So I have, once again, neglected my blog terribly over the
last few months and this needs to be rectified asap! For now, let me catch you
up on my adventures of the last little while. They have been eventful indeed.
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Chili Peppers and yucky (but fun!) Jozi
At the end of Feb I missioned up to Jo’burg and stayed with the
awesome Sarah for about a week for a mini friend reunion and – of course – TO
SEE THE RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS PLAY LIVE. Yes, it was amazing. And yes, it did
make my life. But before we get to that…
As I always say, Jo’burg really is just not my city. Half
our trip really was taken up by traffic and shopping malls – and those are not
exactly how you’d like to spend your time on holiday! But then again, I suppose
that’s why everyone from there, leaves when it’s their holiday time :P But
Claire, Sarah, Megz and I did manage to have plenty of fun – including
experiencing the Jozi night life and having an extremely eventful Pimms
afternoon which resulted in a strawberry and cucumber fight in the pool. "Because only in Sandton do you have a strawberry fight!!" :P You
can see my hilarious behaviour in the video below. Why I expose myself in such embarrassing
moments, I do not know :P
One of the most amazing experiences of the trip was our
visit to the lion park where we got to actually stroke and interact with some
little lion cubs, who were just amazing. They are so gorgeous, and being up
close to them like that was awesome. The one in the photo below was also a
rather playful one who was fascinated by my flowy, colourful dress, and his
eager little swipes were responsible for the little hole it now has in it.
Seeing the volunteer workers at the place looking after the
slightly larger lion cubs was amazing too, ‘cause the lions are so comfortable
and affectionate with them. I was so jealous. They were literally lying ON TOP
of the keepers like bigger and much more intimidating looking house cats.
On top of that and seeing all the big cats chilling about
the park, we also got to feed a giraffe out of our hands which was a fun but
rather strange experience. The giraffe was not at all perturbed by the bunch of
people around stroking him or putting their arms around his neck – I suppose he
was used to it by now. All he was interested in was the food. His mouth and
long twisty tongue felt very strange against the palm of your hand though. And
his chin was really furry and bristly like he was rocking quite a formidable
beard.
Another exciting part of the trip did, in fact, involve the
malls – and that was the discovery of my new favourite shop EVAR and what could
probably be called an addiction – Cotton On. Luckily the local branch is in
Pavillion (somewhere I never go), otherwise my bank balance would definitely be
worse for wear. But I made the most of my visits to it in Jo’burg (and later in
Cape Town) that I have some rather lovely little pieces added to my wardrobe.
Including these stunning sunglasses and cute crop top vibes ^_^
And then there was the concert. Although the overall
experience wasn’t THE most amazing just cause of the general vibe and the
extremely disappointing supporting acts (including Die Antwoord who I thought
would actually be super entertaining but who proved, in fact to be nothing more
than a couple of foul mouthed, weirdly dressed peeps, running up and down the
stage swearing at the audience – and not even in anything close to a musically
interesting way), the performance itself was absolutely awe-inspiring. I could
not believe I really was so frikken close to these legends. And to see these
guys who have been in the industry for this long and who are still rocking out
the way they do if just amazing. I cannot express the overflowing respect I
felt standing there (well, jumping up and down there, screaming so much and
singing along so loudly I lost my voice :P).
One thing this Jo’burg trip did open my eyes to was, not
only the fact of how awesome it was to be back with my awesome girls, but also
how refreshing it was to get out of Durban and be somewhere new – even if it
was just yucky Jo’burg. And so maybe it partly inspired my next and much
greater adventure…
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