I turned back to the window, and then I saw what all the fuss was about. As if out of nowhere, the city's iconic Table Mountain seemed to rush toward us against a backdrop of luminous, robin's-egg-blue sky. The only clouds were a blanket of those rapidly running off the mountain's flat top. I had learned that this cloud cover was referred to affectionately as the "tablecloth" by locals, and now I could see why. Beaches were covered with sand so white it looked like the snow that I had left back in Chicago 36 hours earlier. This was all complemented by the sprawling assortment of white colonial-style buildings that comprised the city's center, interspersed with the lush green of vast tropical forests and grassy hills. To the south the cobalt blue waters of the Atlantic Ocean intermingled with the teal waves of the Indian.
I laughed. "Haha, yep," I replied.
Magnifique, indeed.
Such artistic & poetic writing AKED. Love you!!
ReplyDeleteP.S. Sick banner, Bravo Tim!
Lexipoo I LOVE the car picture! I literally laughed out loud when I saw it..and what a great name! Tim is such a talented artist. Capetown sounds really beautiful, and I think you're going to have such an amazing time! This time, I don't have doooouuubts!
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