Capetown Ahoy!
Jan 3 2007 6:45am capetown, south africa
It may have taken over a day to get here, but I’m finally here! After a 10 hour flight from SF to Frankfurt, a 7 hour layover, and an 11 hour flight to Capetown, it’s been quite a long haul. Everything went surprisingly smoothly though as I was half expecting to discover that my baggage had been lost (a fate that befell both Ian and Vidya when they arrived here). I breezed through customs (they request to see your return ticket, guess they want to make sure you leave!) and am sitting in the SFO-like lobby, waiting for Vid to pick me up.
It’s early but the sun is already shining brightly. I stepped outside to take in the not-very-Evanstonlike 70 degree air. I think I’m going to like it here. It’s bustling outside, with people flowing into the International Terminal. It’s a really diverse crowd of families and jetsetters of all ages and ethnicities. I know I’m jumping the gun, but it really feels like I sat on a 30 hour flight and ended up back home!
Capetown has a very cosmopolitan, busy yet laid-back feel to it. Well, at least the airport does. I can see how people liken it to the Bay Area. One thing’s for certain though, it’s a whole lot prettier. The view as we descended into Capetown Airport, was breathtaking. Table Mountain, Lionshead, the Cape … I hope they’re as magnificent as they looked from a mile up. Guess I’ll find out.
Ok, time for me to head back out and look for Vid. We’ll be spending the day getting settled – getting my phone card, some cash, and booking the Tanzania tickets. I’ll be staying at a famous party hostel – the Big Blue Hostel. It’s a 10 person room (hey, how can you turn down 13 bucks a day?!) so we’ll see how it goes.
...Now, what's a guy gotta do to get some Keg popcorn around here?
It may have taken over a day to get here, but I’m finally here! After a 10 hour flight from SF to Frankfurt, a 7 hour layover, and an 11 hour flight to Capetown, it’s been quite a long haul. Everything went surprisingly smoothly though as I was half expecting to discover that my baggage had been lost (a fate that befell both Ian and Vidya when they arrived here). I breezed through customs (they request to see your return ticket, guess they want to make sure you leave!) and am sitting in the SFO-like lobby, waiting for Vid to pick me up.
It’s early but the sun is already shining brightly. I stepped outside to take in the not-very-Evanstonlike 70 degree air. I think I’m going to like it here. It’s bustling outside, with people flowing into the International Terminal. It’s a really diverse crowd of families and jetsetters of all ages and ethnicities. I know I’m jumping the gun, but it really feels like I sat on a 30 hour flight and ended up back home!
Capetown has a very cosmopolitan, busy yet laid-back feel to it. Well, at least the airport does. I can see how people liken it to the Bay Area. One thing’s for certain though, it’s a whole lot prettier. The view as we descended into Capetown Airport, was breathtaking. Table Mountain, Lionshead, the Cape … I hope they’re as magnificent as they looked from a mile up. Guess I’ll find out.
Ok, time for me to head back out and look for Vid. We’ll be spending the day getting settled – getting my phone card, some cash, and booking the Tanzania tickets. I’ll be staying at a famous party hostel – the Big Blue Hostel. It’s a 10 person room (hey, how can you turn down 13 bucks a day?!) so we’ll see how it goes.
...Now, what's a guy gotta do to get some Keg popcorn around here?
posted by dodger | 9:50 PM
2 Comments:
sounds beautiful! glad you made it babe and can't wait to see you! And believe me, you won't miss the keg popcorn for long...
Yay dodger! Hope you have an amazing time. I'm sure you will.
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