Formule 1 Johannesburg North Sandton
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Day 40: Township tour
Good bye to Family Hart - we are leaving here today for our 33 days overland adventure through South East Africa.
For one month during the World Cup, we had so much fun with Family Hart, we simply don't know what to say for their amazing hospitality.
They let us stay in their guest room for one month, cooked dinner for us quite often and welcomed us as a part of the family.
Clare went to the same school as Daniel in Southwold in the UK and she is the ...
Just a city tour
... E o voo nao poderia ser diferente, veio nego cantando e tudo mais... bem divertido (mas ainda bem que eu consegui descansar no aeroporto... hehe). O unico problema foi que, dentre tantas nacionalidades, eu tinha que sentar justamente do lado de uns argentinos!?!?! Sacanagem!!!
Enfim, vencido esse ponto, foi so' chegar a Johannesburg e comemorar. Chegando aqui, ao sair do aviao ja dava pra escutar as vuvuzelas (isso eh verdade, em ...
Johannesburg, Gateway to the Rainbow Nation
... overtaking. I was in a rush that I even left my money in my room (which I've already checked out). Luckily Tim found it and kept it for me, I'm so grateful that the owner is honest enough to return it. The destination of the morning is Lion Park situated between Pretoria and Joburg, about 45mins drive. In Lion Park, you'll get to touch the little lion cubs in the lion "kindergarden". They even have the white lion cubs (white lion can't survive in the ...
Finishing off the guide book
On my last few free days in Cape Town I've spent the time finishing off all my sight seeing, for example wandering along the sea front at Seapoint (and avoiding the waves crashing over the side!), wandering around the Castle of Good Hope (this pentagonal castle was built by the Dutch in the 17th Century to protect the settlement from a British Naval invasion), relaxing in the tea rooms of company gardens and visiting the National Museum ...
Flight to Jonannesburg
... through Customs and Immigrations, then gathered our luggage before meeting our tour guide at the airport. We were taken by coach through this very crowed city, some areas were very nice and others were scary. Our hotel was in a deteriorating part of the city, but was first class otherwise, with beautiful gardens ...