With last nights incredible festivities taking its emotional toll, and the meticulous destruction of our livers, we were slow to rise on the morning of June 13th. The day began for most around 1:00 p.m. I took a nice run through the college campus and Tshwane stadium nearby to sweat out some alcohol. The area is truly beautiful and fans were in the streets for the Ghana Serbia match later that day.
At 3 pm we ventured by bus to Nelson Mandela Square in Sandton City Jo-burg. The area was surprisingly commercialized, not what you expect when traveling in South Africa. The mall happens to be the biggest in all of Africa and has many high end department stores. The place was full of locals and foreigners (each wearing their countries memorabilia) to watch the Ghana vs. Serbia match and the Germany vs. Australia.
After splurging on a few items for ourselves and our loved ones the group sat down to a lovely Thai meal. The restaurant was very chic and expensive, much to our dismay but what the heck.
A side note we all have been having difficulty controlling the spending of our Rand. The exchange rate for the dollar is 7.5R per 1$ amazing right!? This "Monopoly money" as some of us call it is very easy to spend, a little too easy for college kids who are used to living on a tight budget.
The meal was consumed and enjoyed as we watched the Ghana Serbia match unfold with Ghana winning it on an amazing penalty kick. To watch the second game we split into smaller groups. Fred Craig III Zac Levandov and I enjoyed it in a quiet and comfortable coffee shop while the others frequented a bar. These guys are great, I'm happy to be traveling with such quality gents. Germany killed and our trip home came shortly after.
Good to know your liver got a temporary break adn that you got to run! Must be weird, trying to keep track of expenses in a different currency/exchange rate
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