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In just a few minutes away, the driver also chatted with Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo, who had immigrated here from Pakistan with his family. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoWhere there is "gold", there will never be a shortage of labor.

After tossing all the way, it was 0:00 when I returned to the hotel, and dinner ended at 0:30, just in time. The meal of the day, really. After hastily eating his stomach, he went back to his room to freshen up, packed his things, and set off for the airport again.

It was supposed to arrive in Cape Town at 16:25 pm on 2/7, just enough to get a good night's sleep after getting off the plane, and start the full tour on the second day, but I didn't expect the most acclaimed airline to have unreliable surprises.

Although it was a waste of a night's stay in Cape Town, a complete night's sleep, and a half-day of playtime, an unexpected trip to Dubai, even if it was just a quick glimpse, was a reward.

Another 8-hour long flight from Dubai to Cape Town. Arrive in Cape Town at 11:30 local time. After getting off the plane, I found a problem, the flight attendant did not give the arrival card, indeed, South Africa does not need an arrival card, how good, save a lot of leaving the page with you.

South Africa is a country suitable for self-driving, it is almost difficult to walk without a car, considering safety and comfort, Yunluo set his own itinerary, and then booked a driver and guide through a travel agency, although it is expensive, but it is easy to play.

"You can't have both fish and bear's paws", and it is precisely because the plan is a little extravagant, so even if Nalan Shiqi is temporarily pulled along, the little girl said that there is no pressure.

Take your luggage and come out. At a glance, I saw the driver and tour guide that the travel agency helped Yunluo find - Xiao Zhou, a thin and tall boy in Beijing. His first advice to Yunluo was to buy a phone card first, because mobile phones in South Africa are very expensive. R2.8/min for local calls and R15/min for international calls.

For Yunluo, it is not expensive to make international calls in South Africa with a Huaguo Mobile card, but considering that Xiao Zhou will also call Yunluo, he still bought a phone card, and later found that this method is still feasible, because he bought an Internet traffic. I'm not afraid of no wifi.

Accommodation in the south is all on booking, although there is a "refund agreement for cancellations within the specified time". However, almost all merchants require a deposit or even a full deduction, so if you want to cancel your reservation, even if you can get a refund, there will be an exchange rate loss. To its credit.

Hotels of all sizes are assessed by the South African Department of Tourism, including family hotels. There are also star rating standards, and generally more than 4 can fully meet the needs of people like Yunluo who have a little requirement for accommodation.

First to the hotel CHL&S, 4* business hotel, no breakfast, wifi is charged, R990/night. The location is not as good as Yunluo imagined, but the room is good and spacious. Especially the kitchen is modern with pots and pans.

Kitchen appliances and washing machine are bosch, one bedroom and one living room. Xiao Zhou can go into the room with Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo to discuss the itinerary, and it will not be as cramped as the standard room in the hotel. The fruit was bought at the supermarket by myself, and it was so sweet.

Originally, today was supposed to be a full day, because I arrived a day late, and now there is only half a day left, so I have to give up some attractions. Yunluo had planned to go first (Constantbosch National Botanical Garden). Go to Table Mountain again.

But Xiao Zhou said that the distance between the two places is a bit far, and it starts from getting off the plane. Yunluo also felt the sun of Cape Town*, and his physical strength was also very exhausted after days of running, so he took Xiao Zhou's suggestion to go to the vicinity of the city hall instead, and then went to Table Mountain.

South Africa is the only country in the world with three capitals, the administrative capital (the seat of the central government) RIA (Pretoria), the legislative capital (the seat of parliament) WN (Cape Town), and the judicial capital (the seat of the Supreme Court) IN (Bloemfontein).

Another feature of the world is that on December 1, 2006, the Same-Sex Marriage Bill passed by the South African Parliament came into effect, making South Africa the fifth country in the world to recognize same-sex marriage, and creating a precedent in Africa.

As the legislative capital of the seat of parliament, Cape Town not only has a significant political position, but also has one of the most popular tourist cities in South Africa and the world due to its ancient architecture and unique natural scenery left over from the long colonial rule.

