Herbert Can Be Ever Ready

I had just finished a big database project at work involving redundant redundant backup (don’t ask) when a friend with a passport and not much else to do said “Meet you in Johannesburg!” so naturally, what was I going to say but “Um, right!” and and hoped to meet Steve at some point. So I had little time to pick one of the Hotels Johannesburg travelers choose from. It’s quite a flight from Canada so I had time to pour over brochures and literature. We landed in Dakar Senegal to refuel the plane but we couldn’t get out and it was great when the plane finally landed, and it was chilly.

While on the plane I read about a zebra farm in Marulani about 150 kms north of the city. I hoped I could get Steve to come up there with me but he’s not so big on the outdoors (if we even met up). He’d probably want to head to the new Newtown district, a cultural precinct in Johannesburg’s heart. I guess they’re gearing up for the 2010 World Cup in football and this is apparently a great source of pride, a way to showcase the country’s painters and song in amongst the gritty warehouses and and squares. I couldn’t wait to see the cafes and the skyline of the city in what promises to be a wonderful place for galleries and, well, having a beer. There will be time to sneak off to the many game parks in the country, after we’ve crossed the Nelson Mandela Bridge and see the renewal of this area. I looked forward too to dining at Gramadoelas to try the mussels in cream sauce with garlic and the crayfish cooked with curry. But right now I just wanted to get to my room and try to catch up with Steve and have a beer.

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