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| Locals have gathered here for over 300 years when it was originally known as Burger Watch Square. Since then the square has seen an Old Town House, a civic centre and even the City Hall. |
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But above all, it has been a marketplace thronged with visitors such as our lovely young ladies indulging in a spot of ethnic-inspired shopping
 Pavement cafes and bars and a great mix of cooking and cultures from Ethiopian to Indian, Nigerian and European provide a welcome respite from the heat of a South African summer
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The gothic inspired Methodist
church with its topical banner "The Truth will keep us Free"; reminds us of precious freedoms so easily eroded
 Brightly coloured striped Kenyan kikois |  Today the
daily market entices locals and visitors such as our Ms T, with clothing,
jewellery, and of course curios |  Woven bracelets for the Rainbow Nation |  A curtain of glass beads shimmers in the hot sun |  Trade beads not dissimilar to these were once used as currency |  A buzz of colourful characters such as this lovely Zimbabwean woman selling hand-made crocheted clothing |  Painted ostrich eggs and wooden figurines waiting for a mantlepiece |  Wooden bowls and woven baskets |  Recycled coca-cola craft including an innovative folding sunhat and beaten metal picture frames |  A swarm of beaded lizards and chameleons with red awning |  Many of the market sellers are migrants from other African countries - all with their own tale of struggle and woe |  Hundreds of hand-crafted curios and not that many customers. Come and visit and support the traders! |  Little girl studies her red wrist-watch while her brother waits patiently for buyers |  As we wander through a maze of stalls our eyes are caught by colourful but kitchy paintings |  Girls negotiating a bargain |  An open air gathering place,
where restaurants and cafes spill onto the cobbled streets and free
concerts bring | the various communities together  Above it all, Table Mountain looms over the square as it has always done | |
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