I really hope Brasil can step it up from this World Cup. The stadiums here are just AMAZING! I thought Soccer City was the coolest stadium I had ever seen until I saw the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban. I can’t even imagine being here for a game, the stadium is SO sick! And you can take a cable car up to the top of the arc and you get to see the whole city, from the ocean to the mountains. 
I took the liberty to draw myself on top of the arc so you guys can see where we were.
I basically fell in love with Durban this weekend. I went with 3 friends: 2 friends from here and a girl that was couch-surfing at one of the guy’s houses from Ukraine/Russia/France. So much fun! We started off by road tripping Friday after work, and played tons of car games. We were all pretty tired by the time we got to our hotel around 11:30 PM, but we decided to go out. We chilled at the hotel for a while, then bounced around different clubs in the city, until we found one we really liked. “What a vibe!!” as they say here.
We ended our night/morning watching the sunrise from the beach in front of our hotel in Umhlanga, which is on the North Coast of Durban. It was pretty cold still, but the sunrise was gorgeous. And the hotel that seemed like no big deal was surreal when we woke up in the morning to the ocean breeze and the amazing view.
By the way, Umhlanga is the hardest word ever to say. Apparently it’s a Zulu word, but it’s really hard to make the right sound. My friends from here only speak English and Afrikaans, and they pronounce it Umshlanga, but a lady from Durban taught me how to say it right, but I can’t even sound it out in writing because it’s like no sound in English.
Durban was really chill; we all just hung out, did some tourism around the local markets and historic centre, and saw some monuments. The city is fascinating, and the weather helps, especially after being in Joburg for a month. Before we left we stopped by the Indian District and saw the biggest mosque in the Southern Hemisphere. We also ate Bunny Chow, which is a South African/Indian dish that is pretty much a curry (you pick what kind) inside a loaf of bread, and you eat it with your hands. Sooo good!
The weather was amazing, and I got to swim in the Indian Ocean, which was cool! Saturday it was pretty warm, but we went swimming at 9 AM before checking out on Sunday and it was pretty freakin cold.
Now it’s back to work, and 8 degrees (Celcius)... at least until Friday, when I get to go to Victoria Falls!
More pictures!!!!
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