20 year Anniversary of the DDP

Yesterday I have been to a Black Tie event at the Southern Sun Elangeni Hotel in Durban. I was joining a lady from the German Chamber of Commerce in Southern Africa to this event. She had invited me when I met her at the chamber for research. I even had to hire a suit for this, but the event was definitely worth it!

Food and Old Biscuit Mill

Speaking about food... of course there is Bunny Chow, which you must try once you're in Durban. 

[Fotos vom Essen, welches wir gemacht haben] 

In Cape Town we have been to the Old Biscuit Mill (Hipster Market),
which is very european with lots of different fresh prepared food and drinks.
Craft Beer, Wine, Coffee etc. ... you can basically go there in the mornings and stay from breakfast till lunch... enjoy your BRUNCH and do some shopping as well.

[Fotos von der Old Biscuit Mill]

Or just enjoy homemade pizza...

Essenwood Market in Durban

Don't miss the lovely Essenwood Market ... Each saturday morning from 8am - 14pm @Berea. You will get delicious food, they have Live Music and once a month a dancing group is performing on stage.

Away with the Fairies...

        (Paddy taking a hot bath)

This Morning we left Port Elisabeth with the BazBus and took off to East London, where a Shuttle Bus was waiting for us to Hogsback. 

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This Saturday we went on a hiking trip to the Madonna Waterfalls...

             (Madonna Waterfalls)

And when we finally got back to the Fairies (Backpackers) it was time for a bath with an Amazing View...

Mountainbiking Table Mountain

A couple of days ago Ina, Maren and me wanted to tackle Table Mountain kind of differently. So we grabbed some bikes at Downhill Adventures and hit the streets of Cape Town.  Whilst the climb to the cable car station was weary and muscle bursting for someone who hasn't been biking (in a sporty sense that is) for quite a while now, the different perspectives and experiences were definitely worth while.

Stellenbosch -> Jeffrey's Bay

After a long Day Trip with BazBus, we finally arrived in J-Bay ... 

                    (Ocean View)

                   (Morning Tea)

      (He's sitting, waiting, wishing...)

                      (Sunrise)

Cape Town -> Stellenbosch

This Morning we had to say Good Bye to a lot of fellow Backpackers and our Dear students from CPUT, we really had an awesome 2-3 weeks in Cape Town!

So, now we're in Stellenbosch, such a lovely little town, I would rather describe it as a huge Campus in the middle of big winegrowing area. 

The Stellenbosch University is quite famous with it's 27.800 students. We've spent the whole afternoon on campus brainstorming for our future project "MP2" and came up with a few very good ideas :)

...their "Mensa" (Cafeteria) looks more like a food court inside a small Mall, which is quite nice. 

... Tomorrow we'll face a long BazBus ride all the way up the garden route to Jeffrey's Bay ...

Südküste - Paddy und Sandra

So..damit ich nicht komplett in verzug gerate und bevor ich überhaupt nicht von den letzten paar wochen berichtet habe, kommt nun die südküste im schnelldurchlauf (Bilder kommen dann noch nach und nach)

5 tage coffee bay  - wanderung zum hole in the wall, mkuzi cliffs, günstigste surfstunden, drum circle, sonntags gratis potjie essen - spontan verlängert
- coffee shack is the place to stay!!!!

Wanderung zum Hole in the Wall

Beach Day

Surf Nr. 2

Klippenspringen

Wunderschöne Wild Coast

1 tag east london - sandboarden,  eis @ Frieslands milk bar, bucaneers pub  - guter tagesstopp
- sugar shack (free stay wenn man vorher im coffee shack/away with the fairies 5 nächte verbracht hat)   

                 

Pflicht-Zwischenstopp in Port Elizabeth
      
2 Tage Jeffrey's Bay - shoppen in factory outlets - essen gehen (echtes BROT!!!)
- island vibe backpackers   

2 Tage Storms River - World's Biggest Bungy Bridge (geschenkt bekommen xD) - dijembe backpackers - die wohl herzlichste Unterkunft!

2 Tage Knysna   - Oysters probiert (bah!), Mitchell's brewery, waterfront, knysna heads                                                                      
- island vibe (Buchung versaut.somit mussten Sandra und ich uns mit einer nacht im dorm begnügen...ohne schlaf dank schnarchsack im dorm)

       
1 Tag Wilderness - cave man, Wanderung entlang den Bahnschienen. Cocomos Restaurant mit Live music
- beach house       

       
2 Tage Mossel Bay - St.blaize trail, delfine en masse, Sushi vom persönlichem Koch für 80 Rand
- Santos Express Train Lodge

       
2 Tage Hermanus - Waaaaaaaaale 
- Hermanus backpackers 

den ganzen Tag Wale beobachten von der Küste

mal was anderes außer Wale anschauen

 
       
2 Tage Stellenbosh    - Wine Tasting Tour
- Stumble Inn

       
14 Tage Cape Town
V&A waterfront,  old buiscuit mill, lion's head, free walking tour, cape peninsula tour, ethiopier,  asian food bazaar,... (aber da waren jens und ich ja auch wieder vereint ;-) von daher ist ja alles schon geposted)