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TRAVEL: The views from Table Mountain. Cape Town in South Africa
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The views from Table Mountain
Cape Town in South Africa

By Dorothy Fourie

BT 201906 travel桌山上的风景
南非开普敦

桌山,开普敦的守望者,宏伟的非洲南部地区的守护者。

你可能正要前往这个非洲开普敦,或者你计划有一天去那里?那么一定不要错过这个著名的地标:桌山,桌山的两侧是魔鬼峰和狮头,远远看过去他们在一起形成一个天然的圆形桌面。

乘坐桌山空中索道可以轻松到达山顶,游客在这里可以看到令人难忘的全景视角,欣赏到非常独特和多彩的美景。桌山的动植物资源非常丰富和多样。为了防止这些植物灭绝,植物保护区开始建立,其中最重要的保护区克斯坦布希国家植物园成立于1913年,主要为保护南非领土独有的植物。游客可以在美丽的桌山度过一整天。可以在不同的餐厅享受美食,在树梢的安全步道散步,可以观赏美丽的原生树木和各种奇异的鸟类。还可以在温室观赏稀树草原和各种本土植物。你甚至还可以在这里登山。

当你在桌山上凝视海洋时,你会感概这样一个小岛,看起来微不足道,但在历史上却举足轻重。人们常用绿色和黑色来形容它,绿色是植被的颜色,而黑色是囚犯的衣服,这里曾经用来关押囚犯,很多政治犯都曾被关押在这里漫长的年月,其中最著名的就是纳尔逊曼德拉。今天这里却已经成为了南非的著名景点,同时也被联合国教科文组织列为世界文化遗产。

桌山每天都有不同,不同的色彩诉说着不同的故事,这里还有更多的美好值得你探索,期待你的到来。

BT 201906 TRAVEL 04And then there is Table Mountain, the watcher over Cape Town, sandstone guard and keeper of this magnificent southern point of Africa: this age-old flat topped representation of geological time in South Africa.
 

Maybe you are on your way to visit this African country, this city of Cape Town, or perhaps you are thinking of going there one day? Then be sure to find your way to this prominent landmark as well: Table Mountain, flanked by Devil’s Peak and Lion’s Head, all of which create a natural amphitheatre.

BT 201906 TRAVEL 03From the earliest times humans were attracted by this mountain and they were able to remain and live in its surrounding areas. In the end, the Mother City of South Africa, Cape Town, grew out of these settlements, carrying along a rich history of interesting people and happenings, different ideologies, different rulers, different cultures. These historical happenings have all accumulated and settled like dust in every corner of this mountain.
 

A cool breeze across the indigenous “fynbos”-plants that cover the slopes, can suddenly change to a strong, south-easterly wind, covering the mountain top with a table cloth of orographic clouds, pouring down the steep inclines like waterfalls and bring with it wind and cold, and more strong wind.

BT 201906 TRAVEL 02It is quite easy to reach the top by making use of the Table Mountain Aerial Cableway, a rotating gondola, which gives tourists a viewpoint of the unforgettable panoramic view from where one can take in beauty so unique and colourful.
 

Rich views bring perspective of the wealth of nature in this area, mainly through the unusually rich biodiversity created by the “fynbos”, especially the unique protea. Conservation areas were created to keep these plants from extinction, the most important being Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, founded in 1913 to preserve the flora so unique to the South African territory.

BT 201906 TRAVEL 05As a tourist, one could spend a whole day in this wonderful place. There are different restaurants, where you could enjoy an afternoon tea and something light to eat, and perhaps later go for a walk on the Boomslang Treetop Trail, where a safe walkway was literally created among the treetops. From this vantage point many beautiful, indigenous trees can be seen and beautiful birds observed.

BT 201906 TRAVEL 08There is also the Conservatory, where savannah, “fynbos” and karoo plants are exhibited, along with other native plants from the Cape region.

BT 201906 TRAVEL 06It is possible to melt into this wonderful place and walk out on the many trails with the sun on your shoulders, the coastal breeze in your hair and face. There is a trail up the slopes of Table Mountain, so you can even ascend the mountain from here.

BT 201906 TRAVEL 07When you stare out over the ocean from Table Mountain, a particular view will press on your heart: a small island off the coast, perhaps insignificant in sight, but certainly significant in the historical weight it carries. One could describe it in colours: green and black, for the vegetation and the prisoners’ clothing of long ago and the hopelessness of days gone by; black and white, for the penguins that live here. Then there is the colour of light, in the bright sky above this place Robben Island, which literally means Seal Island. The isolation of this place echoes in the isolation of many prisoners, who spent many days and years here as political prisoners during previous times, of which the best known person is Nelson Mandela. Today, this island is a South African Heritage Site, as well as an UNESCO World Heritage Site.

BT 201906 TRAVEL 09A day in and around Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa, will merge through many shades each moment of the day. Every view in every direction will tell the traveller a different story of old and new.
 

There is so much more to see and explore, but allow this article to awaken your interest to travel here one day soon.

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