Bo-Kaap @ Cape Town, South Africa - Africa Day7 Pt3

On our last day in South Africa, we visited Bo-Kaap again. Didn't get the chance to enjoy that place the day before as it was already dark. So the first place we went this morning is Bo-Kaap :)

Bo-Kaap is the neighborhood where the Cape Malay population of Cape Town live. Located on the slopes of Signal Hill, the houses here are very colourful with cobblestone streets. There are a few mosques in this area as the Cape Malays are Muslim... alhamdulillah :) Bo-Kaap also offers awesome views of Table Mountain! I sooooo love this place!! :D

When I came out of the car, I noticed one girl was passing by and looking at us. She then approached me and give salam with a smile. Asked if I'm visiting the place and warned us not to leave valuable things in the car as there are a few cases of car breaking here. So nice of her to warn us. Her name is Shamima and she is a local Malay Cape :) It was really  nice meeting and talking to her ;)

Loving the different brightly covered houses! Especially after learning the history of this neighborhood. The residents of Bo-Kaap are mostly descended from slaves who were imported to the Cape by the Dutch during the the 16th and 17th centuries. They reigned from Africa, Indonesia, Java Malaysia, and elsewhere in Asia. They were known as “Cape Malays”, which is so weird and funny as most of BoKaap’s residents are not entirely of Malaysian descent (Oh darn... I was so excited to hear the word 'Malay' - I really thought they were really Malaysian descent :D). Anyway, I was told that there are still traces of Malaysian vocabulary in Bo-Kaap’s dialect such as 'terima kasih' (thank-you)... so yeah, okay laaa... hahaha :D

Anyway, let's just enjoy some of the pics I captured during my trip here... 

Dear... can we paing our house with this nice bright green colour? :D

One of the mosques in Bo-Kaap - yeap, there are a few mosques here.

The restaurant that we went the evening before.

After Bo-Kaap, since we have a few more hours before our flight, we decided to do some shopping :)

Hubby looking at the art works sold in one of the souvenir shops..

At the weekend flee market... 

Confirmed! The boys are more shopaholic compared to me :P

Zebra skin anyone?? This is real real okay! 100% pure Zebra skin!

After flee market, we even have a few hours left before our flight, so continue our shopping at the Waterfront. 

Recognize this figure? Nelson Mandela in beads :) So creative of them!

Well, that's wrap up our trip to Africa! So long Africa. Totsiens! It was really a pleasure to visit you! :D Hope we would meet again in the future :) 

Helooo Malaysia! We missss youuuu..... 

Boulders Beach, South Africa - Africa Day7 Pt3

From Cape of Good Hope, we drove to Simon's Town for lunch.  But before that, we stopped at the famous Boulders Beach. This beach, with its wind sheltered bays and safe sandy shores, is home to a breeding colony of over 2000 endangered African Penguins. The Boulders Beach penguin colony must be the most awesomest setting to see the cute African Penguins!! Set within a nature reserve, the penguins have a fantastic habitat to live within... lucky penguins! *yeah, I am so jealous of them! :P)

I kinda like these signboards... somehow they amused me :D

Walking on a wooden walkway all the way to the entrance... 

The Boulders Beach penguin colony is actually part of the Table Mountain National Park Marine Protected Area. The entrance fee for an adults is R45. 

Hey look who were there to welcome us :D

There were lots of penguin nests alongside the wooden walkway before you reach the entrance.

There's a sign in the parking lot to stay away from the breeding zone.

Awww... they are soooo cute!!! :D

This is a lovely beach with easily accessible board walks to view the penguins. 

It was an AMAZING view indeed! 

 

I have never seen soooo many penguins in one place before!

The Penguins are like everywhere! And they are super cute!! :D

You can see them nesting, swimming, resting and playing. :)

Definitely a highlight of our trip!

This place was so windy that I have to hold my tudung before it fly all over :D

Plenty of penguins to see all over the beach and coming very close! Such a unique experience!

Loving the view! (and the company hehe :D )

Such a cool place to be.
Sun, white powdery sand, lots and lots of penguins, clear water, quaint surrounding areas! 

I SO LOVE THIS PLACE!!!:D

Okay, enough of penguins. Let's grab something to eat! I was soooo looking forward to eat seafood here in Simon Town. But somehow, we ended up here... 

It's a small retail shop with a take-away counter. Nothing much... but most important, it's halal ;)

The boys really enjoyed this - beef drywors aka daging salai. Sedap katanya... 

I didn't try though... 

Ohhh... Maggie oso got here! :D

We ordered hotdog sandwich only as there were not much in the menu. Was a bit upset for not able to eat seafood. Kempunan mak nak makan fish and chip tau... :'((

And since there were no tables at the shop for us to enjoy our lunch. We ended up eating it in a parking space in our car... huhu.

So yeah, after lunch, we continue our journey back to Cape Town. 

Continuing our journey... 

We stopped here on the way to perform our prayer...

 

 Praying under a nut tree... :D

Reached Cape Town during sunset.
Back in Cape Town, we dropped by at Bo-Kaap - also famously known as 'Malay Quarter' in Cape Town to get something for dinner. Here in Bo-Kaap, you can find lots of halal restaurant.

Our first introduction to Bo-Kaap area. It's so colourful here ;)

The restaurant that we chose to have dinner..

Biesmiellah Restaurant..

The menu offered here...

My choice of menu - Jalappeno : Crumbed chicken, cheese, and onion and jalappeno sauce.

Mr Hubby and Abang Yusof decided to share these :

Chicken Briyani and something... (not sure what was the name of the top pic menu)

Alhamdulillah. A very tiring long day but worth every sweat! haha!
There is so much to see in Cape Town, I tell you! Tomorrow was our last day and I am still not ready to leave this beautiful town -.-

*to be continued soon*