Cape Town - From Table to Sea

This is my third day in Cape Town now and what an amazing city. I'm sure I say it every time I travel but this is probably one of my top cities in the world. And its well know I'm not a city person. Cape Town, Melbourne and Liverpool have to be the top 3. The location is unrivaled, on three sides surrounded by mountains including the incredible Table Mountain which themselves are fringed by the most incredible beaches all within the Cape area. The city itself as with much of Africa is one of huge contrasts. CPT is often described as the "least African city in Africa" and its no doubt probably the most developed in Africa. The youth hostel is close to the infamous V&A Waterfront area which is a stunning development of shops, bars, touristy attractions around the docks but it doesnt feel tacky or cheap like it would in Europe. The impressed football stadium is nearby built for the 2010 World Cup. Downtime feels a lot safer and cleaner than other SA cities, particularly Joburg. There is a fairly visable presence of security, most businesses and public service areas have their own private security but its all very relaxed and calm. I spent the first couple of days relaxing, watching some sport and wandering around the Waterfront area. Today I took the tour bus around the city and got off on the Table Mountain Cable Car. The 5 minute ride took you to just over 1000m to the mountain summit with incredible 360 degree views. In places it felt abit like the grand canyon with the sheer 1000m drop and looking south you got a real feel for an "ends of the earth" type place, the next stop being Antarctica. I have a bucket load of photos ready for when I'm back home. The tour bus then looped back via Camps Bay and Clifton Bay, I reckon ill head out there tomorrow for a few hours on the beach. Also need to do some laundry before I go to Windhoek on Tuesday. S'all for now folks