Hey you guys Phoebe here from Little Grey Box now Matt and I are at our second
destination as part of our #SquadSQ trip yes, we flew from Brisbane to Singapore
spent a few days in Singapore and then we flew from Singapore to Cape Town
which is where we are right now. This is our first time in South Africa it's like...
all things overwhelming and exciting and it's just a sensory overload I'm so excited
Guys, if you look up here to the right, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Nelson Mandela's...
montage on that building
Okay, so this area is called District 6 guys
where ever you find humans you will find this affliction
People talk about.... the first wave of coffee
and then the second wave
I think these dudes are busy with the third wave
Our amazing guide Warren have been giving us a bit of a city tour
and then pulled up outside this place
and he was like guys would you like the best coffee in the world? and I was like yes Warren I would
So we are at a little place called Truth and we've gotten ourselves some
delicious coffees... this is my first sip yeah, we haven't done multiple takes of this
It's really... It's really good
You can see the architecture is more Dutch
all the pillars and the ....
very nice party street
So this is the heartland of Islam in Cape Town
there's about seven mosques in this small area
but now of course that statistic might change because
all beaches in South Africa are now open to everybody
Alright so Warren, our amazing tour guide
and all round great human has been giving us a guided tour of Cape Town so we've done
a lot of driving around he's told us so much about the history and the culture
we're just learning a lot and now we're having lunch here at The Bungalow this
food looks absolutely delicious and then what are we doing after lunch?
After lunch we will be visiting the Green Market Square which is the oldest
open air market in Cape Town and we'll visit Signal Hill
okay
where they have beautiful views of the city
Perfect! That all sounds amazing
Let's eat
So we are at Signal Hill and this place is where you want to come for
those unbeatable million dollar views of Cape Town this is incredible now sadly
for Matthew and I today it's overcast and it's freezing cold but I have to
tell you on a beautiful blue sky warm sunny day oh my gosh this is where you
want to be now of course you are going to want to go up to Table Mountain in
the background there but hey keep this in mind if you're on Table Mountain you
can't see Table Mountain so from up here you get those awesome
360 degree views of the ocean, Cape Town's down there, Table Mountain behind you
this is pretty amazing oh my gosh I'm having a great day
Welcome to Green Market Square now this place has been the heart of Cape Town for
the last 300 years and Warren was just telling us that when you hear somebody
say that Johannesburg is however many thousands kilometers away they are
measuring it right from here so this really is the heart of Cape Town
So this is like a hipster area isn't it?
It's a mixture because we have really poor people living in this area
We're in Woodstock now this area is
really really interesting we were driving through and there are lots of
cool places you've got some new pubs you've got micro breweries you've got
people selling artisanal breads you've got wall art murals set up everywhere
and lovely guide was saying this area just comes alive on a Saturday if you
love markets if you love all that kind of stuff this is where you want to be in
Cape Town not only that but there is some incredible food the best restaurant
in the country according to Warren and I guess a lot of other people is here
too and it is called the Test Kitchen now the waiting list is very long so if
you do want to sample that and their signature 13 course menu are going to
need to book many many months ahead
This is the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront this is where you're going to come to
see beautiful water, lots of boats, Table Mountain in the background you can
have a go on this bad boy the old wheel there's a mall back there which has got
loads of shops and fast food options but if you're after something a bit more
delicious of course there are loads of restaurants that way and over this way
somewhere there is a pub or a big brewery something beer related, the jetlag just set in wait a minute
Now when you do come to Cape Town the number
one thing you're going to want to do of course is go up Table Mountain just take
a look behind me at Table Mountain that's right you can't see it
the weather's so intense today and Warren had big plans for us to go up there but unfortunately
the weather is just not going to be permitting. Not only that but we will also
meant to do a beautiful sunset cruise head out on a gorgeous boat just have
some drinks and all that while the sunset. From what I understand it was going to
be a very very boat sick experience. So if you are here and there's that beautiful
weather take advantage of it get out on the water with a sunset cruise and get
yourself up to town Table Mountain
Do it on behalf of Matt and I
So we just checked into our accommodation here so we are staying at The Tree House
Boutique Hotel it just looks like a gorgeous gorgeous little hotel and it's
just in a beautiful location up here on the hill you can see so much and you're
just gonna have to forget the way the two of us look right now because we've
been awake for a really long time and we haven't showered in a really long time
this is the true face of travel
and it's quite rough
Stacked pancake style crumpets served with fresh fruit, Nutella and maple syrup.
yeah
There's some nuts oh you ready?
It's already good and I haven't chewed yet
I'm just having the best day ever because we are a Boulders beach at Simon's Town
You guys, one word
Penguins!
African penguins
They're also known as
jackass penguins and if you hear them you'll know why they kind of
make a braying sound so you can get really close to them along this
boardwalk obviously like be a good human you can't leave the boardwalk and go
into their habitat I mean they are endangered and you definitely definitely
shouldn't try to touch them but just observe from a nice distance away you
can get some fantastic photos they are so sweet they're just so beautiful
We are on the Franschhoek Wine Tram!
you guys...
wine on a tram, what more could you want?
I have been training for this for
31years
Okay I'm not a big white drinker I'm a red girl but....
mmmm
not too sweet
that's like all I know about wine
not too sweet... a little bit dry
more please
So this morning we are leaving Cape Town now I just want to take a minute to talk
about it because we have had the best time like I kept saying the weather
wasn't so good for us but of course the day that we're leaving the sun is out
and it is glorious but also like I kept saying it's not a bad thing that the
weather was overcast they really really need the rain here so this was our first
time to South Africa obviously our first time to Cape Town and before we got here
I had no clue what to expect I mean you hear stories and you think is it unsafe
am I gonna be okay what's it gonna be like I have not had one moment where I
have felt unsafe and I have to say I think a really large part of that is
because we've had a guide with us and that's not because he's averted the
danger it's just because he lets you know everything up front I really think
that if you are coming to Cape Town for the first time you have to do it with a
guide I wouldn't have known where to go I would not have learned as much I would
not have understood the culture I would not have understood the history and our
guide his knowledge of history was incredible I feel like I have learned so
much I have such a deep appreciation love respect for Cape Town South Africa
I just... it's so fascinating the history the culture everything so if you don't
do it with a guide I think you're missing out! Now today Matt and I are
going to be going on safari we are flying up to Kruger National Park where
we're going to be doing our first ever safari so that will be in the next episode
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Have a great weekend and I will see you next week
Love ya!