Are we actually leaving for J-burg this morning? Wake up call at 5 for a 6 AM shuttle to the airport. Not a bad flight, about 8 hours. Watched part of "The Departed" and fell asleep. Wok
e up to lunch, then watched "Little Miss Sunshine". Loved it! Very funny.
Heading to the hotel, again, on South African Airlines, due to all the delays. John and Mark were able to get us each our own rooms. This place, D'Oreale Grande at Emperor's Palace, is quite extravagant. What a huge place. Here's the view out of my room:
e up to lunch, then watched "Little Miss Sunshine". Loved it! Very funny.Heading to the hotel, again, on South African Airlines, due to all the delays. John and Mark were able to get us each our own rooms. This place, D'Oreale Grande at Emperor's Palace, is quite extravagant. What a huge place. Here's the view out of my room:
Here are Nana, Miranda, and Mark in the lobby waiting for the rest of us for dinner. Dinner turned out to be fantastic - Gorgonzola gnocci and three mushroom risotto. Yum. We invited two single travelers we met at the airport who were stuck at JFK too: Tuti, a teacher from Brookly who's doing her Master's at NYU in international studies, and Stefan, from South Africa, a student at Cape Town, who was in the US selling children's bo
oks. It's so refreshing to meet people with a sense of direction and a sense of adventure. Here's Stefan with John and Mary.
After dinner, we went to the casino for a couple of hours (no betting for me!) Now it's 1 AM and I'm off to bed. I can't WAIT to be in the village tomorrow...
oks. It's so refreshing to meet people with a sense of direction and a sense of adventure. Here's Stefan with John and Mary.After dinner, we went to the casino for a couple of hours (no betting for me!) Now it's 1 AM and I'm off to bed. I can't WAIT to be in the village tomorrow...
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