Cape Town, Day 1

We left our house at 4:45 AM, on Tuesday, we didn’t arrive in Cape Town at our hotel until 11 PM on Wednesday! We went through Toronto and Amsterdam...long, long trip. Today was sunny and warm, but not hot. We had a good breakfast that came with our hotel and then walked downtown and to the V and A (Victoria and Albert) Waterfront. We enjoyed all the new sights, lots of shops selling African goods, people and scenery. We were back at the hotel by 6 PM; it’s important not to be out and about after dark due to the crime caused by wandering young males, due to the high unemployment rate (over 20%) and drug use. South Africa has the second highest abuse against women in the world (rape and murder). We did not feel unsafe at any time though.Read more