Checking out the neighbourhood.

We spent our first few days in Cape Town exploring our new surrounds on foot to get to know central Cape Town and some of its more colourful inhabitants a little better.

We visited the Pan African markets and Green Market Square where, after much bargaining, we bought the obligatory wooden and bone handicrafts from the local stall holders (Jack's time in China proving handy). Let's hope we make it through customs!

We also visited the V&A Waterfont (a bit like Darling Harbour), the museum and art gallery where we went to the first exhibition of the influence of African art on Picasso's work ever shown in South Africa, and the colourful street of Bo-Kaap, home of the Cape Malays and delicious samosas!