Prague or Cape Town?

MaineLonghorn
Sat, 22 Jun 2013 16:33:48 +0000

I have been to Cape Town twice. Absolutely breathtaking. We visited a shopping mall that was head and shoulders above any I have been to in the US (including nice ones in Dallas, Houston, and Boston). The mall was spotless, too.

I also found the SA people to be very friendly. There is a beautiful paved trail right next to the water in Cape Town. I went for a ten-mile run and felt very safe, even as a woman running alone (I asked ahead of time to make sure it was OK).

Both times I was in SA, I visited Kruger National Park with a friend of my dad’s who leads safaris often. Those trips were beyond description. On our second trip, we saw a total of 18 lions.

Boulder Beach is not far from Cape Town and has a large colony of penguins. I have a photo of my daughter swimming with them! The area next to the beach was wooded - you don’t expect to see penguins in the woods, but we did.

I could go on and on. I will say that my parents have traveled extensively, and SA is their favorite country. I think they’ve been there eight times now.