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HELLO TO ALL OUR FRIENDS!
Jubilant Joyous June wishes to all our club members!
The FIFA 2010 Soccer World Cup brings with it extra long school holiday. We have filled this edition of the newsletter with wonderful ideas to spend your time.
Just look at these great specials that the TOP 3 attractions are offering you and your family over the entire school holidays period:
City Sightseeing Cape Town: 2 kids (under 18 years) travel for free with every 1 full paying adult.
Two Oceans Aquarium: “TAKE 4” – for R200 two adults and 2 kids
(4 – 13 years) can visit the Aquarium.
Table Mountain: 2 Kids under 18 years ride for free if accompanied by a full-paying adult.
Why not take the bus, visit Table Mountain and then explore the Aquarium!
Share your experiences with us – send us a hand-drawn picture or a letter!
Top-of-Cape-Town GREETINGS
Your City Sightseeing Cape Town Crew
STOP OF THE MONTH
Stop 6 – Iziko SA Museum
On Sunday, 30th May the entire African Dinosaur exhibition will be opened to the public. Discover the complete story of dinosaurs. The emphasis is on dinosaurs that lived on the land that now makes up the African continent. Meet Jobaria, the herbivorous dinosaur skeleton and Suchomimus, the weird-looking large carnivorous dinosaur skeleton.
The museum is open daily from 10h00 – 17h00.
Entrance fees for visitors 16 years and older: R15
South African pensioners, learners and students: R5
WHERE DO I TAKE THE PARENTS?
Take a look at the fabulous events:
GOLD OF AFRICA MUSEUM - HOLIDAY FUN FOR KIDS:
Discover the music, stories, games and art of West Africa in the creative and fun programme:
Day 1: Drum - West African Music
Day 2: Imagine - West African Story Telling
Day 3: Play - West African Games
Day 4: Craft - Arts & Crafts
Do all four days or a combination
Jewellery-making courses for parents while children attend the holiday programme.
Where: 96 Strand Street, Cape Town
When: School holidays – call for upcoming dates
Time: 09h00 – 12h00
Cost: R50 per day (booking is essential)
Contact: 021 405 1540
Email: museum@goldofafrica.com
THE SCRATCH PATCH
See an amazing variety of gemstone products!
A place where you can have loads of fun ‘scratching’ for your favourite tumble-polished gemstones from thousands of polished stones that quite literally cover the floor.
Inexpensive and popular with all ages!
Where: V&A Waterfront, Portswood Ridge, Dock Road (near the Aquarium!)
When: Daily from 09h00 – 18h00
Contact: 021 419 9429
Website: www.scratchpatch.co.za
SURF THE INTERNET AND DISCOVER
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| SPOTTED AT THE AQUARIUM! |
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Visit Yoshi the LOGGERHEAD TURTLE at the I&J Predator Exhibit. Yoshi was confiscated from a boat in Table Bay Harbour in 1997, after getting caught in a trawler’s fishing net. When she first arrived at the Aquarium she was the size of a dinner plate, but now she weighs more than 120kg!
Yoshi is a carnivore and loves feeding on crabs and jellyfish, but on occasion she will eat seaweed. Feeding times are at 15h00 on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays.
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WHAT ANIMAL WAS SPOTTED ON TABLE MOUNTAIN THIS MONTH?
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Arum Lily Frog: If you look carefully, you might find an Arum Lily Frog hiding in an Arum Lily. Its bright orange legs can easily identify the frog. The tiny frogs shelter in the flowers during the day. They use the pollen of the flowers to camouflage themselves. At night they crawl out of the flower to hunt for insects. Please remember not to pick Arum Lily flowers or you might end up taking a frog home with you!
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| WHAT I NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE RED BUS |
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Do you know that our buses are running throughout June and July, with exception of the 21st June and 3rd July. The top front section of most of our buses is covered over this period for extra protection if it rains or is really cold. Remember to pack that warm jacket, beanie and scarf!
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| FACTS ABOUT CAPE TOWN |
The Dock Clock Tower, built in 1882, has been an icon on the docks for more than a century. This much-loved National Monument, restored in 1997, was the original office of the Port Captain. On the bottom floor is a tide-gauge mechanism used to check the level of the tides. On the second floor is a mirror room, giving the Port Captain a 360º view of all activities in the harbour.
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May 2010
