Collage - Journal 1932...

Collage - Journal 1932...

Saturday, May 16, 2009

Winds of Change - " Bo-Kaap" - Malay Quarters - Cape Town - South Africa

(All Photos in this Post by Tavarua)
Lion Head Mountain - Cape Town - in Early Morning.......
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Welcome to "Bo-Kaap" .............
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You can observe the cultural and historical mix of architecture and colors from the descendants slaves from Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Indonesia and India in the "Bo-Kaap" or "Cape Malay Quarters" of Cape Town. They were once enslaved by the Dutch-East Indian Trading Company.
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The Colors are Breathtaking - Reminds us about the Caribbean - Which lift your spirits to another interesting day in Cape......
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The plain colorful architectural is a mixture of Cape Dutch and Edwardian influence.


Still the Malay Quarters and then further .......

Blue - Blue - Blue and........

more....Colors around town........

Green Mosque...

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