Mercure Suites Bedfordview Johannesburg

... talkies&#8221; &#8211; which I believe are feet and heads of chickens. Joburg beer is this weird home-brewed milky concoction that has about 2% alcohol &#8211; it tastes like a mixture of lemonade that has gone bad and milk &#8211; disgusting!<br><br>Suddenly, it was my last day. I couldn&#8217;t believe it! Gabbi planned out my whole day for me &#8211; we started by going to Lesede Village, which is an area an area built up to show and teach you about the ...

... They are a very resilient and joyful people. We got a lot of smiles and waves. <br> For lunch we ate at a house turned restaurant in a district of Soweto. It turned out to be where Aleena lived. While we were enjoying our African cuisine the neighbor kids showed up and gave us a little dance show. One of the teenage boys really won over the girls when he dislocated his shoulder about eight times in a row.<br> Aleena our hilarious guide made sure we were up to date with the ...

... the same story. At this stage the two lads were bricking it. They said that the locals came up and began circling the car and staring in. After waiting for about two hours the AA finally came to tow them away. The police never came. The AA truck dropped them off at the hostel and they didn't even wait for the gate to be opened. Instead they climbed over it, while everyone in the bar laughed at them on the CCTV. Just another crazy story in Jo'burg.<br>The following day myself ...

... violence so as not to damage the country's reputation or alarm people, though the situation is more and more alarming. Racism is a problem in South Africa, but not the way one might first suspect. It is now racism against white citizens. If a crime is committed black on white and the white victim harms the attacker while defending himself, he will be arrested and charged with assault or worse. Black criminals who attack whites are often ...

... at the Morgen Kriedemann's. It was great seeing them. With Morgen and the Treybig's we stopped at an Indian Fast Food shop at the airport and had what I call an Indian taco...sort of. We walked with Treybig's to check-in and saw them off. We went on to the Kriedemann's. The Kriedemann's had a nice surprise for us. They invited over a number of people ...

... 25kg between us. There will be much culling of luggage when we leave South Africa. The flight was ridiculously long, but I thought quite comfortable. Of course, I am not 6foot2....... We arrived in Joburg at 4 in the afternoon, and were met with hugs and joy by the Thal family, long family friends from Zimbabwe, and the love and joy continued all week. We were treated to a gentle start at their holiday ...

... Tanzania and see Oldivai Gorge, where the famous archeologists the Leaky's discovered some of the oldest hominid fossils ever found, also to see the Laetoli footprints, some of the first evidence of upright walking hominids. And of course I must go to the Congo on a gorrilla trek to see our closest living relatives! It's such a cool feeling to be here in Africa where my years of education actually are useful to me! Anyhow this is getting rediculously long, on to the next destination.....

I've been in South Africa for a week now and I've been pretty busy so haven't been able to get on the internet until now. I flew into Johannesburg and arrived early Friday morning. I then went to my hostel and went on a little tour of the city with one of the guys from the hostel. I was meant to be leaving the next day to go on safari in Kruger National Park, but the bus didn't turn up, so I stayed ...

... equipment and anything else which may be available, offering to wash windows anywhere along the sides of the roads and highways, at street lights, road crossings, etc. Although I found it quite warm (about 27 and muggy), the African folks were dressed as if it was winter in Canada with heavy clothes, jackets and a toque type hat on. Apparently they feel the cold at that temperature and it is not until it reaches much higher temperatures that they take ...

... and coast in along side to see nothing. Winding down the window I ask the guide of a large open top safari 4x4 what it was and he lets me know there were two Cheaters off in the distance but they've just gone. We sit there and wait a bit and Lou points out that everyone in the 4x4 is staring at us. I look around and realise she's right and not only are they staring but they all look pretty grumpy. Oh dear, we realise that I am probably the one to blame for the ...