The houses in the photo below are located in Cape Town’s most colourful neighbourhood, Bo-Kaap.
It is not known exactly when or why homeowners started painting their houses in this way. The area is formerly know as the Malay Quarter. Today is it a culturally diverse area, with residents of all races and cultures. It’s a popular tourist destination and tourist buses are to be found parked outside the Bo-Kaap Museum, where all tours of the area start.
I love Santam’s new advert so much I just had to share it. For those of you who’ve never experienced South Africa, this advert provides a glimpse. I hope you’ll get to experience it sometime soon.
Note: I’m not a Santam policyholder, just a sucker for TV adverts that tug at the heartstrings and make me laugh!
Mozambican-born Portuguese South African; reflecting on travel, writing, editing, life, family and change that has social impact; chief wide eyed in wanderer, wonderer and bottlewasher
