The Company’s Garden, Cape Town! S1 - Ep 531

[@junctionballito2813]

Ballito and the rest of KZN miss you guys alot....Please come again one day🤩

[@phillipleboa5251]

THANK YOU FOR TAKING TIME TO EDIT AND SHARE THESE VIDEOS WITH US.

[@andatoleni3603]

Thank you for the history of this Garden - enjoy!

[@tshephorailo6025]

Indeed Cape Town is got beautiful gardens

[@friend7897]

Hi Curtis and Sonia. The nursery used to be an aviary. I remember as kids we used to visit the Gardens quite often. The one cage had canaries in, and the other one housed budgies and parrots. Thanks for the video. It reminded me of my childhood 😊

[@davidoliverentwistle6431]

Absolutely beautiful. Thank you for sharing your experiences with us, of a garden that was established almost 400 years ago.

[@samsonkjoseph6087]

Baie dankie vriende.

[@lisaomahoney4182]

What a splendid Video! Thank you! May our history always be preserved ❤

[@johanmaass4687]

So beautiful! One forgets New York City began in the same fashion as Cape Town - as a Dutch town called "New Amsterdam" with a fort called "Fort Amsterdam". When the English took over, they changed the name to "New York". Luckily more of Cape Town's history survives to tell the story!

[@thewanderer58]

Just absolutely spectacular. I can say no more. Cape Town is truly one of the most beautiful cities in the world with an abundance of history thrown in. This is what one would refer to as a world-class African city 🤗. So proud to be a South African! 😏

[@itumelengndlazi3690]

Thank you very for another beautiful enlightening. I enjoyed the table mountain also. I will be having a ball in December because of your contribution about the Mother City if I may rate you 10 out of 10. Thanks so much. Continue with your afventure❤

[@volkers-hamburg2390]

Thanks for all your videos. Makes me want to explore South Africa 🇿🇦. Looking forward to come to Cape Town soon.

[@tillabezuidenhout6460]

Love seeing your meals. It gives everything such a holiday flavour.

[@deonzar]

Have not been here in a very long time but really surprise to see in what good state the gardens is in. I remember sitting on the bench and feeding the squirrels peanuts.

[@deonzar]

It was actually monkey nuts 😀.

[@mariusroos]

Who don't like to scroll down the Gardens. So beautiful and well kept. Such a rich history buried there. Thank you for taking us there It was stunning. Next trip I will jump up

[@DustBugsTravel]

I can't even begin to imagine how many folks spent many a happy time in this beautiful place. It's good to know you were also one of them! 😍🌳

[@charlietreston4035]

Hi guys another awesome video right up my alley from the slave house to the children in native dress dancing loved all the history and my Jan Smuts connection the statue near the Parliament reminds me of the statue in particular square in London right next to the one of Churchill. The garden could be in London. but you see table Mountain in the background mind blowing lovely to listen to your memories of the garden and as always the banter and laughter. Great it's well used by both locals and tourists. Very enjoyable stroll the history of Cape Town. Thanks for taking me along cheerio till the next one

[@Hongaars1969]

Hello again Thank you for this video edit and upload. I’ve been to the company gardens several times in the past and it’s great seeing that it seems to be well tended. As with all your previous videos, thank you and safe travels. Regards from Dubrovnik Zoltán

[@frederickmurray5766]

I used to take my kids to the gardens/museum at least once a month back in the 1980/90's. My youngest daughter was fascinated by the "rabbits in a tree" (squirrels) 😅.

[@georginapaul9672]

My mom was also a Sonia. British colonial. Thanks for your tours. Nice natured couple.

[@liudaharold3902]

Love sa❤

[@frederikbrits9559]

One of my first fathers was the gardener, 1670's......Wynand Wynands, proginater of the Bezuidenhout-family

[@CHibb217]

Sometimes small things can make me laugh 😊 like when Curtis said sugar instead of salt. Thoroughly enjoyed this video en sommer net julle twee se menswees❤

[@lizledbitter6711]

It was the South African Heavy Artillery and there are similar memorials in other cities. Cape Town, Pretoria, Johannesburg, Port Elizabeth, Durban and Kimberley. Six Guns were brought back from Europe.

[@lizledbitter6711]

One Source says there's a SAHA Memorial in Bloemfontein rather than Port Elizabeth

[@annaatkins2971]

Great video - again! I have memories of feeding peanuts to squirrels and having scones and tea...on a school tour, many moons ago ❤

[@nankadutoit1635]

Wauw thx for sharing, I was there many many moons ago and was amaaazed at how they have extended and beautified the garden I truely enjoyed walking through with you. My mouth watered for that cheesecake and coffee, yum. God bless you both for taking us to all these beautiful places in SA❤

[@ChristaGodley]

Hi julle dankie om vir ons die mooi plekke in en om Kaapstad te wys. Waardeer dit baie. Mooi bly

[@jimclarke8225]

Wonderful,thanks so much. Last walked up there 20 years ago with my late aunt. Now a kiwi for 54 years, but never forgotten my roots.Your trips bring it all back.😊. Kiwi Jim

[@emmerentiagroenewald3694]

