Table Mountain

Hey all --

Sam here. Guest blogging while Quyen gets some beauty sleep. (As if she needs it!)

Yesterday we took an extremely scary cable car ride straight up the side of Table Mountain, the gorgeous mountain that surrounds Cape Town. The cable car rotated for excellent views.

On the top, we gazed at the beautiful vista, took pictures, and watched funny Japanese tourists all say "Ooooh" and "Aaaaah" in unison whenever their guide pointed something out to them. From the top, you can see both the Indian and Atlantic Oceans. It's quite cool.

Later, we dined at the ultra-exclusive Madame Zingara restaurant, which is famous for its Chili Chocolate Steaks. And we ended the day at a dance club called Sliver.

Walking to our car, I was curious about these men in yellow vests that patrol the side streets of Cape Town, looking after people's cars. There's one on every block in the city, but I was told they are not hired by the local government, nor do they work for any company. They're just dudes with yellow vests who roam the night streets helping people parallel park, and asking for tips when you leave. Apparently, you're supposed to give them 2 or 3 Rand (30-40 cents) if your car hasn't been broken into. It's an interesting career choice for any of you who want to live in South Africa and happen to own a yellow vest.

By the way, as you can probably tell by their lack of amazingness, these photos were not taken by Quyen. We don't have the cable you need to upload photos to this computer, so these will have to do for the next two days.

BYE FOR NOW!

-sam