June 13 - Awoke early and met Rashidi's (the gardener) friend. Rashidi was from Tanzania so we spoke swahili with him. Bargained and negotiated with his friend to take us around the city.
Left at 10:00am. Went to Hillsbro (old downtown) - the most dangerous part of the city - no thoughts of venturing there in the evening. Then drove to Newton; Gold Reef City and Soweto. Went to the Lion Park, where we petted lion cubs; saw white Lions and Giraffe. Stopped by Monte Casino - excellent complex with great dining - will need to come back. The driver took us to Pretoria - 50 kms away - to Loftus Stadium. Watched Ghana v. Serbia (1-0). The Vuvuzela noise was deafening - the headache continues, so got some earplugs. Met our driver after the game and he took us back to our guest house. Later watched the Germany v. Australia (4-0) game.
June 14 - Met 2 guys from Netherlands who had rented a car and offered us a ride to Soccer City. Left at 10:00am (match was at 1:30pm). There was heavy traffic and we had lots of difficulty getting into any 'Park n Rides' as we needed to have pre-bought the tickets. We had already wasted lots of time driving and it was becoming very frustrating, but seeing a ferris wheel in the distance, we went to Gold Reef City - we had been there the day before so knew where it was - and parked there. It turned out to be a 4-5 kms walk to the stadium, but the fan atmosphere was great. Soccer City stadium is the main stadium for the 2010 World Cup. Watched Netherlands v. Denmark (2-0). Walked back to Gold Reef, had steak dinner with our Holland friends, while watching Cameroon v. Japan (0-1). Drove back to our guest house, freshened up, and watched Italy v. Paraguay.
There were 2 other people from Calgary in out guest house. 2 Brazilians were supposed to arrive for Brazil's game tomorrow.
Later that night, Brighton took us to a lively bar in Randburg - I think it was called Zaza's.
Left at 10:00am. Went to Hillsbro (old downtown) - the most dangerous part of the city - no thoughts of venturing there in the evening. Then drove to Newton; Gold Reef City and Soweto. Went to the Lion Park, where we petted lion cubs; saw white Lions and Giraffe. Stopped by Monte Casino - excellent complex with great dining - will need to come back. The driver took us to Pretoria - 50 kms away - to Loftus Stadium. Watched Ghana v. Serbia (1-0). The Vuvuzela noise was deafening - the headache continues, so got some earplugs. Met our driver after the game and he took us back to our guest house. Later watched the Germany v. Australia (4-0) game.
June 14 - Met 2 guys from Netherlands who had rented a car and offered us a ride to Soccer City. Left at 10:00am (match was at 1:30pm). There was heavy traffic and we had lots of difficulty getting into any 'Park n Rides' as we needed to have pre-bought the tickets. We had already wasted lots of time driving and it was becoming very frustrating, but seeing a ferris wheel in the distance, we went to Gold Reef City - we had been there the day before so knew where it was - and parked there. It turned out to be a 4-5 kms walk to the stadium, but the fan atmosphere was great. Soccer City stadium is the main stadium for the 2010 World Cup. Watched Netherlands v. Denmark (2-0). Walked back to Gold Reef, had steak dinner with our Holland friends, while watching Cameroon v. Japan (0-1). Drove back to our guest house, freshened up, and watched Italy v. Paraguay.
There were 2 other people from Calgary in out guest house. 2 Brazilians were supposed to arrive for Brazil's game tomorrow.
Later that night, Brighton took us to a lively bar in Randburg - I think it was called Zaza's.
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