Fireworks galore

The "Symphony of Fire" took place this past week. It's an international fireworks competition that takes place at Cape Town's Waterfront. There were plans to host it at the Witwatersrand Botanical Gardens in Johannesburg, but due to a rather rare nesting family of Black Eagles, the event was moved to the Cape to rather terrorise the more plentiful seagulls.

The competition lasts a week and is an international event. It's also the largest fireworks display on the continent.

Seats can be booked - but if you do, ensure you arrive well in advance, so you don't have to lean out your car window to watch the displays while stuck in a queue of cars all trying to get to the Waterfront!

The Grand Finale that took place last night did seem somewhat short, but the displays were amazing.