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Back to the hustle and bustle
... so used to all the peace and quiet of the last few weeks and now here we were in busy traffic, rainy and cold weather and a very crowded and loud and too hip looking hotel.
Niko took a nap (he did all the driving) while I tried to get on the internet. Turns out that the trainee who took the info didn't actually end up checking us in into the computer, so they had to fix that first before I could get online to upload some pictures. When Niko woke up, we decided to ...
First Weekend
... irgendwie und sind umsonst reingekommen.
Sonntag sind wir in ein 'Restaurant' gefahren, Mzolis. Das ist ein Laden, wo die ganzen Locals immer essen gehen auf nen Sonntag und jetzt sind halt die Touris auch drauf gekommen. Da kommt man an und man geht in eine Fleischerei und sucht sich alles Fleisch aus was man will (es ist mega guenstig):Da gibts alles von Huehnchen bis riesen Rindersteaks und Filets, Schweinelenden und Steaks, Verschiedene Lamm ...
Cape town = SF on steroids
... to actually help the lost public like we were. There are also "car minders" who look like public safety people but they just watch your car when you pop into a store or restaurant. Then you tip them 50 Rand on your way out. Long street where we were walking looked a lot like I imagine new Orleans to look like and the buildings have such neat combinations of Victorian and Dutch Architecture. We ended up at an Irish place where we ate fish and chips and watched the final match ...
Southern Point
... they will cram in as many people that can fit into the 4 row minibus. The further distance you go the higher the price. My trip of about 10 minutes cost 90 cents. After arriving at the main bus station in Cape Town, I navigated my way to Company Gardens where the Houses of Parliment are located and several beautiful gardens. I had myself a nice stroll through there, and reminded myself at one point to sit down and take it all in because I didn't need to rush to ...
Lekker Braai-Worst
... steigen, verlassen wir Vilankulos in Richtung Maputo – natuerlich mit einem Bus, der aus unerfindlichen Gruenden nachts um 4 losfaehrt, denn wir sind ja in Mozambique. Es scheint der richtige Zeitpunkt zu sein, denn langsam wird es voll im Paradies: die Suedafrikaner fallen wie die Heuschrecken ueber die Traumstraende her. Es scheint Ferienbeginn bei ihnen da unten zu sein. Als man uns im Norden von Mozambique erzaehlt hat, dass der Sueden das Top-Urlaubsziel der Suedafrikaner ...