A night on Joburg

Hey, all! It's the old lady, again. Woo Hoo! As Jon said, we made it into town and to our hotel and had some excellent advice for an evening on the town. We headed to Nelson Mandela Square and had dinner at a totally African Restaurant by the name of Lekgotla. We had to try their buffet of beef ribs, shrimp curry, lamb chops, other meats, mixed veggies of every kind with all of the aforementioned seasoned with fascinating African spices, exotic desserts which included a mango creme brulee, specialty breads with spreads and salsas, and a couple of bottles of Cabernet shared by those of legal age. Our entertainment was a kind of Latin jazz, African style, with a crazy hip dancing 'little person'. And we all managed to have our faces painted.
Then, we did a quick stroll around the square and some shopping areas, all with fancy sports cars on exhibit both inside and out. Had to get some pictures with the Mandela statute, as well. All told, a nice night; but we felt like we were in any hip, large city anywhere in the world. Ah, but tomorrow, we imagine we will experience that culture shock we were anticipating, as we're off to Livingstone and then Mwandi. All are well. Remember: God is good, all the time. And, all the time, God is good.

Love & Hugs, Pam