We spent most of the day on the 12th flying into Cape Town.. A bush Plane to Maun and then an Airlink plane to Cape Town. The Belmond had provided a car to get us to the Mount Nelson, but it took some extra packing to fit everything in. We were met at the front desk by Crystal, an absolutely delightful woman, and two glasses of sparkling wine. Then there was a bottle of wine and a bottle of sparkling wine in the room as well. So we opened the bubble and drank a few glasses on pour porch. We were getting tipsy and so we went to dinner where they gave us two more complementary glassed of bubbly. Goodness gracious. The Royal Nelson is a grand old hotel that has sprawling grounds and buildings to spare. Its old school accoutrements include the Lord Nelson game room, the planet bar, rose gardens and several nice heated pools. We were given an upgrade to a suite cottage with our own planted flower bed.
The view from the walkway in front of our place
A trellis was on our porch where these delicate flowers were blooming
Our personal garden
A picket fence , flowers an two chairs!
Table mountain, so clear on the day of our arrival
Porch drinks
Heading into dinner, it was clear that drinking was part of the program
The dining area was very elegantly apponted
Flowers and plants everyuwhere
A beautiful king protea and a beautiful Queen dining companion
There was even a cat onsite
Some ceviche with two kinds of hot peppers
After dinner they had poured two glasses of red wine
These roses lined the length of the building
The bistro where our breakfast was served
So glad to see that the honey is badger safe. Who is going to keep us safe from the honey badgers?
Lovely flowers like the ones we saw in Sweden so many years ago
Darrel is the tea sommelier and a beekeeper too. He explained the badger safe honey to us
The solar system in the Planet Bar, they have kept Pluto for nostalgia
Pincushion flower, another type of protea
Part of a giant floral display
It smelled fantastic
