Friday 6 January, Three Kings Day

The colourful houses in Bo-Kaap are a well-known feature

We planned to go by train to Simon's Town down the coast today. But when we asked the hotel for advice about tickets, she told us not to travel by train. Too dangerous. We were disappointed.

Instead, we took an Uber to Bo-Kaap, a colourful area of the city. We saw the brightly painted houses and visited the museum. Downstairs they had artefacts from life in that Malay quarter, and upstairs was an exhibition of political photos and statements from the 1980s era of unrest.

Bo-Kaap Museum showed photos of Cape Town's recent history

Then we walked round the neighbouring streets, had a coffee and chocolate at Honest Chocolate, and headed back to the city hall and saw the different styles of building. We visited a Dutch church - the Groote Kerk, and the Slave Memorial, and we also saw an exhibition of modern black and white photos at Spin Street. The weather was very muggy and I felt a bit faint so we returned to the hotel and rested. No lunch! Later we ventured out into the wind to get some money and practically got blown over.

We liked the 8-course tapas selection to share 

In the early evening we took an Uber to Chef's Warehouse in Bree Street. First we had a glass of Brut at the bar and then we got a seat at the open window. My glass blew over. Luckily it was empty.

We had the 8 course tapas selection to share and a bottle of Scaramanga Red. The meal was delicious. We walked home afterwards and saw Masterchef Australia on TV