Cape Town

We arrived in Cape Town and instantly noticed a remarkable resemblance to the coast of Southern California - a taste of home. Even better than the vision of beautiful beaches and hillsides was the SUSHI! Finally, we find sushi that can be eaten without fear and prayer. While in Cape Town, we drove up to the vineyards, took a long tour around Cape Point (the southern most point of the country where the Indian and Atlantic oceans meet). If you touch the water, you will notice the Indian Ocean is quite a bit warmer. We went to a penguin colony, explored the countryside, and took a cable car up to Table Mountain - named 'Table' because on a cloudy day, it looks like a table set in white tablecloth. It was absolutely stunning and the weather was perfect.

We also learned that though English is the primary language, many South Africans speak Afrikaans, a Dutch-originated language spoken by both all races. We also met native South Africans who speak up to 12 languages!

Cape Town is very laid back. The people are extremely friendly toward foreigners. They look forward to hosting the World Cup in 2010 and as one cabbie put it, "to show everyone our beautiful city so they can invest here!" If there's anything that could drive the Western world to visit Cape Town, it's definitely soccer!