By Cheryl Morris I had a lot of misconceptions about Cape Town. I could not have been more wrong. There was nothing dry about the landscape that unfolded itself to me from the airport. The monolithic Table Mountain is the centerpiece of this lush, green city. Flat and usually covered with wispy strands of cloud, the mountain offers both an immediate escape from the bustle of downtown, and a springboard for adventurous hikers, climbers, parachutists, and hang-gliders.
Beaches are another getaway option.
However, the icy Atlantic is none too inviting, even in summer. Unless you are a penguin. I expected to see lions and elephants on this jaunt to Africa, and while these can be found further north, penguins, seals, whales and all kinds of deerish creatures abound in the Cape. In fact, it is easy to forget that one is in Africa. But a rainbow it remains, with all the colours separately forming a whole.