Cape Town, Garden Route and Route 62

A tribute to Nelson Mandela: SABC TV live coverage

2013-12-10T02:18:00.001-08:00

SABC TV Live Stream Coverage: Nelson Mandela tribute, 6 Dec 2013 (1)

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Video : Cape Point, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa

2012-05-27T05:45:00.000-07:00

Video : Cape Point, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa (Cape Point, Cap de Bonne-Espérance, Afrique du Sud)

Cape Point, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa

The Cape of Good Hope (Afrikaans: die Kaap van Goeie Hoop), Table Mountain National Park, is a rocky headland on the Atlantic coast of the Cape Peninsula, South Africa.
There is a misconception that the Cape of Good Hope is the southern tip of Africa, because it was once believed to be the dividing point between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. In fact, the southernmost point is Cape Agulhas, about 150 kilometres (90 mi) to the east-southeast. The currents of the two oceans meet at the point where the warm-water Agulhas current meets the cold water Benguela current and turns back on itself—a point that fluctuates between Cape Agulhas and Cape Point.
When following the western side of the African coastline from the equator, however, the Cape of Good Hope marks the point where a ship begins to travel more eastward than southward. [source : Cape of Good Hope on wikipedia]

Cape Point, Cap de Bonne-Espérance, Afrique du Sud

Le cap de Bonne-Espérance est un promontoire rocheux sur la côte atlantique de l'Afrique du Sud. par 34°21′26″S 18°29′51″E à l'extrémité de la péninsule du Cap située au sud de la ville du Cap et qui ferme à l'ouest la False Bay (traduction anglaise du terme signifiant « fausse baie » ou Valsbaai en afrikaans).

Le cap de Bonne-Espérance n'est pas le point le plus au sud de l'Afrique ni le point de division entre les océans Atlantique et Indien. Le point le plus méridional est le cap des Aiguilles (Agulhas) plus au sud. Cependant, lorsque l'on suit la côte depuis l'équateur, le cap de Bonne-Espérance marque le point psychologiquement important où on commence à voyager plus vers l'est que vers le sud. [source : le Cap de Bonne-Espérance sur wikipedia]

Cape Point Location (situation) :

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Cape Point - South Peninsula, Western Cape, South Africa - video from Wetu Africa Youtube Channel :

Photos (2/2) : Cape Point, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa

2012-05-27T05:24:00.000-07:00

3 Photos (2/2) : Cape Point, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa (Cape Point, Cap de Bonne-Espérance, Afrique du Sud)

Cape Point and Cape of Good Hope road, South Africa

View from Cape Point, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa

Cape of Good Hope : view from Cape Point, South Africa

Photos (1/2) : Cape Point, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa

2012-05-27T05:08:00.000-07:00

Photos(1/2): Cape Point, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa (Cape Point, Cap de Bonne-Espérance, Afrique du Sud)

Cape Point, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa

Cape Point Lighthouse, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa

Two Oceans Restaurant, Cape Point Lighthouse, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa

Video : An elephant in Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa

2012-04-15T10:45:00.000-07:00

Video : An elephant in Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa
(un éléphant dans le Parc national des Éléphants d'Addo)

Addo Elephant National Park, a big five reserve, is situated 72km by road from Port Elizabeth (Eastern Cape, South Africa). Established in 1931 to save 11 Elephants on the brink of extinction. The park has proved to be very successful and currently houses more than 450 elephants and a large number of other mammals (and ostriches as viewed in this video)

Addo Elephant Park, a sanctuary for a wide range of South Africa's Wildlife, is located in the 120 000 ha of land in the thick bushveld of the Sundays River, in the Eastern Cape.

The park is the third largest one in South Africa.

Le Parc national des Éléphants d'Addo (en : Addo Elephant National Park) est un parc national dédicacé aux éléphants d'Afrique, situé au nord de Port Elizabeth, Cap-Oriental en Afrique du Sud.

