My mountain, my main man

Look to the mountain they say. When in need of direction, look to the mountain. When in need of inspiration, look to the mountain. When you don’t know where to take your friends that are not from Cape Town, take them to the mountain. The world has its awarded natural wonders, Cape Town is privileged enough to host one of those wonders, Table Mountain.  

The world’s seven natural wonders are based on public votes, and wow, Cape Town won this global race. The other six wonders of the world as voted in 2011 include: Amazon: South America, Ha Long Bay: Vietnam, Iguazu Falls: Argentina/Brazil, Jeju Island: South Korea, Komodo: Indonesia, PP Underground River: Philippines. Over 500 million votes were cast world-wide. This is not just a win for Cape Town, but a win for the country.  

Those staying in Cape Town would know that if they are on their way to the city’s CBD and happen to be lost, all they need to do is look to the mountain for direction from which ever direction they are coming from, the closer the mountain, the closer they are to reaching their destination. The same could work the other way around; Table Mountain is like one big giant compass. Those looking to find inspiration to write a piece about Cape Town the most common starting point would usually be Table Mountain, look at this blog post for example J . In my opinion, it is the identity of the city, a natural wonder; a tourist attraction, an unmindful leader- My mountain, my main man