The drive north towards Cape Town is short on the map but slow going as the route is always choke full of cars. The fact that it rains sometimes torentially on the way also does not help but we still arrive around 11 AM at our last accomodation for our trip, Abbey Manor in Cape Town. We are a bit stressed about the fact that we are there hours before the official check in time and hope they will at least let us store the luggage while we visit the downtown area.
We had similar problems in Europe and always had to wait for hours until the room opened up – here however it is different. The host is really friendly and tells us that a room is already prepared and leads us to it.
The room is great and certainly one of the best we had during our trip and it also has a terrace with a great view of downtown Cape Town and Table Mountain.
While we go crazy taking pictures of the views from the terrace we notice that the rain has stopped so we decide to try our luck and go downtown to visit the major tourist sights, which is a success.
After visiting downtown Cape Town we arrive back at the hotel and spend some time on the terrace taking pictures of the beautifully lighted city below us before packing for our long trip back to the US.
The views are quite impressive even at night and even though we cannot see the stars we can see the dock area and Table Mountain illuminated from the city lights, quite beautiful. And then we go to sleep, it is our last night in Africa.
After waking up the first thing that we do is go to the roof terrace for a panoramic view of the area. On the way up we notice the drawings on the wall of the Manor throughout its history.
The views from the top are beautiful and we enjoy the cool and sunny weather until we have to go down for breakfast.
Today we have more time to examine the interior decorations which are quite interesting. We wander around until we find the breakfast room where for the first time in some time we can order something different than eggs – crepes and pancakes.
Before leaving the room we enjoy the views from the terrace one last time and leave our luggage downstairs as we go again downtown this time to visit a few shops and museums that were closed the day before.
