Words of praise to the skies almost always uttered those who have visited Cape Town, the city’s most southeastern tip of South Africa. Starting from the beautiful scenery, city convenience, completeness attractions, friendly people, and many other things that can not be broken down one by one. New set foot in one place only, namely the region V & A Waterfront tour, all the praise on the manifest in one place. V & A Waterfront-or-is often called the Waterfront coastal resorts built since 1860.
In this area, many things can be enjoyed by visitors. Shopping centers, restaurants serving cuisine from different countries, cafes, attractions arts and entertainment, musical performances, the arena to watch together, the tracks for the streets, the view directly to Table Mountain (Cape Town landmarks), serving ships of the screen, and others.
With a variety of completeness, the fair if on Sunday (07/04/2010) evening, the citizens and tourists poured in Waterfront although there is no spectacle of a World Cup match in 2010. Some of them crowded into restaurants and cafes, tasting the food or just drink wine, while enjoying the music of jazz as an “opening” night.
Where “hanging out”
On the front page of restaurants and cafes that lined the long curved chairs, where residents relax or hang out while enjoying the big screen offerings. If there is a World Cup match, a place that is used as an arena to watch together. During the World Cup, the region really flavorful football.
In addition to the arena to watch together, and kiosks plastered a giant ball of “FIFA” which sells a variety knacks World Cup (costume teams participating countries, souvenir, souvenirs, etc.). Not far from there, the crowd watching the fire game attractions.
“Are you ready to enjoy this show?” Shouted the man in the crowd while holding the rod axis fireball. As always found in the country, he put the ball of fire into his mouth, menyemburkannya into the air, and produce flames flashed.
“There are 64 reasons to have fun with us”, thus Waterfront Promotion brochure, refers to the number 64 or number of World Cup matches in 2010. The area was not far from the Green Point Stadium, one of 10 World Cup stadiums in 2010, a distance of approximately 500 meters. The top of the bowl-like Green Point has been seen from the Waterfront white.
That’s why the audience is prepared to watch the semi-final match of Uruguay and the Netherlands do not want to miss the opportunity to enjoy the atmosphere Waterfront. “Here you’ll be safe. There were police everywhere. Only, you still have to be careful. Do not get the luggage out of your control, “said Anwar, a local resident who drove Compass.
In the dock area, various types of ships to dock, ranging from traditional vessels to modern yacht used by the socialite world to enjoy Cape Town. Across the harbor, lined up a number of booths offering a wide variety of marine tourism, such as diving, surfing, enjoying the scenery from the air by helicopter, and also visit Robben Island, the island where Nelson Mandela was exiled man of peace.
“You just spend 300’s rand to sail to the island,” said one guard booth. The cost of a helicopter ride to enjoy Cape Town from the air ranged 525-13200 rand. If the money in the pockets of a mediocre, simply relax in the Waterfront ria that have become their own entertainment.
As he tasted the dish the restaurant on the second floor, visitors can enjoy views of Table Mountain. A stretch of mountain shaped like a table, which is considered to present a special charm, not unlike like Mount Fuji in Japan or for the citizens of Mount Merapi in Yogyakarta.
The atmosphere more complete with the presence of seagulls flying around. These birds are protected and must not be disturbed. Like the people who come to the area, seagulls even that does not want to spend the evening at the Waterfront pass.