With the final night of the Cape Town Military Tattoo 2015 sadly behind us, I took a drive through to the Castle this morning, an obliging Mom in tow, to get some ‘after’ pictures – having taken some ‘before’ pictures just over a week ago. See It’s Getting Real, Constructing the Jigsaw Puzzle, and Seating,…
A Saturday morning visit to the Castle of Good Hope, again with Mom in tow after a visit to the Gardens Centre for an early morning cuppa coffee, revealed that much work had been done since yesterday’s visit. All three seating stands are now ready for the Cape Town Military Tattoo 2015, which is being…
The last few weeks have rushed past in a blur of taking photographs, selecting, editing and uploading images to various online albums, drafting articles and posting blog updates about the Cape Town Military Tattoo 2014, and re-connecting with many of the amazing folk who work tirelessly for long hours behind the scenes to make this…
I headed down to the Castle of Good Hope again this morning to see what had happened since yesterday.
The team from Gearhouse were hard at work in the arena, assembling the seating stands. The little green forklift was dashing hither and thither. 3 Electronic Workshop in Wonderboom had finished constructing the lighting towers, and were busy affixing all the lights to the tracks high above. Maintenance guys were painting the inside of the Kat archway. At the rear, a large marquee was being assembled. And the troops of the Cape Town Highlanders were drilling on the rear field behind the Castle.
Remember to go and get your tickets! Quick-quick!
The Castle of Good Hope was positively buzzing with activity today. The sense of excitement was palpable. Gearhouse (a well-known technical supplier to the live event industry) had arrived early in the morning, and off-loaded all the various components of the seating stands. A forklift and a hand-drawn cart were taking turns to ferry the…
With only a few days to go before the Opening Night performance of the Cape Town Military Tattoo 2010, the preparations at the Castle are in full swing. This year, I have been allowed to peek behind the curtain and to hang around backstage, so to speak. Camera at the ready, pen and notepad in…
Grains of Sand 