And you can’t get much closer than this!
This is the view from a parking lot in Kalk Bay, Cape Town. The railway runs right along the coast from Muizenberg to Simonstown. A scenic commute.
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post script: I found an ancient recording of Basil Rathbone singing I Do Like to be Beside the Seaside, from Sherlock Holmes, 1939. Enjoy!
I wish I could live near the sea but Sea in northern Germany brings flood and hurricanes 😦
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Oh dear – best to stay away and visit in summer then 🙂
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yeah, I was thinking of settling there after studies but now……. !!!
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🙂
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Oh I bet thats interesting riding on the train, the wonderful views you must get……lovely captures 🙂
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There is a special steam train which runs in summer on a Sunday all the way from Cape Town to Simonstown, for the tourists 😀
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I will have tell my husband about the steam train, so he can google it, steam train mad as he is 🙂
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I did have a link in an old post of mine – but I’m sure he’ll find it. Google knows Everything! 😀
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I love the view and the song too!
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Thank you very much 🙂
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So do I! Lovely!
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Thank you 🙂
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I feel so connected when I am close to the beach. It is a perfect place of integration, I´d say… Maybe I feel that way because I am a water sign (scorpio)…. When I learnt that, (I didn´t know Scorpio was a water sign until recently) … I said to myself (textual!): “Oh., that´s why I love the beach so much” 😀 Excellent shots, my friend. Love & best wishes, across the miles ❤ 🙂
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Thank you – and I understand; I am an Earth sign and being out in Nature just feels so comfortable to me – like I have gone home. 🙂
Happy Friday 🙂
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I appreciate the nomination – Thank You 🙂
But I decided to be Award Free when I first started my blog; it was just easier. 🙂
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Beautiful seaside shots and I would love that scenic commute!🙂 Enjoyed the ancient recording!🙂
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Sadly I think the commuters become immune to the view! But as I don’t take the train – or commute – I still enjoy it a lot. 🙂
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If that was my commute, I’m not sure I’d ever actually make it into the office!
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haha Just stop off at a seaside cafe and drink coffee and eat ice cream all day while watching the tide roll in. Sounds good to me! 🙂
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That sounds like a great job. Where do I apply?
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haha 😀
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I love water, & have lived near some source of it all my life
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I find it very peaceful. Lucky you to live by a water source 🙂
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It is, & I’d live IN water if I could. I never felt so peaceful as I did while skin diving or snorkelling.
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Lovely 🙂
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Lovely indeed👍☺
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Thank you 🙂 I could watch the ocean for hours 🙂
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wonderful place. I love to be at the sea, too. It’s calming and never boring at the same time. Kind regards from f…. cold Hamburg:) Mitza
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Thank you. It is very restful watching the waves. 🙂
Hoping warmer weather is on the way to you soon 🙂
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Such a cheery recording… lovely! 🙂
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haha Thank you – glad you enjoyed it 🙂
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Lovely!
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Thank you 🙂
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I remember the song. I guess I just dated myself eh! 🙂
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Along with me! Thank you 😀
To be fair, I’m pretty sure this tune is Still played at the British seaside. 🙂
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That must be it! I remember it as a teenager in the late 80’s! 🙂
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haha 😀
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🙂
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Beautiful!
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Thank you 🙂
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I could stare at that sight for hours. I miss the sea.
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Aw Thank you 🙂
Yes, I am mesmerised watching the waves roll in 🙂
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Gorgeous! Great pics! 👍❤️
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Thank you very much 🙂
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