Tatyana Binovskaya- artist

March Our Ben's birthday. Here is video of the celebration https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjaFAy4Wrts This year our Benjamin is 4 years old. I really like the way kids' birthdays are celebrated in Cape Town. Most often, celebrations are held as outdoor picnics. Guests come, children have fun, adults spend time with pleasant conversations. This time, animators with African drums were invited for the children and the children merrily joined the national traditions. I was busy with little Charlotte and enjoyed relaxing in the bosom of wonderful nature. That time we decided to give Ben a present and bought him a mobile phone. He is our first grandson and we haven't had any experience yet. It turned out that our gift was premature. Март День рождение нашего Бена. В этом году нашему Бенжамину исполнилось 4 годика. Мне очень нравится то, как справляют дни рождения детей в Кейптауне. Чаще всего празднования проходят как пикники на свежем воздухе. Приходят гости, дети развлекаются...

Antonio di Saldhana. A few more episodes with Portuguese explorers have kept the pages of history. The first European who climb to the Table Mountain was Antonio de Saldhana and this happened in 1503. As a man with "some naval experience," Saldhana was appointed head of a three-ship detachment, part of the fleet Afonso de Albuquerque, bound for India to fortify the Portuguese settlement in Cochin. Despite the fact that his task was to accompany the Indian fleet, he received separate instructions for patrolling the mouth of the Red Sea. In early May 1503, a detachment of three Saldhana's ships (Rui Laurenco Ravasco and Diogo Fernandez Pereira) departed from Lisbon, intended to overtake the main fleet of Albuquerque, which was ahead. However, the pilot's mistakes led to the fact that the team mistakenly arrived in the Gulf of Guinea, Saldhana and Lorenzo, landed near Sao Tome and did not know where their third ship (Digo Fernandez was actually on the right track)...

African Agapanthus. Plunging into the life and nature of South Africa, I paid special attention to plants and it was incredibly interesting for me to get acquainted with new, not yet met specimens. I remember the first meeting with Agapanthus Africanus - it happened in Kirstenbosch Park, many of these plants were planted right at the entrance to the park. It seemed to me that they are similar to our red and orange lilies, their leaves are exactly the same. It turned out that the plant is African and widely grown in gardens and parks. There are several varieties and they are all quite similar in appearance. It is likely that most of them are used for medicinal purposes, although the most popular are A. Africanus and A. praecox. They can be distinguished by the size and detail of the leaves and flowers. All of them are geophytes with thick tuberous rhizomes. The long, narrow leaves of A. africanus are somewhat fleshy, dark green, about 0.4 m long. The flowers are usually collected in ...

The Queen of Sheba was all over the place an extraordinary woman if the legends about her are mentioned in many religions. I will not tell you all these references, I will only share a story in the Koran, where she was called Bilkis. According to the Muslim version, Solomon learns from the bird hud-hud (hoopoe) about the existence of the queen Bilkis, the ruler of the fabulously rich country of Saba, who sits on a throne of gold, adorned with precious stones, and worships the sun. He writes her a letter with the words: “From the servant of God, Solomon, the son of David, to Balkis, the Queen of Sheba. In the Name of the All-Merciful God. Peace be with him who follows the path of truth. Do not rebel against me, but come and surrender to me. " The letter is conveyed to the queen by the same bird that told Solomon about her kingdom. Having received the letter, Balkis was afraid of such a message and a possible war with Solomon and sent him rich gifts, which he rejected, saying that...

Village. Cape Town residents do not spend weekends at home - everyone loves to travel and special conditions are created for this. There are not very many jobs and earning opportunities in Cape Town. Basically, the province lives on income from tourism, winemaking and agriculture. Very often, small farms to support their business create small restaurants and attract guests thereby arranging enclosure for the pets, which children have fun with while parents spend their time at lunch and pleasant conversations with friends Деревня. Выходные дни кейптаунцы не проводят дома- все любят путешествовать и для этого создаются специальные условия. Работы и возможности заработка в Кейптауне не очень много. В основном провинция живет доходами от туризма, виноделия и сельского хозяйства. Очень часто маленькие фермы для поддержания бизнеса создают у себя небольшие ресторанчики и привлекают туда гостей, устроив загончики для домашних животных, с которыми весело играют дети, пока родители проводят с...