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are painted up in both English & dutch. There are stopping places like sidings bearing a notice that the train stops there. There is a fine system of electric trams. The cars are two "deckers", and one line goes from the city passing between the Table Mount and the lions head to the outlying suburbs, and continues right round the Lions Head the Lions Rump, and returns to the city from the Western side. The fare is 1/6. When we got through the main part of the city we came out on to the New Road to Rondebosch. It circles round the side of Table Mount and the Devils Peak, and a splendid view of the Harbour, Robin Island a range of mountains in the distance, Mt. Wellington's snowy head showing in all its beauty. A fine view of the city and suburbs below can also be seen. We followed this road for 6 miles,