Cape Town Harbour - Table Mountain an impressive backdropArriving into Cape Town with just 3 days before the kick-off to the World Cup, the place is clearly up for a month long party.
The city is one cool, cosmopolitan, happening place. A mix of modern and historical buildings create an excellent urban centre with a number of choice bistros, restaurants and bars.
the Waterfront at sunsetHeading to the harbour the FIFA World Cup box office at the Spearheart Building is selling their final stock of World Cup tickets and after less than half an hour wait, i am able to procure a ticket for England’s final qualifying game against Slovenia on 23rd June in Port Elizabeth. This Category A ticket costs R1120.
Staying at Cape Town Backpackers in a good central location. However, prices have been escalated by 500%! Shocking treatment for visitors to the country. A few desperate emails have been sent to ex-colleagues from South Africa and seriously hoping cheaper alternatives can be found for the month duration of the tournament. Otherwise Lesotho or Swaziland might provide an alternative base where prices have not been so severely escalated.
With 64 matches to be played i am hoping to watch as many of these as possible as ALITD goes into soccer overdrive over the month. You have been warned!
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