First of all, the club captain of the Celtic Harriers delivered my keys to me last week.
Thursday 10/02 : we took a tour of Long Street, a “major street in the City Bowl section of Cape Town. It is famous as a bohemian hangout, and the street is lined with many bookstores, various ethnic restaurants, and bars. Perhaps the highlight of our tour was Café Royale, a well-known burger establishment. These are no ordinary burgers, and their classics are half off from 4-6 pm (good to know if you’re visiting). I even managed to pick up some African tunes from a local music shop.
Then we went dancing at our usual favorite dance bar, Springboks. For those of you who know me well, you know I'm a huge fan of film scores. The DJ at Springboks always plays a House (type of music) version of "Skull and Crossbones", written by Klaus Badelt and featured in Pirates of the Caribbean. It would be an understatement to say, I thoroughly enjoy every moment of that song. What is interesting is the way men dance here. In the states, it is very accepted that, in a dance setting, women, often dancing with other women, will be approached by men. Here, men dance with each other just as often as women do, and to be approached by someone is very forward and outright. Social norms when it comes to treatment of the opposite gender are quite different here
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