Our African Wonder

On South Africa’s Women’s Day, which fell on a Friday, my roommate Rachel and I decided to take advantage of our day off from school and head to the city to do some exploring. It was an extremely beautiful day, and I really wanted to check out the colorful neighborhood of Bo-Kaap. The bustling neighborhood is situated upon an incline just below Signal Hill, and is one of the most colorful places I have ever been to. I loved every minute of walking around in the friendly neighborhood, taking pictures of all of the cool little homes.

We left Bo-Kaap, and headed to Table Mountain, to hike up one of the seven natural wonders of the world. We couldn’t have picked a clearer day to do the hike, and the views were amazing. Usually a huge cloud, nicknamed the “Table Cloth,” sits on top of the mountain and blocks the spectacular views, but luckily it was no where to be found during our hike.  I loved being at the top of Table Mountain, and looking down on Lion’s Head which is situated just next to it, which I had hiked just a few weeks before. I met many people from all over the world at different stops along the hike up and down the mountain, and the whole journey took about 4 hours. We made it back to the bottom just before sunset, and witnessed the sun setting just behind Lion’s Head and the entire city. Rachel told me that only 2% of the world’s population makes it to see the view from the top of Table Mountain, and I feel extremely lucky to have been able to witness it.