Long weekends are the best. Not much beats a weekend with an extra day to sleep in, and using the extra time to relax, explore or indulge.
While we had a fairly busy weekend, it was also the most relaxed we've had in a while. We even moved the spare room bed into the lounge and set up a Christmas bed and finished off season 2 and 3 of Game of Thrones over the course of the weekend. It was beyond lazy but we felt like we needed some time out to veg and have a marathon TV session.
In between episodes, we still managed to have a long weekend filled with fun and family. We attended our first Shabbat dinner with friends on Friday evening and left feeling so jealous of the sense of community and the amazing family ties. It was truly a wonderful experience.
Saturday was very exciting as the beef and I went to go and collect his new car. He's been deliberating on a new car for some time and when he put forward the BMW Z4 option I was hesitant at first. We'd never considered a sportscar. Well, one test drive later and we were sold. We only have a few more selfish years left, so why the hell not? So Saturday we picked up the new toy and spent the late morning enjoying the winter sunshine withe the top down.
Sunday was a bumper Father's Day where we spent the morning with my parents and grandparents at Fairview, and then at my new discovery, Spice Route. Its next door to Fairview and it is heaven on earth with the most beautiful views, and so many things to taste and try with wine tasting, craft beer tasting, coffee tasting and artisan chocolate tasting - each housed in their own gorgeous buildings lined up next to each other. There is also a gourmet pizzeria, as well as another restaurant/deli. I will be going back soon to try absolutely everything!
We then went to lunch with the beef's parents for Father's Day Part 2 at the Devon Valley Hotel, along with some family friends. We ate, drank and ate some more. We had a full day touring and eating our way through the winelands, all while enjoying the fabulous company of our wonderful families.
Our extra day off saw us finish off season 3 of Game of Thrones in our Christmas bed, and we only surfaced and left the house in the afternoon. It was a stunner of a day in Cape Town so we just had to get out of the house and enjoy it. We stopped in at our favorite new sushi spot, Nuri Sushi Factory in Parliament Street - and ate way too much as always. Then we decided we felt like a drive but didn't know where to go. The beef has been meaning to take me on a tour of the UCT campus (where he spent his student years) since we first started dating, so thats where we went. I went to Stellenbosch University, and obviously I am biased and think that my alma mater has the most beautiful buildings and setting in the world - but I was blown away by UCT's upper campus. Its gorgeous and made for an amazing afternoon stroll. They still can't play rugby for shit though. And Stellenbosch has wine. Lots of it.
We couldn't let a sunny day in winter go by without a stop at Wakaberry - mainly to try their new Granadilla Sorbet (which is amazing by the way). Loads of folks had the same idea with Wakaberry and Myog on Kloof being packed to the rafters. Capetonians don't waste a sunny day, thats for sure.
And Cape Town wasn't finished showing off just yet, as when we got home, we got to enjoy another breathtaking sunset.
Its going to be very difficult to get back to reality tomorrow :(
