I heart Cape Town

This is long overdue and is From my week long to trip the week before my spring break!  Here is a quick glance, I could go on and on about the beauty of the city and my experiences but for now here are the pictures!

Kynsna a stop on our way to CT

We went to a play here that was wonderful

Climbing to table mountain... turns out it is really steep and pretty tough

My favorite view of the entire trip thus far, you couldn't tell where the ocean ended and the sky began

Robben Island in the distance

Trying to take it all in

Lions head is off the the left and the tiny white circle after the next little mountain is the world cup stadium which was right by were we stayed on the waterfront

Green market square perfect for lots of shopping

the  table cloth coming in over table mountain

Mama Afrika where our entire group had an awesome meal and listened to live music!

Beach in Hout Bay very close to where my parents stayed in CT

Drive to Cape of Good Hope

Just an ostrich on the side of the road, no big deal

This is right near the Cape of Good Hope, the southern most tip of Africa

So I'm just a little ways away from home sweet home

Penguins everywhere!

Just hanging out one afternoon at the waterfront watching a protrait being done

The waterfront

Group shot after bungy jumping... just high on life, literally!

Our guide at Robben Island who was in prison at Robben Island for 5 years

Hallway of the lower security prison

Prison yard

This is the area Nelson Mandela had to Exercise, his garden and the manuscript of Long Walk to Freedom was in the right hand corner of this courtyard

Nelson Mandela's cell, where he spent 17 years of his life, another 10 were spent in other prisons

No words.

Hallway of the maximum security prison, many, many great people have walked down this hall who were part of the fight for freedom in South Africa. 

Wine tour at Spier, so fun!

I now know my wines :)

The Anglican Cathedral where we accidentally ended up for Easter Sunday mass, our directors had gone the night before with a group of students and none of them seemed to catch on that it was an Anglican church!  It was an experience and the church was incredible, there was even an orchestra!  However it was over 2 hours long.  Arch Bishop Desmound Tutu used to be the arch bishop of this particular church.

As you can see I got to see and experience a lot in Cape Town (and all the pictures I wanted to share didn't even upload!).  It was a blast but was also strange to be in a city to developed...at times I didn't feel as though I was in South Africa because where were the townships?  Where was the poverty that is so prominent here?  Also seeing Robben Island was a sombering experience.  We went on Good Friday which felt very fitting.  Nelson Mandela is a good example of what the way of the Cross is.  I missed St. Johns terribly but was reminded that the Tridum is not about the services I attend but about Christ and that he died for us and rose again.  It's easy to get lost in the beauty of the same masses and services so it was so wonderful to be reminded of the reality of what Christ sacraficed for us wow.  Clearly, I could go on and on but I'm down to a month so want to keep enjoying every second. 

I have my last long weekend coming up and will be going on a trip tomorrow which could possibly entail sky diving and an elephant safari a day at the spa and watching the Iron man from the comfort of my own balcony.  Life is good!

All my love,

Megan Elizabeth