Concert and Christmas feeling

Until now Espen has been the keenest blogger of the two of us. Now its about time that I (Anne) give it try. Today is the day before Christmas eve and I can't say that the Christmas spirit is too strong... You can sense that it Christmas here, mainly because shopping malls and beaches are packed with holidaymakers and capetonians. It's kind of amusing to see how people in warm countries have a romantic image of snow, rain deers and santas around Christmas. We even encountered a husky sledge and an ice rink while doing some shopping yesterday! Tomorrow, Christmas Eve, we are moving into our flat in Rondebosch, a suburb close to UCT. Seeing that it's a special day for us we've invited a few friends over to our new place for supper. Our Muslim friends even promised to do their best to bring along some Christmas spirit :) Looking forward to that! Christmas Day will be spent with my old host family.

Our driving skills are picking up and we are now exploring the city at our own pace which is just wonderful! Yesterday we went to a rock concert with a South African band called Just Jinjer. The venue was the stunning Kirstenbosch Garden. It's a botanical garden situated along the mountain side behind Table Mountain. It was such a wonderful experience to listen to a good band while looking at the mountains, starry skies and views of Cape Town. My friend Wendy had packed a nice picnic basket with samoesas, chutney, homemade biscuits and a bottle of champagne. What else can one ask for?

Christmas this year will without doubt be a little different than usual, but if we wanted usual we wouldn't have come here!

Wish you all a wonderful Christmas. Enjoy your ribbe, pinnekjøtt and presents!