Cape Town: The Story of Cape Town, Robben Island and the Cape Peninsula

Originally written by late T. V. Bulpin, this is the story of Cape Town, Robben Island and the Cape Peninsula.
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Title: Cape Town
Subtitle: The Story of Cope Town, Robben Island and the Cape Peninsulal
Author: T. V. Bulpin; Peter Joyce
Photographer: Mark Skinner
Genre: Illustrated book
Imprint: Sunbird Publishers
Publisher: Jonathan Ball Publishers
Johannesburg, South Africa 2010
ISBN 9781920289102 / ISBN 978-1-920289-10-2
Hardcover, 29 x 22 cm, 112 pages, throughout colour photos

Description:

Cape Town is fortunate. There are few other cities so splendidly displayed, so influenced by a benign setting of mountains which, by their presence, sowed its seeds, nurtured its roots, directed its growth and provided it with so handsome a background. The city and the mountains belong to one another Cape Town without the mountains would not be quite so interesting. The mountains, Table Mountain, Devil's Peak, Lion's Head and Signal Hill, would still be superb without the city, but their offspring provides them with an animated contrast of capricious moods, an unfolding drama of events, an agreeable mix of sounds, aromas, scandals, all taking place beneath the overlooking piles of rock, like children playing at the feet of indulgent parents. Look down upon Cape Town from the mountain heights, one of the great views of the world. It is spectacular by day exquisite by night, especially beautiful in the early evening when a golden glow lingers from the sunset and, one by one, countless lights start to appear like stars descending from the Milky Way to dance and play In the city all night. Originally written by late T. V. Bulpin, the doyen of travel writers, updated by Peter Joyce, and with photographs by Mark Skinner, who specialises in scenic photography of Cape Town and the peninsula, this is the story of Cape Town, Robben Island and the Cape Peninsula.