Today our first day in Cape Town by ourselves. It was super foggy this morning! Couldn't even see table mountain from our hotel (ooh, so swank! nice after the camping/cold cold nights at the inns...ha ha), which is on St George's Mall. But eventually, the mist subsided and just now, the table was almost laid! That's the postcard worthy instance when the clouds look like a table cloth, over the flat summit of table mountain. So cool!
Last night, we went to Mesopotamia, our first Kurdish food experience. No, we did not go crazy in the Shisha lounge....it was really good! We sat on the floor and listened to crazy vibey tunes and enjoyed some kebabs and stuffed aubergine. No belly dancers last night though.... it was our first night without our dear tour guide, Otto. Ha ha, the deserted streets were a bit unnerving...and Michelle & I are oddities here...racially speaking. Man, we get weird stares everywhere!
Here's a quick run-down of the best things in SA:
Joburg: gold reef city is a lot like heritage park!
Pretoria: huge voortrekker monument, the university scene was cool
Kruger National Park: Awesome!! Saw the animals in their natural environment. We saw 4 of the big five! Leopard was evasive.
Durban & east coast: BEAUTIFUL crashing waves from the indian ocean. We saw the moon rising on the horizon, that was so cool. Dolphins surfing! So neat!
Drakensberg: The mountains are specatcular & great hiking!
Karoo: Desert- like, awesome sandstone formations...kinda like arizona - the most beautiful sunset ever
Garden Route: Knysna was cool - saw the humpback whales!!
Cape Town: Table mountain...nice killer 200m vertical ascent. But the views were worth every minute! Beautiful waterfront to run along, awesome food... wine region was fun! Cheese tasting was great...there's one called "La Beryl"!! Haha, so pungent.
Ok, will report more later! bye bye!
6 comments:
Africa is "lekker"... sounds like your picking up some dutch words! Hope you're having fun!
-sv
Dear Mary:
We're so happy for you! Keep us update. Thanks
Love,
Yee Ma Ma
It's about time you made contact, missy! Couple weeks agao, dad asked if you had sent me emails. I said,'NO!'
Anyway, I'm so busy at home and work that I hardly noticed you've been gone for so long. Guess I've got used to the idea of M not writing regularly! No, not bitching!
Your description of SA entices me. Let me put it down on my Travel List!
If things go well, I might see you in HK in Nov!
I'll bookmark your blog page and check it regularly.
Have all the fun you can while I slave away here in sunny Alberta. Work is busy meaning I can't take days off! *sigh*
My only consolation is to watch my new collection of Jane Austen DVDs. After Colin Firth, my favourite is Jeremy Northam who played Mr. Knightly in Emma with Gwyneth Paltrow.
I digressed.
ttyl
AP
Dear M,
Glad to hearing from u and know that u're having funs at SA. Did u take photos of the Table mountain and its cloth?
Keep posting when u have time.
Take care
AK
Mary! SA sounds beautiful! There's wine AND cheese involved? Sounds like my kind of experience! Live it up and stay safe! Keep us posted on the journeys of a couple of racial oddities! =)
Pungent!?!?!!
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