In 1486, the first Europeans arrived here under the leadership of U. Diaz, and in 1497 the Portuguese navigator Dagama landed again on his way to develop a direct route from Europe to Asia.

In 1652, white Europeans built the supply base of the Dutch East India Company here, giving birth to the city of "WN", the birthplace of South Africa and also known as the Mother City. Over the past 300 years, the mother city has changed hands several times, and has been ruled and colonized by European countries such as the Netherlands, Britain, Germany, and France.

Walking through the colonial history of Cape Town, the city is now surrounded by colonial-era houses and classical-style commercial high-rises.

Currently, the oldest European-style building in South Africa is the dhope (Fort of Good Hope, the "a" in the road map). In 1666 the Europeans were in the Netherlands Captain K. (Zan. Van Ribeek) built the first military base on the wooden fortress, which was built mostly from the Netherlands.

In 1679, the first Dutch governor to post to the Viceroy (Simon. Van der Steel arrived in Cape Town, replacing Van Riebeck as the local leader, which became the official residence of the Governor of the Dutch East India Company.

Now there are small cells in the fort where the prisoners' graffiti used to be kept. The Figa Art Collection and the Military Museum. The main building in the middle still retains the furniture and daily necessities of the past, although it is not luxurious, but it is full of ancient refinement.

The most beautiful building in Cape Town is the 1905 Cityhall (City Hall, the "B" in the road map), a mixture of Italian Renaissance and English colonial style, which was used as a parade ground for its noble and solemn style, and was also home to the Cape Town Library and the Cape Town Symphony Orchestra.

Not far away, St. George's Cathedral is known as the "People's Church". Even during apartheid in South Africa, the doors of St. George's Cathedral were always open to people of all races. On September 7, 1986, the South African Anglican Church dmpilotutu (Desmond. It was here that the archbishop became the first black archbishop of South Africa.

On September 13, 1989, Tutu led 30,000 South Africans from here to the famous anti-racist rule march, chanting all the way: "Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo are the rainbow people, Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo are the new people of South Africa". The "Rainbow Nation" created by Tutu.

Since then, the term has become synonymous with the harmony of the people of South Africa. He himself was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984 for his work on the abolition of apartheid. The church is not large, and now the interior is being remodeled, and only some photos of the procession are placed at the entrance.

If you can't go to the botanical garden, just visit the park. Free (Government Street Park, "C" in the road map), built in 1652 as a botanical garden belonging to the Dutch East India Company Vegetable Garden, it is now home to a variety of precious trees and plants, and is one of the best places to see Table Mountain.

Squirrels roam freely in the park, and pigeons roam around visitors at will, full of harmony and comfort. However, there are also beggars there, and even during the day, try to avoid them, as they may be a risk factor after dark.

South Africa's largest supermarket chain, "picknpay", is nearby, which is easy to find even in small towns and is no smaller than in big cities.

Most of the accommodations booked by Yunluo on the Garden Avenue have kitchens, and Nalan Shiqi is a ready-made cook, so he bought oil, salt, and rice to accompany him all the way. Xiao Zhou recommended Yunluo to try the local yogurt, and Yunluo never drank a large bottle in Sihai City, so he bought a large bottle out of the intention of trying.

Sure enough, it doesn't disappoint, but the same brand has a different taste from the ones sold in China, and I don't get tired of drinking too much. By the way, South Africa's mineral water, which is much more expensive than Sihai City, but it is extremely easy to sell, and in addition to the taste, it is said that the locals are in need of water with carbon dioxide.

Due to the good air quality in South Africa, less impurities, too strong sunshine, and too much ultraviolet rays ingested by the human body, this water quality is needed to adjust, and various supermarkets sell mineral water containing carbon dioxide, similar to soda, but the soda drunk in Sihai City, in order to increase the taste, are additives, and what is sold there is pure bubbling mineral water.

Out of the supermarket, there is a telecommunications store opposite, buy Internet traffic, r99/250m, the more you buy, the cheaper the unit price. To buy a phone card and data, you have to show proof of identity, and foreigners use passports.

On the way to Table Mountain, Xiao Zhou expressed a little surprise at the "ial" found by Yunluo, and even he, who was a tour guide, didn't know that Table Mountain had this promotion. (To be continued)

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