Friday, March 14, 2008

Cape Town, South Africa

I stayed in Johannesburg one night and two days in a very comfortable Safari Club Resort near Airport. I could not get anymore a round trip to Pretoria and Jburg.
So I relaxed at the pool or at the bar. The bar was very cozy, made African style with big TV screen and library. There was no bar tender and I was in that luxurious surrounding the only customer. The reception just advised me to write down the drinks I did consume. Everything, beer,scotch, brandy, rum or coke coasted R12 that's less than one Euro. Only a bottle of good red wine did coast about 6e. You can believe that liked that bar, especially because I poured drinks to myself according Finnish measurements, I did not know South African ones, and forgot to ask.
I had been advised by my friend Heikki Tuunanen, the Ambassador of Finland to contact
a young Finnish lady Jesse Maarit Laitinen after my arrival to Cape Town. So I did, She asked me to come directly from the airport with a taxi to a given address. There was somebody's birthday party, all local Finns, except one Norwegian wife of a Finnish reporter. A wonderful evening. After that Jesse drove me to my accommodation.
I have had a wonderful time here, walking a lot, seeing a lot and enjoying my times especially at The Waterfront Marina with many jazz bars and inexpensive drinks.
However it is always told to you that after dark you need to take a taxi back home,
even if away just a short walking distance.

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