Cape Town Round Two and Day Off Number One

On Sunday morning Dom, Erin, and I took the train into Cape Town. It was a beautiful day so we were really excited! Our first stop was this cool looking castle. I cannot for the life of me remember the name but it was SO cool. I'll add the pictures to Snapfish either tonight or tomorrow. The castle was really old and had a torture chamber and all these other creepy rooms and passage ways. The view from the top was amazing! After walking around the castle for about an hour we made our way to Long Street but of course got distracted by the markets that were just opening up. I bought a really cool satchel and some decorative items for my room at school. By this time we were starving so we wanted to find a place for lunch. Erin's friend from back home recommended this restaurant called Mamma Africa but since life shuts down on Sundays it was closed. We did however find another great spot. I don't think I have ever consumed that much food in my life. After eating so much we were all just exhausted and wanted to head back to Stellenbosch but unfortunately for us we had just missed the train and had to wait two hours for the next one. We tried laying in the grass but got yelled at ..twice. When it was finally time to go we found some of our friends on the train. The train ride went a lot faster with more people on there to talk to. On the way to and from Cape Town we passed a whole bunch of zebras!! It was so cool. Zebras and baboons within the past two days?! AWESOME! It got me that much more excited for the Garden Route. After laying in bed for a few hours some of my friends and I went to Bohemia which is a bar right down the street from my dorm. It was a lot of fun to just sit and hang out in a non-classroom setting. This morning since class is over and done with I would have normally slept in but since we have our final presentation on Wednesday I was up nice and early to work on that. That and finishing up my final portfolio took up my entire day. I relaxed a bit and then went out to dinner at a place called Cognito. One of the South African guys from option one works there so we went to visit him. It was awesome food but by far the most expensive meal I've had here thus far. It was 140 rand which is equivalent to $20. That might not seem very expensive for a dinner but here it was. Tomorrow is another day that we have to work on presentations or sleep in. I was hoping to sleep in but me being the overachiever that I am is waking up at 8am so I can get my haircut ... bad move on my part. Hopefully, Thursday I'll be able to sleep in! Still counting down the hours until Harry Potter :)