The Victoria & Alfred Waterfront in Cape Town is a pretty shopping area by the ocean, very busy with tourists in the summer. It reminded me of our Toronto harbourfront area that gets packed with people during long summer days and how much I’m really starting to dislike big crowds. I used to like being able to blend in with the crowd to disappear, so nobody would notice me, now I just want to have space to take my pictures, or sit down and admire the view without seeing tons of heads in front of me.
Above: Mandela, moi, and some kind of coke carton sculpture in the background 
I’ve never been a fan of travelling to go shopping and wouldn’t go out of my way to visit a mall, unless I’m in a place that’s all about malls, such as Dubai or some kind of fascinating marketplace, like a Morrocan souq. I know some people can get very excited about crossing the border to get great deals from the States but even that has never really appealed to me. Everything I need is right here in the major shopping mall across the street. If I’m travelling, it’s to experience a different culture and country, not to experience their shopping. So keeping this all in mind, I can’t really say much about the stores and shopping on this trip because the only thing we bought was ice cream. I can however comment on the beautiful weather and how nice the mountains looked in the background, and the pretty sea on the other side.
I was pleased with our last trip to Africa in the spring, Egypt was not crowded with tourists at all. We just booked our summer travel. I’m predicting less crowds than this country is known for especially at this time of year. Another case of political instability I guess you can call it. I don’t want to give away many clues. Can you guess where we booked?
