{"id":98,"date":"2015-07-30T22:00:03","date_gmt":"2015-07-30T22:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.karenandjon.co.uk\/blog\/?p=98"},"modified":"2024-09-25T17:32:37","modified_gmt":"2024-09-25T16:32:37","slug":"good-morning-cape-town","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hweb.uk\/?p=98","title":{"rendered":"Cape Town: Day 2"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Good Morning, Cape Town<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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We were a little late landing in Cape Town but as Jon wouldn\u2019t be arriving for another couple of hours, we weren\u2019t too worried. \u00a0Looking out of the plane, it had been raining but it seemed to have stopped. \u00a0It didn\u2019t take long before we\u2019d \u201cdeplaned\u201d and heading to passport control, keeping fingers crossed that the paperwork (affa davit, unabridged birth certificate and certified copy of Jon\u2019s passport!) would allow Callum and I into South Africa. \u00a0Queues for immigration weren\u2019t too long at all and our passports were stamped and we headed off to pick up our suitcases. \u00a0They were out on the carousel within 5 minutes so really quick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, we were pulled over heading through customs \u2026 thankfully everything seemed in order so they let us in to the country and our driver was waiting for us to whisk us off to our hotel.  Nice Mercedes with bottles of water, mints and even wipes to clean your glasses!<\/p>\n\n\n

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It took about 30 mins to get from the airport to the hotel \u2013 the lower slopes of table Mountain were visible and the sun was trying to make an appearance.  We arrived at our hotel, Radisson Blu Waterfront<\/strong><\/a> and checked in \u2013 our room wasn’t yet ready so would have about an hours wait.  We took this as an opportunity to grab some lunch in Tobagos<\/strong> and we sat outside on the deck  listening to the waves crash over the breakwater.  Very relaxing!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Callum went for the chicken wrap and a milkshake and I went for the Tobagos Club Sandwich (very nice \u2026 but very filling!) and a Coca Cola light. \u00a0By the time we\u2019d finished, our room was ready. \u00a0Room 319 \u2013 third floor, overlooking the marina over to the V&A Waterfront \u2013 with views of the sea to the left and Table Mountain to the right. \u00a0We\u2019d just started unpacking when Jon arrived (great, another suitcase to unpack!!). Thankfully, all Jon\u2019s dirty washing stayed in the case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once we got ourselves sorted, we caught the shuttle to drop us off at the V&A Waterfront to have a wander around and catch our bearings and most importantly, figure out where to eat this evening.  The eating place choices were huge \u2026 we were not spending enough days and nights in Cape Town to try everything out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The South Africans are Rugby mad, so Callum was really pleased to see the countdown clock to the Rugby World Cup in the Waterfront \u2026 and had to pose for a photo every day we passed it!<\/p>\n\n\n

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