March 8th & 9th: Happy Birthday

April 1, 2014 dh_andrew 1 Comment

Sat March 8^th

I decided that today was my honorary birthday celebration day, since March 9^th itself fell on a Sunday and I thought that it would be best to make the best of at Saturday. We headed out early for Old Biscuit Mill, a trendy food market with shopping in Salt River. I went HAM on the food vendors. Ever since surviving my hell ride up and down Devil’s Peak, I had decided to enter “treat yo self” mode, feeling that life was too short and fragile to not indulge. (I literally promised myself any kind of food or drink I desired as incentive for my ragged body to complete that brutal hike.) Continue reading March 8th & 9th: Happy Birthday →

We were not allowed to take pictures at or near the consulate. So, imagine this picture of UCT is actually a picture of the consulate. It’s not, though. Not even close.

We broke the escalator somehow.

South Africa v. Mali, Green Point Stadium.

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela in his cell at Robben Island

The crowds. Also, $2 beer! Just saying.

Inside the minibus terminal downtown. Try not to get run over.

Table Mountain and the city bowl, as seen from Signal Hill.

Table Mountain, obscured by clouds. As seen from the Rondebosch Common.

Getting our bearings downtown.

Outside Chai Yo in Mowbray.

Saying farewell to my beloved mother. Thanks for the ride! Oh, and birthing me.

Bafana Bafana’s cheer section.

Looking up at Devil’s Peak from Rondebosch Main Road.

The view from UCT. It’s pretty stunning.

Cape Point.

Inside the District Six museum.

The beauty of nature.

Cape Town City Hall, where Mandela delivered his first address the day he was freed from prison.

A Lucille.

I somehow wandered into the Grand Canyon this past Thanksgiving. It was amazing.

Inside the District Six museum.

As we merged onto the highway out of the Cape Town Airport we were greeted by a massive township and an informal settlement. This is a photo of the former.