Table Mountain!

Today we took the cable car up cable mountain, and it was absolutely breathtaking. I know that a lot of things on this trip have been breathtaking, but table mountain has certainly been a highlight. Peter and I seem to be a very good travel team. We've been putting off table mountain, but today was a very clear and sunny day, so we decided we needed to seize this opportunity. Sure enough, students get half price on Fridays (my card is still valid), so we certainly lucked out. The top of table mountain is unlike anything I've ever experienced before. In terms of mountains, I've been spoiled, because I grew up in the rockies, but the mountains here are so different and unique. Apparently stupid tourists fall off table mountain frequently, because it's so jagged and vertical. I've never seen anything like it. Once you get to the top, it's a sheer fall to the bottom. I actually experienced vertigo. However, if you walk, out a bit, it's completely flat. It's amazing. On overcast days, when clouds envelope the mountain, they call it the "tablecloth," isn't that cute!

Yesterday, we completely lucked out and were invited out to a really posh dinner with two American guys that we've been hanging out with. Jack and Rob, have been going to all the world cups for years! We know them, because they've been staying at Carmen's hotel, and have come to some tourist sites with us. Last night was their last night in Africa, and we were lucky enough to be invited out to a really posh restaurant with them. We went to a restaurant called Beluga, and had champagne, wine, appetizers, steaks (veggie sushi for me), and dessert. For two broke students that have been travelling for over two weeks, it was heaven. We treated them to a drink afterward, (it was the least we could do), and stayed out at an Irish bar all night witnessing Argentinian riots... (even though it was still two days till game day). Tomorrow Germany plays Argentina, and it's going to be wild. We're gonna get to the waterfront as soon as we can wake up in order to get a good spot at the beer gardens.