Now, with the amount of traveling in college that I was very fortunate to be able to do, one would think that South Africa would be my first destination, no questions asked. Interestingly enough, SA always came up but lost to a much desired European destination. My time, though, has finally come!
We landed in Johannesburg (Jo-burg to the locals) at exactly 19:12 SA time, and I could feel it in the air. I had made it. Even from the moment we were on board South African Airways, I knew this was going to be great. I honestly do not have words to describe the insane scale of the Jo-burg airport. Completed in 2009 in time for the 2010 World Cup, the place might as well be its own town. With multiple food courts (outside security, just for visitors), we were in heaven for our second dinner in 4 hours. South Africa has some great chain restaurants, like Spur, the “American” restaurant whose symbol is a Native American chief, or Wimpy, the SA version of McDonald’s I’m guessing, Anat, with Mediterranean fare, and best of all, Nando’s, upscale chicken dishes, obviously named after my SA travel buddy. Then there are the insane amount of shops outside security, inside security…it’s basically Fifth Avenue crammed into an airport. We almost missed our flight we had so much trouble deciding on dinner, only to board our flight to Cape Town and be served meal #3 in six hours. I know y’all in no way doubt how much I enjoyed this constant activity of eating.
Midnight- We arrive in Cape Town and although I can’t see much of anything, I can feel the beauty of the city and I have a feeling we’re going to enjoy our week.
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