Molo!
After a long and eventful week with the Soccer4Hope team, the girls and I were eager to do some touristy activities over the weekend.
Saturday morning started with a bus trip to Stellenbosch, where we enjoyed three lovely wine tours. The first one was called Vrede en Lust, which was located on a beautiful vineyard - we enjoyed some bread, cheese and crackers, as well as several white and red wines. Our next stop was at Tokara, which was much more casual. Finally, we went to Waterford - our tour guide showed us around the vineyard, and gave us some detail on how the wine is made. After enjoying some chocolate and wine at the last vineyard, we all headed into town for some lunch - we (including Charlie and Craig) ended up at a restaurant called Col Cacchio's, an Italian pizzeria, which was just delicious. Afterwards, we decided to look around a local street vendor to see if we could find some fancy souvenirs for our families. Salina was bullied by one of the gentleman trying to sell her a painting, and the babies (Andrea and Sarah) might have gotten ripped off on their purchases.
After our long day of wine touring, we decided to grab a quick dinner at our hostel. From there, 7 of us decided to head down to the Cape Town International Convention Center at the Westin, where a local dj party was taking place. We felt a bit out of place at the beginning, as we were the ONLY white people there, however, once one of the All-Stars, Vuyani, arrived with his brother and cousin, we felt much more comfortable. As the night went on, people became friendlier, and attempted to teach us dance moves - by the end of the night, Andrea's moves were a HIT! Some of us decided to leave a bit early, while others decided to close the place down - all in all, the 7 of us had a fantastic evening!
Sunday started off with a bus trip courtesy of Charlie to Roxy Surf School in Muizenberg. We all got into our wetsuits and rash guards (which clashed hideously) and after getting some basic surfing lessons from the instructors, we headed into the Indian Ocean. Some of us were able to get up a few times, while others struggled a fair bit (*cough* Lindsay *cough*). After 2 hours in the ocean, we were all exhausted, and ready for some food. We grabbed a quick bite, and headed to our next destination - the V&A Waterfront. We took a ferry ride to Robben Island - a prison in operation from 1960 to 1996 - where we took a bus tour around the island, and a guided walk through the famous prison. One of the highlights of the tour was being able to see the cell of Nelson Mandela, in which he spent 18 years. The tour guide who walked us through the prison was actually a former prisoner, which I thought was really cool.
After our tour, we took the ferry back to the waterfront, and we decided to have dinner at a restaurant called Quay Four. We watched the Manchester United vs. Chelsea game, and to my disappointment, Manchester United won. We headed back to the hostel, and decided to call it a night!
Hope you're all enjoying our blog!
Goodnight from Cape Town,
Morena
After a long and eventful week with the Soccer4Hope team, the girls and I were eager to do some touristy activities over the weekend.
Saturday morning started with a bus trip to Stellenbosch, where we enjoyed three lovely wine tours. The first one was called Vrede en Lust, which was located on a beautiful vineyard - we enjoyed some bread, cheese and crackers, as well as several white and red wines. Our next stop was at Tokara, which was much more casual. Finally, we went to Waterford - our tour guide showed us around the vineyard, and gave us some detail on how the wine is made. After enjoying some chocolate and wine at the last vineyard, we all headed into town for some lunch - we (including Charlie and Craig) ended up at a restaurant called Col Cacchio's, an Italian pizzeria, which was just delicious. Afterwards, we decided to look around a local street vendor to see if we could find some fancy souvenirs for our families. Salina was bullied by one of the gentleman trying to sell her a painting, and the babies (Andrea and Sarah) might have gotten ripped off on their purchases.
After our long day of wine touring, we decided to grab a quick dinner at our hostel. From there, 7 of us decided to head down to the Cape Town International Convention Center at the Westin, where a local dj party was taking place. We felt a bit out of place at the beginning, as we were the ONLY white people there, however, once one of the All-Stars, Vuyani, arrived with his brother and cousin, we felt much more comfortable. As the night went on, people became friendlier, and attempted to teach us dance moves - by the end of the night, Andrea's moves were a HIT! Some of us decided to leave a bit early, while others decided to close the place down - all in all, the 7 of us had a fantastic evening!
Sunday started off with a bus trip courtesy of Charlie to Roxy Surf School in Muizenberg. We all got into our wetsuits and rash guards (which clashed hideously) and after getting some basic surfing lessons from the instructors, we headed into the Indian Ocean. Some of us were able to get up a few times, while others struggled a fair bit (*cough* Lindsay *cough*). After 2 hours in the ocean, we were all exhausted, and ready for some food. We grabbed a quick bite, and headed to our next destination - the V&A Waterfront. We took a ferry ride to Robben Island - a prison in operation from 1960 to 1996 - where we took a bus tour around the island, and a guided walk through the famous prison. One of the highlights of the tour was being able to see the cell of Nelson Mandela, in which he spent 18 years. The tour guide who walked us through the prison was actually a former prisoner, which I thought was really cool.
After our tour, we took the ferry back to the waterfront, and we decided to have dinner at a restaurant called Quay Four. We watched the Manchester United vs. Chelsea game, and to my disappointment, Manchester United won. We headed back to the hostel, and decided to call it a night!
Hope you're all enjoying our blog!
Goodnight from Cape Town,
Morena
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