So none of my plans for this weekend went as planned, but such is the way of life. I'm not sure if life was trying to tell me to take it easy, but if it was, I was definitely not going to hear any of it. So Friday was a complete bust but Saturday, my camera was itching to have a go at taking some photos. I drove out to Synergy Live festival as was planned but I didn't get very far. On my way back from Synergy Live I did however get to take a look at the Taal Monument. The Taal Monument signifies a lot of things, including the influences of different languages and cultures on the Afrikaans language, as well as political developments in South Africa, the influences are as follows:
• A - the European heritage (English, Dutch, German, etc)
• B - The Asian heritage (Malay and Malay-Portuguese)
• C - Africa (The Khoi Languages, Xhosa, Zulu, Sotho
• D (the bridge) - The bridge between the Languages
• E - The rapid growth of the language (ascending)
• F - The birth place of Afrikaans, South Africa.
I was astonished by the monument and how beautiful it was; with its feminine curves to its very masculine points and hard granite disposition. I had seen the monument once when I was younger, but I don’t think I was able to really appreciate it as I had on Saturday. It seems I am not the only one, who appreciated it though, in a photographic/cinematic sense that is. Many photographers have used the monument as a backdrop for many photos I even found a beautiful set of fashion/glamour shots that were taken there. The most surprising however was this shot that had taken from Starship Troopers 3.
If you happen to live in the Cape Town area the Taal Monument are holding a special Christmas picnic event where you get to see this beautiful piece of architectural mastery at night. I can assure you the view from up there is amazing, and can only imagine how much beautiful it must be at night with the cities lights glowing up at you. The event is being held on the 2 December, which means it is going to be a full moon and there will even be a chance for the kids to meet Santa. If you want to want to find out more you can visit the official Taal Monument website here (currently under upgrade at the moment) or join their Facebook Page here . I will have many photos up on my website shortly, so head over there in the next few days to take a look (should be up by tomorrow).
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