Wednesday, September 26, 2007

S'wow, its Cape Town!

So we made it! and guess what... the world didn't start turning!

Cape Town is another planet, the place looks modern and acts modern and has all the mod-cons you could desire, but the mind is still in some foggy romantic past. They hear the ring of swords on the beach, or the fire of muskets around Devils Peak, or perhaps the creak of wagons leaving for the Transvaal (the sigh of accompanying relief!). And everywhere people run...

Seriously, this town is really laid back. The people are like "morĂª is nog 'n dag"[Tomorrow's another day]. That's also another word that is liberally used... "like". As an adjective, an adverb and a noun??? Only in Cape Town ha-ha-ha! And everywhere people run..

How did we get here? (from the previous post)

Beaufort Wes - Leeu Gamka - Lainsburg - Matjiesfontein - Touwsrivier - De Doorns - Worcester(wine, rugby and visit!) - Paarl - Cape Town - Bantry Bay(phew... feet up, chill out Cape Town Style!)

And everywhere people are still running... From what? To where? Running from mortality, from their demons, from their clutter, from their black Beamer, from their inevitable flab... Running to their dreams, to their lovers, to their end? And everywhere they still run! I am exhausted!

Me, I just take the bus there and enjoy the ride!

2 comments:

Skitter said...

You must admit:CT have the sea and 'die Berg' Strangely enough,today, seeing the name 'Leopard' somewhere, I was reminded of the awesome feeling,seeing two cheetahs on the highway through Botswana.That experience,simply set in the midst of no-where,no sea or mountains in sight, still somehow tops what the Cape had to offer.
But the awesome garden God have planted , called the 'fynbos' comes close.Really enjoyed that !

Desia said...

Different strokes for different folks, in some ways eh? re the Botswana vs Cape Town comment by Skitter! I do know what you mean though, I wonder if the preference one has for specific scenery has something to do with where one grew up or is it inborn. Today I heard about a woman (from the Prairies=plat platteland here) who felt extremely claustrophobic visiting Vancouver Island, because of crossing the sea from the mainland to the island. She prefers the wide open spaces of the prairies. (Vancouver Island is a huge island with a few cities on it, so it's not just a little piece of land surrounded by ocean)

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