I have noticed that there are quite a few mosaic benches and seats popping up all over Cape Town lately. It seems that Cape Town is really doing South-Africa proud as the Design Capital of the year and I love seeing all these new changes to this great city. I read that they are adding these mosaic pieces as part of a huge project to make Cape Town “beautiful and safe”.
The mosaic’s are mostly the work of artist Lovell Friedman. This beautiful piece I found at the top of Long Street as I started my stroll along this historic street.
London has her SoHo, New Orleans has her French Quarter, while Cape Town has her irrepressible Long Street, the ideal place to spend a couple of hours on a weekend. This street is filled with coffee shops and restaurants in beautiful 19th century Victorian buildings.
These buildings have been beautifully restored and are now housing antique shops, clothing boutiques, book shops, pavements cafes and even backpackers’ lodges. That’s because a number of preservation societies, heritage groups and architects constantly protect these structures from the wrecking ball. In fact, many of the buildings have been restored over the years.
As I explore Cape Town I do look like a real tourist taking photos of every building or piece of street art that I pass by. Those wrought-iron balcony’s lining the street look like the perfect place to sit with a cup of coffee and watch Cape Town go by. I enjoy walking through the streets of Cape Town and come across something new each time I go on one of my little adventures.
10 Responses to Eyes on Long street
I loved Cape Town – I’ve left SA now but I kind of wish I’d just moved there instead.
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Cape Town is amazing and I do love living here. Where do you live now?
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Lucky you 🙂 I’m in NZ. Lovely, and safe, but a bit culturally two dimensional.
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I used to work with a group of designers and got to travel with them on occasion. I loved seeing things through their eyes. Too bad we didn’t travel here!
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What a great experience! Yeah, I think Cape Town could be a designers paradise.
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One set of those buildings reminds me of New Orleans. Very colorful area.
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Then New Orleans must be beautiful!
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They have some buildings down in the French Quarter with balconies like that. You’d love the old homes in the garden district.
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Looks beautiful in an already wonderful city.
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I agree, and some of these mosaic benches are stunning, especially the ones i the company’s gardens.
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