Bomber & DG arrive in Cape Town

Just about 24 hours after classes at UCT ended for the semester, my Dad and Denise arrived in Cape Town to spend a week here in my break between UCT classes and UCT Exams. It was surreal when I got the text from them saying they had arrived. Even though I hadn't seen them in 4 months, time has flown by so quickly here it felt as if I'd only been in Cape Town a few weeks. But here I was done with classes, with precious little time left in the Mother City. So, I left Mowbray on the Jammie down to Hiddingh Campus to meet them at the Mount Nelson, where we'd be staying for the first couple of nights. I didn't tell them before they came, but I'd run out of money about a week before they came to Cape Town, but because they'd provided so much for me didn't feel comfortable asking them for more, especially right before they fly down to Cape Town. So the week before they arrived I had been purging, eating a lot of peanut butter and jelly or skipping some meals. But at least, they pulled up in their rental car and I would be able to discontinue my sub par diet.

Room with a view at Mt. Nelson

They arrived on a nice day and were excited to be off the plane and into the city. So, after a quick shower and lap around the hotel, we took to the streets. I led them down the Company Gardens, past the South African Museum and the National Gallery, further down past St. George's Cathedral. They recognized parts of the city from their honeymoon here 5 years earlier. We then cut down Wale Street and intersected Long Street. Walked up Long and stopped at Lola's for a quick bite to eat to introduce them to the city.

Enjoying a bite at Lola's

Having seen enough of the city for the afternoon, we headed back to the Mt. Nelson so they could relax a bit and get ready for dinner. We enjoyed some cocktails before dinner in the Planet Bar at Mt. Nelson and then took a nice stroll over to Savoy Cabbage, a restaurant that I hadn't been too that came highly recommended. The restaurant was known for its Tomato Tarte that the New York Times put on it's "10 Things to Eat Before You Die" list. The restaurant was surprisingly empty, with only a few tables taken, but we didn't let that deter us from enjoying some delicious food. The winners from our table were the Cheese Souflee appetizer, and I enjoyed my "3 Little Pigs" which was pork prepared three different ways. It was a nice relaxing meal with very good food and some delicious wines. We had a nice Sauvignon Blanc and a Cabernet Sauvignon with the meal. Being weary from the long day of travel, we headed back to the hotel for a night cap.

Enjoying drinks at the Mount Nelson

About a year ago I introduced my Father to the film the Big Lebowski, a cult classic and one of my favorites. "The Dude" as he is known as, is known for his signature cocktail which he drinks nine of during the movies. Anyways, we have come to enjoy the White Russians (also known as Caucasians) after meals as a night cap. So, we enjoyed our Lebowski's before they headed off to bed for some much needed rest and I headed to Long street.

Brocq and I at the Dublinner

It so Happened that Matt Carter, Lawrenceville '09 who is from Johannesburg, was in town for a few weeks and I met up with Brocq and Matt after leaving the Mt. Nelson. So I journeyed down Long to Slug and Lettuce to meet them for a few beers. We ended up running into Ross, Levi, Bryson, Dillon and a huge group of girls at Waiting Room and joined them. Having started early with a cocktail before dinner, wine throughout dinner, a night cap after dinner, a few beers at Slugs and then drinks at Waiting Room I was having quite a time at Waiting Room which then parlayed into the dance floor upstairs at the Dublinner.

live music at the Dublinner

It was a fun night, seeing Tom and Denise again and seeing Matt in Cape Town with LeBrocq. But it came to an end relatively late and I scooted back to the hotel to get a good night's sleep for what promised to be an eventful week full of adventure.