Summary of South Africa

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25.01.2011 - 25.01.2011 21 °C

So the last time I wrote I was in Cape Town, day 1. I was holding out writing another entry to try and get some pictures up but no such luck. Guess I will have to wait for Australia to do that... Currently sat in an internet cafe in Johannesburg airport where internet access is extremely expensive but I do have 6 hours to fill.

So, day 2 of Cape Town was my trip to Table mountain. I learnt when I was boarding the tourist bus that it was shut due to wind!! You wouldn't get this malarkey on Peel hill. I still got off the bus at the lower cable car station just to see what I could see and the view was amazing. I guess you could say I saved myself the R180 entrance fee Hopefully I can get some pictures up of the view soon so those of you not on facebook can have a look.

I also went to Green Market Square - Kind of a rastafarian craft market where I bargained my ass off for a bracelet.. Unfortunately that's all I had room for. It was beautiful and had such a lovely atmosphere. A bit like the Covent Garden of Cape Town I reckon. Had another stop further to the coast at Camps Bay which was very nice. Apparently the Hollywood of Cape Town.. Very quiet but picturesque.

I was back in Port Elizabeth in time for karaoke night I felt like Mariah Carey on tour. I also took a tour of the townships surrounding Port Elizabeth which was so interesting to see, but heartbreaking too. Just hundreds and hundreds of shacks. They let us have a look inside a nursery which was basically a freight container with one long pillow and loads of kids lying in there. So sad when you compare to the nurserys we have in the UK. A really good experience but not one i'd like to do alone! I wasn't keen on taking many pictures there either, it felt a bit intrusive.

All in all a lovely place but I think my next trip will involve a bit more exploring too.. Fascinating to see the differences between Port Elizabeth and Cape Town and would like to have more comparisons next time I make it this far

Anyway, off to Oz this evening.. Perth is first on the list so I will have another update soon - Hopefully this time with photographs!!

Posted by ThatsLife 25.01.2011 06:00 Archived in South Africa