i will retire to capetown.

We went on a tour of Capetown, South Africa last weekend. Capetown is the most well known city in South Africa and is about thirty minutes away from Stellenbosch where I live. CAPETOWN IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PLACE I'VE EVER BEEN IN MY ENTIRE LIFE! I almost cried, because it was just so beautiful. I found myself thinking, "Why do I deserve to see such beauty?"

The city is craddled between mountains and the ocean. It's just beautiful. To think, I almost missed the tour too. I was late, as usual, to meeting the bus. As I approached the meeting spot, the buses were LITTERALY pulling off. I had to run and flag down the bus. If I would have tied my shoe string on the way there, I would have gotten left. That's how close I was to getting left. But, I made it.

Our first stop was at the Capetown Gardens. When we got there, there were two little girls performing in front of the gardens for money. They were really good dancers and really cute. Their shirts said something about an anti-rape organization. I recorded it with my camera!

The garden itself was not that exciting. There were crazy squirrels just like at Vanderbilt, and I even saw two fat rats hanging out with the squirrels. The overall beauty of Capetown shined through though. Next, we went to Signal Point. From Signal Point, you can see all of Capetown. There was a guy selling icecream there (and you know I had to get some!) and people parasailing in the sky over the ocean. I happened to get a picture of one person parasailing. It looks fun!

After Signal Point, we went to some beach, which the tour guide said was "one of the most sought after beaches in South Africa." This is where I had to really take some time out to myself to count my blessings. It was really just breathtaking.

After this, we went to a mall and back to Stellenbosch. It was just a great day. I know that I will be living in Capetown someday. If you want to see more pictures of Capetown, click here!