I may have found heaven on earth. This city is incredible, and I’m guessing that I’ve seen maybe a tiny fraction of it. We walked out our front doors and were greeted by bright blue skys, a light breeze, and the clouds sweeping over table mountain. Our walk to the Cape Town University campus was scenic and informative, but more than anything it was breath taking. The U is situated on the mountains. As you advance from the base to the top, the buildings and the sights progressively become more and more amazing. One could compare some of the sights of this campus to ours. There is a grand hall in the center with huge pillars that reminded us of Northrop. There was another section with a walk way like thing with the buildings lining the side which was similar to the mall area at the U of M. The point differential was the topography. The contours and curves are unreal, the colors are vibrant, and the various building materials are so diverse. I’m still amazed.

After the campus tour, we had a brief run down of the popular main street attractions. The restaurants, bars, and shops are definitely places we intend to frequent. Apparently, the KFC here is better than the one in the US. Even Colonel Sanders is in love with this place.

Lunch was unbelievable. We were sitting on the coast, over looking the ocean with mountains in our peripherals, a harbor behind us, and the most incredible dishes sitting before us. This eatery, Primi Warf, served up huge portions, delicious cocktails, and provided the perfect place for mid-afternoon reflection on the days events. So many of us felt that this city was so metropolitan-like that it didn’t yet really feel as if we were in Africa, but instead in some US or European city. Others sensed that this experience was too good to be true. There were multiple times where I needed physically lift my jaw because it had just dropped in amazement at the things I was experiencing. For a great majority of the day, there was a perma-smile spread across my face as I took in everything around me. (Speaking of perma-smile, we bumped into two girls who were on America’s Next Top Model. Cole and Nate got their numbers, and apparently we are invited to a party they are hosting tomorrow night! Ha! Also, I forgot to mention that I shook Rev. Run’s, as in Run from Run DMC/Run’s house, hand in the Minneapolis airport. Two celebrity run-ins in two days? Not bad!)