Sun City & Cape Town

Anyone that knows me knows that i have a disdain for packaged tours - it always feels to me that i am not travelling per se - much like travelling for business. You don't really get to go see the things that you really want to. Though, this family trip really helped me to bond closer with the extended family. Like winning a drinking competition with my elders ! You win some, you lose some.

After being in Sun City - i really don't understand what the hype is about the place.


The famous wave pool. Yawn.

Instead of lounging by the pool, we signed up for a trip to the Pilanesberg National Park. I really enjoyed this trip - where we got to see the animals in the wild - mingling in herds. We even saw the elephants migrating. After that, my Dad caught a fever from the cold. >.<






The next day, we headed to the beautiful mall called - VA Waterfront.





Visited the customary vineyard




Ostrich Farm.


Table Mountain - the view from the top. We were lucky because when we left - it started to rain and they were evacuating people off the mountain.








Camps Bay Beach



The really smelly Seal Island







Fish Heok Beach for lunch


Boulders Penguin Colony




Cape of Good Hope


As you can tell, it was a touch and go trip. If given a choice, i would have loved to explore, stroll and walk more at these scenic places - hey, this is what happens on a packaged tour. Ironically, the tour company collapsed a few days after we came back to Singapore. I guess they were in a touch and go situation as well

South Africa - Johannesburg

We had a family holiday to South Africa - covering Johannesburg and Cape Town with the full extended brood. Since this was a guided tour, i really didn't expect to see too much.

Of course in typical manner, we were shuffled from place to place starting from Voortrekker Monument with the largest marble frieze in the world.



Followed by Kruger House Museum - a house that was made out of milk instead of water when mixing with cement. Now it is just a showcase of times gone by



Union Buildings - The seat of presidency for South Africa



Then comes the 'highlight' of the tour - the stay at Mabula Lodge- with exotic meats for meals & safari drives down the park.