Museums and a nice Italian dinner

This is going to be short because we just ate a huuuuuuuuge dinner at the same Greek place as the first night (the Greek Fisherman) and I'm about to crash.

On Wednesday we actually just stuck around Cape Town and went over to the Museum Mile.  We started at the Holocaust Museum, got a quick tour of the synagogue next to it, and then went over to the slave lodge.  Sounds like a really light-hearted day, huh?  But everything was very well done, with educational movies in both museums.  I would highly suggest visiting this strip of museums for a lazy day around the city.

Unfortunately we had a pretty mediocre lunch.  We went to Mama Africa, which we knew to be a touristy place, but we figured it wouldn't be too bad for an off-season lunch.  The service was very slow (slower than the normal pace of over-seas restaurants) and the food was mediocre at best.  Dad didn't have anything good, but at least Jack's chicken liver appetizer was fairly good.  Basically, don't go here if you like your taste buds.

After we got back to the hotel, Jack took a siesta, so Mom, Dad, and I walked down to the beachfront again where the surf was going hard.  The waves were trying to soak some of the joggers in certain places, and succeeded once or twice.

For anybody wondering why I can't smile in pictures, can you see the resemblance? 

That night, we stopped by Giovanni's Deliworld (no website, just google it) which is the most wonderful little deli/small grocery/espresso bar on the main strip.  Mom's been getting her cappuccino from them every morning, and I can attest to their awesome espresso.  But last night we were there for the deli.  If you need your fix of italian meats and cheeses, you must go here!  The woman behind the counter was very generous with the samples and had an enthusiastic knowledge of everything in her case.  If you don't want deli, they have a vast selection of prepared meals that they'll heat up for you, and they looked quite delicious.

Our dinner spread

After chowing through some salami, jamon, porchetta, a few meat pies, and some delicious wine, we were all ready to pass out.  Then someone mentioned gelato, so we went down to the gelateria on the corner and had a few scoops.  Nutella spread on top of hazelnut gelato is sinful, but so good!

I just realized that I haven't said where we are staying in Cape Town.  We are at the Dale Court Guest House (http://www.dalecourt.co.za/), where Sofia (one of the owners) and her staff take wonderful care of us.  They have a full complimentary breakfast every morning that includes fresh eggs (none of the runny or over-cooked crap you'll find in an American continental breakfast), bacon, sausage, cereal, the best orange juice you'll ever have, fresh fruit, delicious yoghurt, and bread.  It is right across from Cape Town Stadium and is in a perfect location to walk down to the waterfront or the beachfront (during the day of course).  Taking a taxi to or from the waterfront from Dale Court is only around R20 (less than $3!!) for four people, if you use the right service.  Use Sport Taxi (021 447-4444) and you won't get screwed out of your money.

Okay, so it was a bit longer than I expected. I'll post more tomorrow.

Peace!