountain, and Lion’s Head on the right.

This is truly the most beautiful city in the world.

Day 170: Cape Town Stadium on match day, originally uploaded by Craig is shooting.

This picture of Cape Town Stadium was taken about 7 hours before the kickoff of the match between Germany and Argentina.

I was spoiled to a helicopter trip over Cape Town by Lois and my dad for my birthday, and we were very lucky to be able to fly almost directly over the stadium.

I don’t know how we managed to fly over a FIFA stadium on match day, but I am not going to complain :-)

So this is what the inside of the stadium looks when it is empty (I have finally seen the inside of a stadium). I think it is a stunning building. Here is a more detailed view.

Look out for more photos of my trip in the next few days.

By the way, Germany won the match 4-0.

This scene is taken from the top end of Long Street, just before the soccer match between Bafana Bafana and Uruguay. Sadly, it was not a good day for South Africa; we were beaten 3-0.

Day 152: Nelson Mandela Stadium is the new football stadium in Port Elizabeth. From above, the petals you can see on the left look like the petals of a giant sunflower. It will be hosting some of the games for the 2010 football world cup.

More details are here.