Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Beautiful Views

We enjoyed a great breakfast of tea and "fat cakes" at Vicky's, they sound funny, but taste amazing. After thanking Vicky for her amazing hospitality, we headed for the District Six museum located in Cape Town. It was very interesting to walk around the museum and learn the history behind why they demolished the township and how it affected thousands of people. The families that were affected are still, to this day, trying to get back their land. I've noticed that a lot of people around here, take action instead of just standing around. They don't think about what they do not have, they make things happen and move on with their lives.
After District 6 we got a quick bite to eat and headed to meet with John, head of Cape Town's Communication Department. He spoke to us about the different things involved when planning an event as large as the FIFA World Cup. As he was speaking, I was thinking about how much all of his information related to all the different classes I've taken at JWU. It's nice to see how class material relates to the real world.
Taking the cable car up Table Mountain was amazing, wow, I feel like I've been using that world a lot, it was the worlds second largest rotating cable car. It's very hard to get great views on Table Mountain, it always depends on if the fog is rolling in or not. One minute you get crystal clear pictures on the city, mountains, and oceans and the next minute its as white as snow and you can not see 50 feet in front of you.

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