SP came to town! Day 5

I was told that the Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens were a must-do in Cape Town. So, consequently, I obliged, and took SP there for both our first times. 

The opening view.

It's exactly what its name describes: acres of exotic plants and lush gardens artfully arranged. SP made a key observation: the gardens aren't "artfully arranged" like a completely manmade pedicure, but rather, "organically" cultivated. They look like a natural outgrowth, all the more charming for it. 

Here follows a whole bunch of photos of flowers and plants of Kirstenbosch:

I believe the significance of this tree was that it was really old... or something...

Statues of dinosaurs with mountains in the distance.

Cactus! Except it's not... something related though... (maybe?)

I really liked it, but SP loved it, so we spent a good amount of time here. We then proceeded to Milnerton to lunch with my beloved Tita and her family, feasting on tons of game:

After which SP and I hung out on the beaches of Table View, to view Table Mountain at sunset:

Always left breathless.

We ended the day with a performance by Alvin Ailey. Truthfully, I had never heard of them until SP told me a friend of a friend of hers was the principal dancer in the group and that she had seen them perform before in DC, and was moved to tears. Here is the said dancer:

She was incredible. And not only that, she was exceedingly generous: she secured free tickets for me and SP. And the performance was awesome. I was most impressed by the variety: acts ranged from classical ballet to hip hop with a real narrative. I actually liked the hip hop narrative the most, called "Exodus" -- personally interpreted it as having parallels with #blacklivesmatter. 

Gardens, game, Table Mountain, dance theater. All in all, a great day.