First Day in Cape Town

So today was full of adventures. I didn’t wake up until about 12:30 since A. we went out drinking last night, and B. I hadn’t slept in almost 48 hours. We went to a few local bars last night where we met a bunch of people from all over the world. We were all fairly excited to be in South Africa, and therefore drank a little bit more than we should have. When we woke up, we decided to take a taxi to the waterfront today and get breakfast/lunch, and after a 15-minute car ride into the city, we arrived to an awesome little village on the water. We walked around a little and took in the views of the awesome city. The weather was on and off with rain and sun, and when the sun came out, the view of Table Mountain was unbelievable. This city is full of the most beautiful scenery that I have ever seen. We went to eat at a place called Spur’s, which was equivalent to an Applebee’s, but the restaurant had a huge window that looked out to the ocean and mountains. After eating and singing “Happy Birthday” about 100 times, we left to walk around a little bit more and explore. We started walking and found ourselves in the middle of a monsoon rainstorm with no place to go, and we started running along some busy road that looked like a highway. We found some shelter at a really nice apartment building and called a cab so that we didn’t have to walk back in the rain/hail. After we returned, we walked to the Garden Centre, which is a mall and a grocery store. EVERYTHING is closed on Sundays in Cape Town, so it was a waste of a walk, but it was still nice since the sun came out. After we got back from the Garden Centre, we all went to the rooftop of the apartment complex and found a pool, empty hot tub, and a gym WITH a sauna! It was the greatest view that I have ever seen. We could see Table Mountain as the sun was setting on it, and the city below looked beautiful. We all decided to go up to the sauna, which also had a great view, and we sweated our hangovers out. All in all, today was fantastic and I saw the most beautiful views that I have ever seen. I can’t wait to spend the rest of the summer here and see what other adventures I can get into!

 Our living room

My bedroom