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Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Monday, March 22, 2010
One of the Best
South Africa still remains at the top of my favorite destinations! I hate that someone had to miss her wonderful trip to Johannesburg, South Africa, but I'm so glad I got to go in her place! Thanks again, Delta scheduling!
Johannesburg looks a lot like Capetown. It has more buildings and less mountains, but still beautiful! The city itself is pretty dangerous, but we stay outside the city in one of its townships. If Johannesburg is northside Birmingham after dark, then we stay in Mountain Brook. :)
After the 14hr flight to get to there we went out to dinner at Lekgotla, a restaurant with an array of traditional African foods.
Why does food in a picture never look as amazingly delicious as it tasted? Ostrich fillet, chakalaka (vegetable stew), and garlic naan. Perfect meal.
Yeah, shamelessly stuffing my face!
Onto dessert!:
Iced Marula fruit pastry.
I don't even know how to describe Marula! Or Amarula, the liqueur made from the fruit. It tastes like Bailey's without the coffee flavor.. if that can be imagined.
The down and dirty aftermath. It was one of those times that you regret that licking your plate in public is considered heathen activity, even if you are in the Cradle of Civilization.
The restaurant also had a group playing steel drums! No one could keep themselves from moving with the beat, clapping along, and dancing with the guys. It was the funnest dinner I've had in a long time!!
Nelson Mandela Square
complete with a 15ft statue of the man himself!
Although Capetown is better (and safer), I still love South Africa and everything it has to offer. I can't wait to spend more time there! And I can't wait to share it with someone I love! I always have fun going out with the crew, and I enjoy my layovers, but it's still people you've just met and will probably never see again. It's always a blast, but it's different. I can't wait to visit South Africa in a different context! One day.
I guess the only other thing going on that's newsworthy is that the house was christened with its first official party! I think that the house enjoyed it very much. I know we did!
The rest of those pictures can be found on the almighty Facebook!
Johannesburg looks a lot like Capetown. It has more buildings and less mountains, but still beautiful! The city itself is pretty dangerous, but we stay outside the city in one of its townships. If Johannesburg is northside Birmingham after dark, then we stay in Mountain Brook. :)
After the 14hr flight to get to there we went out to dinner at Lekgotla, a restaurant with an array of traditional African foods.
Why does food in a picture never look as amazingly delicious as it tasted? Ostrich fillet, chakalaka (vegetable stew), and garlic naan. Perfect meal.
Yeah, shamelessly stuffing my face!
Onto dessert!:
Iced Marula fruit pastry.
I don't even know how to describe Marula! Or Amarula, the liqueur made from the fruit. It tastes like Bailey's without the coffee flavor.. if that can be imagined.
The down and dirty aftermath. It was one of those times that you regret that licking your plate in public is considered heathen activity, even if you are in the Cradle of Civilization.
The restaurant also had a group playing steel drums! No one could keep themselves from moving with the beat, clapping along, and dancing with the guys. It was the funnest dinner I've had in a long time!!
Nelson Mandela Square
complete with a 15ft statue of the man himself!
Although Capetown is better (and safer), I still love South Africa and everything it has to offer. I can't wait to spend more time there! And I can't wait to share it with someone I love! I always have fun going out with the crew, and I enjoy my layovers, but it's still people you've just met and will probably never see again. It's always a blast, but it's different. I can't wait to visit South Africa in a different context! One day.
I guess the only other thing going on that's newsworthy is that the house was christened with its first official party! I think that the house enjoyed it very much. I know we did!
The rest of those pictures can be found on the almighty Facebook!
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