Le parc fut fondé en 1931, suite aux efforts de Sydney Skaife, pour offrir un sanctuaire aux 11 éléphants rescapés de la région. Il accueille désormais plus de 450 éléphants, ainsi que de nombreux autres mammifères (et des autruches comme on peut voir dans cette vidéo)

Location (situation géographique) Addo Elephant National Park :

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Photos : Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa

2012-04-15T10:28:00.000-07:00

Photos : Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa
(Le Parc national des Éléphants d'Addo en Afrique du Sud)

Road Port Elizabeth to Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa

(Route Port Elizabeth - Addo Elephant National Park Afrique du Sud)

Addo Elephant National Park entrance, South Africa

(entrée du Parc national des Éléphants d'Addo en Afrique du Sud)

Two ostriches in Addo Elephant National Park South Africa

(deux autruches dans le Parc national des Éléphants d'Addo en Afrique du Sud)

An elephant in Addo Elephant National Park South Africa

(un éléphant dans le Parc national des Éléphants d'Addo en Afrique du Sud)

An elephant in Addo Elephant National Park South Africa

(un éléphant dans le Parc national des Éléphants d'Addo en Afrique du Sud)

Video : Surf Spot, Victoria Bay, South Africa

2011-11-06T10:30:00.000-08:00

Video : Surf Spot, Victoria Bay, South Africa. Vic Bay spot de surf en Afrique du Sud, Western Cape.

Victoria Bay, aka « Vic Bay », a small cove enclosed by cliffs with a sandy beach and with few cottages, is situated on the Garden Route between George (9 km south of George) and Wilderness, and rates as one of the top surfing spots in South Africa. There are handprints of Springbok surfers : Leonard « Muscles » Giles (1982), Robert Pollock (1991), Shaun Holmes (1993), David Pfaff (1993) and Galen Hossack (1998). Victoria Bay, une petite crique avec une plage de sable, des falaises et quelques villas, est située sur la route des jardins entre George (9 km au sud) et Wilderness, et est réputée comme un des meilleurs spots de surf d'Afrique du Sud. Plusieurs surfers d'Afrique du Sud y ont laissé leurs empreintes de mains. Victoria Bay Map (carte)
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Photos : Surf Spot, Victoria Bay, South Africa

2011-11-06T10:12:00.000-08:00

Photos from Victoria Bay "Vic Bay" surf spot in South Africa (photos de Victoria Bay, spot de surf en Afrique du Sud)

Victoria Bay, South Africa

World distances sign, Victoria Bay, South Africa

Surfer, Victoria Bay, South Africa

Springbok Surfer Shaun Holmes handprint, Victoria Bay, South Africa

Video : The Key Ceremony and The Firing of the Signal Cannon, Castle of Good Hope, Cape Town, South Africa

2011-09-04T07:34:00.000-07:00

Video : Castle of Good Hope, Cape Town, South Africa
-The Key Ceremony and The Firing of the Signal Cannon

Built between 1666 and 1679 by the Dutch East India Company (VOC - Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie in Dutch) as a maritime replenishment station, the Castle of Good Hope (Afrikaans: Kasteel die Goeie Hoop) is the oldest surviving colonial building in South Africa. The purpose of the Dutch settlement in the Cape was to act as a replenishment station for ships passing the treacherous coast around the Cape on long voyages between the Netherlands and the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) From 1678 it was the centre of civilian, administrative and military life at the Cape, until the settlement grew and some functions and activities moved away from the Castle. The Castle was never attacked. Various people have indicated that they have seen ghosts at the Castle. Today the Castle is the seat of the military in the Cape, and houses the Castle Military Museum and Iziko Museums of Cape Town (William Fehr Collection). The Key Ceremony is performed Weekdays at 10h00 and 12h00, followed by the firing of the Signal Cannon.

