A Little About Cape Town

Cape Town  is the second largest city in South Africa and is the capital of the Western Cape Province as well as being the legislative capital of South Africa (the Houses of Parliament are here).

It is located in the south-west corner of the country near the Cape of Good Hope, and is the most southern city in Africa. Located on the shore of Table Bay, Cape Town was originally developed by the Dutch East India Company as a supply station for Dutch ships sailing to Eastern Africa, India, and the Far East.

The Cape Town metropolitan area covers a large area.  The city center is located in a relatively small area between Table Mountain and Table Bay. Our hotel is located in Milnerton, facing Table Bay, just north of central Cape Town.

The Cape Town population is a fusion of Indonesian, French, Dutch, British and German settlers, the local Bushman and Hottentot tribes and the Bantu tribes from the north.

The first human heart transplant was performed in Cape Town in 1967 by Dr. Christiaan Barnard.

June and July are winter months and tend to be rainy. It can also be very cold at night, sometimes below 38° but usually it's around 40-45° and warmer during the days, very much like San Francisco winter weather including the winds.  Just like southern California winters, you can be surprised by sudden sunny and warm weather where temperatures could climb to 80°.