Kirstenbosch-National Botanical Garden

The clouds were so beautiful.

We sat for 1 1/2 hour on a bench just taking in all the beauty.

Bird of paradise.

Protea is the national flower. There are many varieties.

I loved how the brochure said, "Botanical gardens are living museums." Kirstenbosch is the largest of the 9 botanical gardens in South Africa. The forests here were surveyed in 1652 by the Dutch East India Company.  The gardens began as most, a little here and then progressing to the beautiful gardens we saw.