06 September 2007

Snowflake

posted by Paul
No, not that kind of snowflake - in fact, I can't remember it ever snowing in Cape Town - except for the little bit that very, very rarely falls on the top of Table Mountain.

The Snowflake buildings that you see in front of Lion's Head are likely to be full of flour. Snowflake, with its tag-line "Too fresh to flop", is a flour manufacturer dating back to 1877. Here it's more or less a household name in flour, so much so that if you'd ask me to name another brand of flour, I doubt I could.

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6 Comments:

Blogger Rambling Round said...

I see why they call the mountain a lion's head! Great view.

07 September 2007 06:07  
Blogger alice said...

In France, flour is often "Francine" (an old surname): "la farine Francine"(in French, it rhymes...

07 September 2007 11:34  
Blogger oldmanlincoln said...

Gold Medal is the brand most asked for here and also Pillsbury. Nice shot of Table Mountain.

07 September 2007 12:59  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Great shot! I like the mountain as the background for the factory. Nice contrast.

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12 September 2007 06:38  
Blogger Mike said...

Stunning shot. Great.

13 September 2007 12:08  
Blogger Kerry-Anne said...

Thanks for all the compliments on the shot. Every time we drive past this particular spot, I say to Paul, "Oooh, that Snowflake building would make such a pretty photo...". Well, now we have one.

14 September 2007 02:36  

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