Thanks for taking me along through the Garden!! Used to walk from Jan van Riebeeck High School to the City Hall on Thursday mornings for the final rehearsals of the Symphony Orchestra concerts... And always stopped to feed the squirrels on the way back!!🐿🐿🐿🐿❤❤

[@aislingbooks]

Very nice - thanks for the tour

[@lee-anneadams9222]

Hi Curtis, Sonia, Dusty and Sandy what an interesting, amazing and beautiful visit to the gardens, I really enjoyed it, haven't been that side of town in a while, will definitely add it to the list, safe travels 🥾🥾

[@terrimeyer3815]

Oh wow 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 What a stunning place this is. I had no idea. I never been there. I have to go now. Thank you so much for this trip into history. You 4 are too cute....💋💋💋💋

[@annawitter5161]

Many happy memories for me. Back in the 80s I was studying at UCT. I would take the bus into town and get off there at the top of Government Avenue at the Mount Nelson. I would walk down through the beautiful trees. In spring the oaks would be so gorgeous in new fresh green . I loved to visit the tea garden and walk through the garden. Then down Adderley Street to visit Stuttafords and Garlicks on the way to the train station to travel out to Bellville. Those ancient trees are so amazing. The squirrels are cute but people have to be careful, they do bite. I do hope you are going to visit Kirstenbosch. The Mount Nelson, or Nellie, was my wedding night venue. Amazing place and also full of history. Talking of history, I so love the history lesson provided. I really appreciate that you research everything and supply the info❤❤

[@DustBugsTravel]

I took a walk through parts of Kirstenbosch in Episode 252, if you haven't seen it yet. 😍🌳

[@annawitter5161]

@@DustBugsTravel I did. Just thought another visit would be a treat. It's one of the places I really miss. I will rewatch your previous visit. Thanks ♥️♥️

[@kennethdshort]

Hi Curtis , Sonia, Dusty, and Sandy. Loved !! Loved, this video of the Gardens. I was there 35 odd years ago. Must have seen only a small part of it as I don't remember much. Glad to see this extensive view, which was so enjoyable. Thanks for a comprehensive view of the gardens . .

[@lifestylerenaissance1728]

Great!!! Thank you! 🥰

[@tillabezuidenhout6460]

Enjoyed the walk with you through the gardens. Well done Sonia. You're walking !!!!!!!!

[@frederikbrits9559]

Puik video Curtis...Sonia

[@sicko_the_ew]

The Dutch called Indonesia, " India" in the old days, so I think the "Indian" slaves came from the Dutch "India" - i.e. the place called "Indonesia" after 1947 or so (" The Indian Islands" - just like Polynesia is The Many Islands). Another word that has changed meanings over the year is "garden" (especially when you talk about Ancient Mesopotamia). The early meaning is closer to what we'd call a "market garden" today (so we still keep the old word in some sayings). There's a fair chance that the Company Garden started out as a veggie patch, rather than a flower bed, in other words. And right after I say that, you hit the VOC vegetable garden... Anyway, its life as a modern garden matters much more. Yes, so nice to see all the people walking there, or sitting down to think, and unwind, maybe. So full of life. Yes, I agree, it warms the heart to see it.

[@tonynz9954]

Thank you so much for taking us through the Company Gardens. So much history there. I remember when I was a klein outjie about 6 years old, back in the 1960's ,I grabbed one of those squirrels by the tail🐹. So good to see that their offspring are still thriving in the gardens today. A lovely trip down memory lane. What a shame that Curtis did not get a nice cold Lager to wash down that delicious looking sandwich.🍺🥪🍰☕ Did Sonia manage to spot any lemon trees in the garden ?🍋🍋 I am sure they grew them to prevent scurvy for the sailors. Wonderful that Sonia was able to walk around even though some of the paths were treacherous. Next stop Tigerberg Zoo ? Ek onthou nog die chimps tea party there.

[@DustBugsTravel]

I don't remember if we saw lemon trees that day, but Sonia would never have picked any lemons there, no matter how much she loves them. 😊🍋 Tygerberg Zoo closed down permanently in 2012 already and we never visited.

[@dawnbarnes1361]

Wow, that was lovely. Thank you so much 🎉❤

[@markduncan-brown4717]

I am sorry to hear that Sonia struggled a bit at times. I am the same..rugby! Thanks for the tour, I cannot afford to visit CT so have not even seen the little flat I bought nearby there [Keerom] so you can imagine how much your walk meant to me here in Taiwan. I hope one day to see it myself.

[@NormanBowley]

My Great Grandfather made the fence around the St George's Cathedral he was a Bowley just don't know what his name was

[@frederikbrits9559]

Their was no love between Lukin and my great uncle Boer genl Coen Brits in the Rebellion, German West and German East campgain.....1914 - 1917

[@rachelmartin2967]

Rachel martin Cake town walk longer building

[@josengel1958]

That garden are neglected?? Was in a much needed stage in the 90's🤨

[@DustBugsTravel]

It's the easiest thing in the world to criticise and that's just not our vibe. We thought it was incredibly beautiful and we saw many workers hard at work keeping the garden as beautiful as it is. 🇿🇦🌳

[@InJouHande]

@@josengel1958 wait, are you saying the gardens are bad?