Melrose Place Guest Lodge
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Luxury suits me
Jan 26 Decided to skip the tours today, as it would be nice to wake up whenever I wake up, rather than at 6, when I have to. So, I woke up at 6. But, went back to sleep just cause I could. Eventually, went to breakfast for last time with some of my group. I find goodbyes with people I don't know that well awkward, so I tried hiding for the morning …
The end of the road
... a guard was telling us it was 5 pm and could we please leave. 4 hours and we'd only reached Nelson Mandela's release from prison. We discussed how much we wanted to return, Kylie because she wanted to finish the permanent exhibit, me because I wanted to start the temporary exhibit: an exhibition about Mandela. In the end we found another backpacker who had hired a car and was going there another day, so we joined him and finished up. In the end it still took us over 3 hours, so ...
Pioneers reunited and ready for adventure!
... sort of dessert. Sarah had a mix of cucumber, pear, and ginger, and I had beetroot, pear, and carrot. Yum yum yum. A very good, very relaxing use of our morning.
Now we are off to Pick N Pay to get groceries so Sidd can make us more Indian confections. Hurrah! Look for a post from Declan in the next few days...I can’t believe this is really my last post from Southern Africa. Looking forward to going home, but will think of my friends and ...
Recap cultural day
... They smiled for my camera many times. The kids loved being photographed. They kept yelling shoot me, shoot me, and then they were even more amazed when you showed them their pictures. For lunch we stopped at ' chez Alina's ' we traditional food ( which includes lamb) and other seasonal veggie, we also had dancers who welcomed us and bit us farewell with a great performance. The day ended at the Apartheid Museum. A second time for me, ...
Johannesburg, after 5 months and 20 000kms
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... pendant 9 jours, ils ne pouvaient pas nous accueillir! La propriétaire a offert de réfléchir et de demander autour d’elle et je lui ai donné notre numéro de téléphone cellulaire. Nous avons donc continué à être assis là, dans le camion, sans rien faire ... Maintenant quoi?
Roman m'a dit que nous devrions aller à l'hôtel que le premier gars avait mentionné et je ne pouvais même pas me résoudre à faire quoi que ce soit. Quelle folie d'être arrivé jusqu'ici et ...
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