Bo-Kaap is a Cape Town neighbourhood filled with history, going back to the time slaves arrived from the East Indies, but I must admit I came for the colourful houses and the cobblestoned, narrow, steep streets that run in-between the vibrant homes. And it’s not just me who’s taken by the beauty, as outsiders come into the area buying property, and thereby gentrification is in the works. Unfortunately I get it, who wouldn’t wanna live here, but sadly with that the characteristics will fade out. If you want more insight into the bygone era, you can stop by the Bo-Kaap Museum. Just know it’s very small, so there wasn’t much in there, but I liked the film room where you can hear stories told by the early residents about the old days.
Website: bokaap.co.za
What fun, colorful houses! It reminds me of a neighborhood I visited in Singapore.
Seems like a lot of places have them. Just wish we did in Oslo too 🙂
I love pastel-coloured houses! They really brighten up your mood on a grey day 🙂
Me too! Norway could use a little bit of that 🙂
What cool colours! The place just looks so cheerful, and I hope that gentrification won’t change that – or make it hard for the people who made it cheerful in the first place to keep living there.
I doubt the colors will go away. The people living there, that might be another story. Fingers crossed!
I love the colorful houses! This is how the houses looked in Puerto Rico and I was just soo in awe!
Yes, Puerto Rico and the Caribbean have their share. Love them too!
I love color and I think that it’s great that they are renovating Bo-Kaap.
Love colors too! I guess gentrification can be both good and bad. Just hoping it won’t be too streamlined.
I love colorful places and because of that, I would love to visit this place. Now, I didn’t know this area is quite small. I thought it was an entire neighborhood. Hope the feeling of the place is maintained with time. I do not like when a place looses its uniqueness. #WanderfulWednesday
It is not tiny small. There are colourful buildings spread out, but most of them are concentrated to a small area of the neighbourhood. I think the colors will always remain, but residents are being “switched out” and that usually has a say.
Love these colorful houses!! I love colorful towns, so this is definitely on my list! #WanderfulWednesday
Me too, it’s like being in a candy store, and I LOVE candy 😀
I love all the colors! Sometimes I wish neighborhoods in the US were as colorful as some of the places I’ve traveled to. #wanderfulwednesday
Me too! Once in the Caribbean my driver told me: the more colours, the better, they want to stand out. Had to tell him in Norway the less the better, because you don’t want to be looked at as the crazy one 🙂
Wow, love all the colours!
Me too!!
What a beautifully colorful neighborhood! Love learning about little hidden gems through your short but sweet blog posts 🙂
Thank you 🙂 Yes, Bo-Kaap is gorgeous, and very popular with the visitors. Tried my best to get photos without strangers posing in them 🙂
Wow those buildings are so colorful! I hope the inside is just as cheerful!
Don’t know about that 🙂 Are regular homes.
Very colorful indeed. No wonder people come to see the houses
Luckily there weren’t many there this time. Low season. Perfect 🙂