Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Cape Town

I arrived in Cape Town on Tuesday, November 12th to work at the Iziko South African Museum and the University of Cape Town. Dan Proctor had suggested the Holyrood apartment across the street from the Iziko Museum and the Company Gardens, in the middle of the City Bowl with a great view of Devil's Peak. After studying the Fish Hoek cranium, the Klaises River Mouth fossils, and the Blombos Cave Ochre, I spent a little time touring Cape Town. I went up to Table Mountain to take in the view, and to the Castle of Good Hope, the V&A Waterfront and the Two Oceans Aquarium. During my stay the World Cup Draw was held on Long Street, just behind my apartment building. I enjoyed the festivities from my window and was glad that there were no incidences (apparently there were actually a few bomb threats but nothing happened).

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