Art of Google Doodle Art

http://www.google.com/doodles/finder/2012/All%20doodles

Art Needle Eye

Who says you can't put a camel through the eye of a needle? Russian miniaturist Nikolai Aldunin has fit seven through this one. The artist works between the beats of his heart, in order to keep his hands perfectly still. He creates works of art so tiny that a microscope is needed to see them.

Google Maps

Google Maps

Google Maps

On its first official outing, the Google Maps team is using the Trekker—a wearable Street View backpack with a camera system on top—to traverse the Grand Canyon and capture 360-degree images of one of the most breathtaking natural landscapes on the planet. Read more: http://goo.gl/P7OHU

Cape Town Train

Day Trips

Trips on the lines of the Cape Peninsula

If you are looking for something different to do with family, friends or even on your own, why not take a steam train ride on one of the day trips run by Atlantic Rail?
Our train consists of wooden bodied vintage coaches dating from 1922 to 1938. One of the coaches is a lounge car with a full cash bar service. The steam locomotive we use is a Class 24 steam loco built in 1949.

We run regular day trips around the peninsula. This scenic route winds along the rugged coast of False Bay with the waves crashing on the rocks below, through villages scrambling up the steep slopes and along the beautiful coves and beaches.
The train leaves Cape Town and travels between the famous Newlands rugby and cricket grounds to Muizenburg. Traveling on to False Bay where the view of the ocean is spectacular. The railway line skirts the rocks as it travels through the quaint village of Kalk Bay, then snakes through Fish Hoek and Glencairn, finally coming to an end in Simonstown with a view of the naval dockyard.
Passengers are free to go to the beach, grab a bite to eat or stroll through the town.
The train returns along the same route back to Cape Town.



Upcoming Trips

21 October 2012	Cape Town to Simon's Town
4 November 2012	Cape Town to Simon's Town
18 November 2012	Cape Town to Simon's Town
2 December 2012	Cape Town to Simon's Town
16 December 2012	Cape Town to Simon's Town
30 December 2012	Cape Town to Simon's Town

Sunday, 21 October 2012 - Cape Town to Simon's Town (return)
Departs Cape Town:	10h30
Arrive Simon's Town:	12h30 (approx)
Departs Simon's Town:	15h00
Arrive Cape Town:	16h40 (approx)
Duration:	5½ hours
Price:	R220 - Adults R110 - Children (3- 12yrs)
Atlantic Rail will be running a trip from Cape Town to Simon's Town (return) departing Cape Town at 10h30 and later departing Simon's Town at 15h00 for the journey back. If any guests would like to be dropped off or collected at Kalk Bay station, then they must stipulate this when booking. This cannot be arranged on the day of departure as it has to be planned into the running time table, so let us know early. Prices are R220 for Adults and R110 for Children 3 to 12. BOOKING IS ESSENTIAL info@atlanticrail.co.za and 021 556 1012 (office hours) to book!

Stratosphere Sprong

Felix has landed safely from his jump from the Stratosphere – More than 128 000 ft.. Wooow! Red Bull Stratos Mission! — met Rafael Franco Rodriguez, Teresa Frias Rivera en Dejan Petkovic.

Zumavillie

Dragon Boat Festival 2012

The Dragon Boat Festival Regatta in Muizenburg (13 October)

Here be dragons! The annual Dragon Boat Festival Regatta, a competitive race that pits the rowers of intricately designed, traditional canoe-like vessels against each other, is set to bring scores of water sport and watercraft enthusiasts to the Zandvlei Inland Waterway in Muizenberg on Saturday, 13 October 2012. A great family-friendly weekend activity, the regatta will wow spectators and supporters with elaborate, artfully-decorated dragon boats, and the money raised by this event will be donated to charity.http://www.dragonboat.org.za/