Cape Town: Garden Wonderland in the Midst of Urban Sprawl

摘要

Despite their romantic names, Cape Town's tough townships like Lavender Hill are not places many Capetonians are likely to venture. Yet, a few hundred metres away, down a surprisingly quiet, tidy street, is the Rondevlei Nature Reserve. Once inside the gate, a haven of tranquil beauty opens up. A kingfisher dives off a tall reed; pelicans, spoonbills and pink flamingos mass on the banks of a vlei (lake), and, as night falls, a couple of hippos rise like submarines to wallow and graze.