30th december 2008
our first stop for the day is the Castle of Good Hope. It is situated in cape town.
**The Castle of Good Hope is the oldest surviving building in South Africa. Built between 1666 and 1679, this pentagonal fortification replaced a small clay and timber fort built by Commander Jan van Riebeeck in 1652 upon establishing a maritime replanishment station art the Cape of Good Hope for the Dutch East India Company, better known as the VOC (Verenigde Oos-Indische Compagnie).**
the layout of the pentagon shape castle
before entering the castle....
the guard house
garden before entering the castle
entering the castle......
random buildings
inside the castle...
the "middle" part of the castle..behind is the table mountain
one of the door
the museum in the castle
one of the pathway
i love the horses. they look so FAT and HEALTHY!! and they are white!
more places of the castle....
the fortress
the gates
the "middle" of the castle
at the rooftop.............
mum and dad and the cannon on the roof
south africa flags at the rooftop
another view of one of the door from the roof
at 12pm sharp, they have the cannon firing ceremony.
soldiers marching
with officer and the cannon
more places in the castle.....
they have a pond.. and there are real ducks enjoying there with their babies!
oh, the above picture is actually a clock that they use to tell the time during the ancient times. the use the shadow as a guide. for example, the shadow is in between 9 and 10. therefore, it says that it is a little pass 9.30 in the above picture!
the moat surrounding the castle
a very nice building right outside the castle
to be continued..................
3 comments:
luv the duckies!! ^^ nice castle :P
ad the horses too ^^ :D
i was a little disappointed at the castles actually. i thought castles are supposed to be like those in fairytales. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
i love the horses!
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