View from the bottom of the peak.

Lion’s Head in the fog.

Job looking out over Sea Point.

Signal Hill

The greater Cape Town area

Looking out over Robben Island.

Table Mountain in the clouds.

Wishing for fewer clouds.

Job and I on top pf Lion’s Head.

Job, taking a picture of Camps Bay.

Final view over Cape Town.

Just after sunrise on my second day in Cape Town, Job Thomas picked me up at my hotel and took me to hike up Lion’s Head, one of the more popular hikes around. It didn’t rain which was good, it was however a little cloudy and foggy. It was a great start into the day and an even better introduction to Cape Town. Thank you Job!

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Lion’s Head

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Table Mountain

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Our appetizer was burnt on rooikrans logs and presented to us prior to serving.

Trout Tataki; fynbos teriyaki, ginger tahini, and granny smith apple.

Asparagus; Miso and hazelnut hollandaise, porcini puree, compressed wild mushrooms, and parmesan wafer.

Beef Fillet; Cafe au Lait sauce.

Duckfat roasted potatoes, potato churros, broccoli, fennel fondant.

Caramelized Lemon Tart; Strawberry and amasi ice cream.

Chocolate Soufflé; Hazelnut and grand marnier parfait.

All Things Spring; Naartje, pistachio and mielie meal sponge, mozzarella and lavender ice cream, raw honey with citrus granita and bee pollen.

Open kitchen

My first evening in Cape Town included a visit to The Shortmarket Club, one of the three restaurants of The Test Kitchen’s Luke Dale-Roberts. It just opened two months prior and certainly lived up to the hype!

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The Shortmarket Club

Not only did I get upgraded to Business Class on my trip from Frankfurt to Johannesburg, it got also assigned Lufthansa’s latest Siegerflieger! It’s the aircraft they scheduled to carry Germany’s Olympic athletes back home from Brazil.

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