Film : la cérémonie de la clé, Tir et coup de canon miniature, Fort de Bonne-Espérance, Le Cap, Afrique du Sud Le Fort ou Château de Bonne-Espérance, Le Cap, Afrique du Sud Bâti par la Compagnie néerlandaise des Indes orientales (VOC - Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie en néerlandais) entre 1666 et 1679, c'est le plus ancien édifice colonial d'Afrique du Sud. Le but de ces deux ouvrages était de servir de station de relai et de réapprovisionnement pour les bateaux effectuant le voyage entre les Provinces-Unies et les Indes orientales néerlandaises. Il abrite désormais de nos jours le Castle Military Museum et des infrastructures pour les Traditional Cape Regiments La cérémonie de la clé a lieu tous les jours à 10 heures suivi de la relève de la garde et du tir de canon (miniature) à 12 heures.

Castle of Good Hope Location in Cape Town :

Photos : The Firing of the Signal Cannon, Castle of Good Hope, Cape Town, South Africa

2011-09-04T07:16:00.000-07:00

Photos : The Firing of the Signal Cannon, Castle of Good Hope, Cape Town, South Africa (cérémonie coup de canon, fort de bonne-espérance, Le Cap, Afrique du Sud)

The Firing of the Signal Cannon, Castle of Good Hope, Cape Town, South Africa

Photos : Key Ceremony, Castle of Good Hope, Cape Town, South Africa

2011-09-04T06:50:00.000-07:00

Photos : Key Ceremony, Castle of Good Hope, Cape Town, South Africa (La cérémonie de la clé, Fort de Bonne-Espérance, Le Cap, Afrique du Sud)

A guard, Key Ceremony, Castle Good Hope Cape Town, South Africa

Guards, Key Ceremony, Castle Good Hope Cape Town, South Africa

Guards marching, Key Ceremony, Castle Good Hope Cape Town, South Africa

Photos : Key Ceremony, Castle Good of Hope, Cape Town, South Africa

2011-09-04T06:26:00.000-07:00

Photos : Key Ceremony, Castle of Good Hope, Cape Town, South Africa (La cérémonie de la clé, Fort de Bonne-Espérance, Le Cap, Afrique du Sud)

Castle of Good Hope, Cape Town, South Africa

A guard ringing the bell, Castle of Good Hope, Cape Town, South Africa

Guards marching, Castle of Good Hope, Cape Town, South Africa

Video : Nelson Mandela's prison cell on Robben Island

2011-07-31T07:26:00.000-07:00

Video : Nelson Mandela's prison cell on Robben Island (film de la prison de Nelson mandela sur Robben Island)

Robben Island (Afrikaans: Robbeneiland) is an island in Table Bay, 6.9 km west of the coast of Bloubergstrand, Cape Town, South Africa.
It was here that past President of South Africa and Nobel Laureate Nelson Mandela (n° 46664) and past South African President Kgalema Motlanthe, alongside many other political prisoners, spent decades imprisoned during the apartheid era. Among those political prisoners was current South African President Jacob Zuma who was imprisoned there for ten years.
Mandela was imprisoned on Robben Island where he remained for the next eighteen of his twenty-seven years in prison. Mandela describes how, as a D-group prisoner (the lowest classification) he was allowed one visitor and one letter every six months. Letters, when they came, were often delayed for long periods and made unreadable by the prison censors.
Mandela Day on his birthday, 18 July, is an annual international day adopted by the United Nations. Individuals, communities and organisations are asked to donate 67 minutes to doing something for others, commemorating the 67 years that Nelson Mandela gave to the struggle for social justice. [wikipedia]

