After my last update in NYC, I had a 24 hour layover in Dubai before making it back to Cape Town. Originally, I was excited to spend the day sightseeing in the city. When I got there though, I was exhausted, it was hot and because it was a Friday, and thus the Muslim religious day, the public transport and pretty much everything else were closed until 3 in the afternoon. In addition, I found it a bit more difficult to navigate the city than I had expected so I ended up just taking the metro into town and walking around for an hour or so. A bit disappointing! Next time I will know to book a tour or something. Because of this, my pictures are not too exciting! Really, Dubai was just hot and sandy - everything was brown.
When I arrived back in Stellenbosch I slept for almost two days straight. I have been back two weeks now and my sleeping habits are finally getting back to normal. The temperature is beginning to rise and I think summer is just around the corner here - finally! Last weekend some friends and I took the train into Cape Town. We went to one of my favorite places, the Old Biscuit Mill, which has a market on Saturday mornings with the best assortment of delicious foods and local up-and-coming designer clothing. It is very upscale, trendy and you will find all the Americans of Cape Town here.
Old Biscuit Mill
View of the countryside from the train on our way back to Stellenbosch
This past weekend I enjoyed hanging out around Stellenbosch and went to another local Saturday morning market.
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