Finally landing in Cape Town after almost 5 years I knew what to expect from the sleepy town at the southern tip of Africa. I was here with my parents and then again with colleagues for a marketing summit – where we made time to get out a bit. We visited the V&A and we all got on the yellow frame and had fun with it.
The iconic yellow frames in Cape Town perfectly frame some of the most iconic and picturesque attractions. Here is a list of where you can find Cape Town’s yellow frames:
- Signal Hill, Cape Town
- Blaauwberg – Eden on the Bay
- V&A Waterfront overlooking the harbour and Table Mountain
- In front of the Zeitz MOCAA at the V&A Waterfront
- Cape Town station
- Lookout Hill, Khayelitsha
- District Six, Harrington Street – right next to Charly’s Bakery
- Silo District
These frames will definitely help tourists find the best spots to take photos and to have an awesome souvenir photo of places visited in the Mother City.
I’m putting it out there, I like fun useless facts…
- Did you know that the yellow frames are 2.8m tall by 4m wide?
- The frames are painted in yellow or Pantone C109.
- The V&A Waterfront was the first location to receive its yellow frame.
- Signal Hill received the second yellow frame.
Here are some OBVIAAAS tips to get great photos of you in one of Cape Town’s yellow frames:
- Don’t ask a stranger to take your photos.
- As you can see on the photo above this stranger snapped while I was still getting on the frame and forgot to check that she actually captured the landmark (Table Mountain) in the frame. The rest of the series aren’t better either.
- Snap pictures of just the frame and landmark.
- Stand back, seriously, you don’t have to stand on top of the frame to snap a picture. Look for the white X to stand on.
- The frame, when you stand on the right spot, will perfectly frame the landmark.
- Take photos in landscape – just like the one my BFF snapped at Charly’s Bakery (see below).
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