Robben Island (en anglais) ou Robbeneiland (en néerlandais) est une île d'Afrique du Sud, située au large du Cap, à 6,9 km à l'ouest de la côte de Bloubergstrand.
Au xxe siècle, les opposants noirs au régime d'apartheid, condamnés à de longues peines, y furent internés dont notamment trois futurs présidents sud-africains (Nelson Mandela, Kgalema Motlanthe et Jacob Zuma).
Nelson Mandela (n° 46664) est emprisonné dans l'île prison de Robben Island, où il restera dix-huit de ses vingt-sept années de prison. Mandela étant un prisonnier de classe D (la plus basse classe), il n'a droit qu'à un visiteur et une lettre tous les six mois. Quand il reçoit une lettre, c'est souvent après qu'elle a été retardée durant une longue période et rendue illisible par la censure de la prison. Il se lave avec de l'eau de mer froide et dort dans une cellule minuscule.
Le 10 novembre 2009, l'Assemblée générale des Nations unies déclare le 18 juillet « journée internationale Nelson Mandela »[wikipedia]

Video : Simple Minds "Mandela day"

Robben Island location (situation géographique de Robben Island) :

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Mandela Day on YouTube, Mandela Day on Facebook - Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory -

Photos : Nelson Mandela's prison cell on Robben Island

2011-07-31T07:11:00.000-07:00

Photos on Robben island, Cape Town, South Africa with Nelson Mandela's Prison cell (photos de la cellule de Nelson Mandela dans la prison de Robben Island) :

Nelson Mandela on Robben Island

Nelson Mandela's Prison cell on Robben Island

D-Section and F-section signs on Robben Island

Photos : Nelson Mandela, political prisoner on Robben Island, Cape Town, South Africa

2011-07-31T06:51:00.000-07:00

Photos on Robben island, Cape Town, South Africa with Nelson Mandela and the prison yard (photos de la cour de la prison de Nelson Mandela sur Robben Island avec des prisonniers politiques qui cassent des pièces sous le régime de l'Apartheid en Afrique du Sud, près du Cap):

nelson mandela's prison yard on robben island

nelson mandela's prison yard on robben island with political prisoners breaking rocks

nelson mandela and walter sisulu in the prison yard on robben island

Video : African Penguins falling in love at Boulders Beach, South Africa

2010-11-07T08:03:00.000-08:00

African Penguins falling in love at Boulders Beach, South Africa

Boulders Beach is the most popular local beach because of its sand, huge granite rocks with little coves. South of Cape Town et Norh of Cape of Good Hope, near Simon's Town, Boulders Beach has a big colony of african penguins (formerly jackass penguin)
Boulders Beach forms part of the Table Mountain National Park.
Penguins dance, find love and fall in love on the beach...

Pingouins africains tombent amoureux à Boulders Beach en Afrique du Sud
Boulders beach est la plage local la plus appréciée à cause de son sable, ses énormes rochers de granite et ses petites criques. Située au sud du Cap et au nord du cap de bonne espérance, près de Simon's Town, Boulders Beach abrite une grande colonie de manchots, pingouins africain.
Boulders Beach fait partie du Table Mountain National Park.
Des Pingouins dancent, trouvent l'amour et tombent très amoureux sur la plage...

Video edited with samples from :
-« happy feet trailer » music my way / comme d'habitude and « boogie wonderland » earth wind and fire
-« la marche de l'empereur » music émilie simon
-good times chic

Location/situation Boulders Beach :

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Boulders Beach penguins - African Penguins - BBC wildlife

Photos : African Penguins in Love, Boulders Beach, South Africa

2010-11-07T07:51:00.000-08:00

African penguins in Love (Jackass) Pictures at Boulders Beach, South Africa (photos de pingouins ou manchot africains amoureux à Boulders Beach en Afrique du Sud) :

African Penguin alone looking for love, Boulders Beach, South Africa

African Penguins dance, looking for love, Boulders Beach, South Africa

African Penguins, Boulders Beach, South Africa

African Penguins dance, looking for love, Boulders Beach, South Africa

African Penguins in Love..., Boulders Beach, South Africa

Photos : African Penguins, Boulders Beach, South Africa

2010-11-07T07:35:00.000-08:00

African penguins (Jackass) Pictures from Boulders Beach, South Africa (photos de pingouins ou manchot africains à Boulders Beach en Afrique du Sud) :

Boulders Beach, South Africa

African Penguin, Boulders Beach, South Africa

African Penguins, Boulders Beach, South Africa

Video : Knysna, South Africa

2010-09-05T07:59:00.000-07:00

Film :
Knysna, town in the Western Cape Province of South Africa, located between George and Plettenberg, Wilderness National Park and Tsitsikamma National Park, which is part of the Garden Route along the indian ocean.
Knysna's lagoon, quays,Waterfront, Marina, old steam train station with Outeniqua Choo Tjoe (SAR, South African Railway)
Georgian and victorian buildings
St George's Anglican church and St Boniface catholic church
city where the french soccer team set its headquarters during the 2010 fifa world cup

Edited with/monté avec extraits de video/movies samples from/provenant de :
Outeniqua Choo-Tjoe, Knysna, 1993 (thank you, merci)

and Outeniqua Choo Choo arrives in Knysna (thank you, merci)

Images satellites de/pictures from Google Earth

Vues de Knysna en Afrique du Sud

Ville de la province du Cap occidental en Afrique du Sud, située entre George et Plettenberg, les parcs nationaux de Wilderness et Tsitsikamma, qui fait partie de la route des jardins le long de l'Océan indiens
Le lagon de Knysna, les quais le front de mer, la Marina, la station de chemin de fer du vieux à vapeur l'Outeniqua Choo Tjoe et wagons
Architecture victorienne
Eglises anglicane et catholique
Ville où l'équipe de france était basée pendant la coupe du monde de football 2010

Where is Knysna in South Africa (Où est Knysna en Afrique du Sud) :

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Photos in Knysna, Western Cape, South Africa

2010-09-05T07:47:00.000-07:00

Pictures of Knysna (images de knysna, cap occidental, afrique du sud) :

Women in Knysna, South Africa

Old steam train station with Outeniqua Choo Tjoe, Knysna, South Africa

Street in Knysna, South Africa

Photos : Churches in Knysna, Western Cape, South Africa

2010-09-05T07:33:00.000-07:00

Pictures, Churches in Knysna (images d'églises à Knysna, Afrique du Sud, Cap occidental) :

Saint Boniface, catholic church, Knysna, South Africa

St George, anglican church, Knysna, South Africa

St george, anglican church, Knysna, South Africa

Video : Green Point Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa

2010-08-31T10:28:00.000-07:00

Movie : Green Point Stadium, Le Cap (kaapstad stadion), Afrique du Sud

Film : Green Point Stadium, Le Cap, Afrique du Sud

Views from :
- Signal Hill, with Lion’s Head and the Wharf
- Table Mountain and its cable car
- Table Bay, in the ferry boat “Sikhululekile” returning from Robben Island, last prison of Nelson Mandela…

Green Point Stadium in Cape Town is the location where the match France Uruguay will be held on friday june 11th for the FIFA World Cup 2010 in South Africa

Le stade Green Point du Cap où l’équipe de France va affronter pour son premier match de la coupe du monde en Afrique du Sud, l’uruguay le vendredi 11 juin 2010 à 20H30.

Le stade, près du port Victoria et Alfred Waterfront, est vu depuis Signal Hill qui surplombe Green Point, depuis la Table Mountain et son téléphérique et enfin depuis le bateau en rentrant de Robben Island, la dernière prison de Nelson Mandela.

location in Cape Town (adresse au Cap):

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Photos : Green Point Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa

2010-08-31T09:47:00.000-07:00

Pictures from Green Point Stadium (kaapstad stadion), Cape Town in South Africa (le stade du Cap); FIFA World Cup 2010 stadium, stade de la coupe du monde de football 2010 (soccer) :

Green Point Stadium, Cape Town with Signal Hill and Robben Island, from Table Mountain

Green Point Stadium, Cape Town, with Waterfront and Victoria Basin

Green Point Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa

Green Point Stadium, Cape Town, returning from Robben Island, last prison of Nelson Mandela