is this a trip down memory lane??

I tried something new and i'm continuing with this new pastime, it's very interesting and even though it's time consuming, it's quite fun.

I dislike feeling like i'm missing out on something and somehow it makes me miss college days because college was so much fun. Really a big adventure and because my college was situated in the cbd it was like being in one big play ground!

All of my friends and myself included used public transport. OK let's clear that one up, i was told i was chauffeur driven everywhere -> my parents or anybody going to cbd would give me a lift BUT when there was no lift or people going in that direction i had to use public transport. And in cape town or South Africa on the whole, public transport is not the best. Using public transport is an experience all on its own.

Anyway, since we didn't really have cars to drive around in, we walked everywhere, but it's really nice cos u can get to everywhere u wanna be by walking, cos if u had a car, then u would have to look for parking etc etc which is always a pain in the cbd.

The other cool thing about walking everywhere is that you will find interesting and places worth finding like the pizza place where u get 2 huge slices of pizza for R9 and believe me, their pizza was good (perfectly suiting college students on a budget and tasting really good any day of the week! There was a place where we would go to buy the yummiest, hottest, fresh-out-the-piping hot oven muffins. Actually, they were a bulk buying biscuit store, but they sold muffins and pies and cheap coffee too. (cheap coffee meaning the not so nice coffee).
There are also art galleries, too many to name or count that i never really got the chance to visit, but give you a taste of the talent and beauty of cape town's artists.
If you felt like throwing your budget out the window and spoiling yourself, then there was always taking a lovely stroll up to Kloof street, the most moder, busy, exciting street during the day... This is where you will find a variety of kitch stores, selling the most unsual modern strange artsy things, coffee shops (3 of my favorite) and some other exciting eateries and film schools and there's the E-tv studio and there's a nice pasta place.

There's one place that i love and will never forget but at one period in my life i feared visiting because therein lies so many memories good and bad. Come to think of it, i haven't been there since. This place is the Gardens, a pleasant hide away, a peaceful picnic spot, a cosy place to go to when your'e having morning coffee, a place to chill out and avoid being chased by bees, rats, and or big birds *unfortunately i had an incident with all of the above, and for those of us who have just sat and watched the animal life parading around the Gardens, will have found it most amusing if you perhaps caught the site of seeing a squirrel fall out a tree (i don't mean in a vicious "i hope that squirrel got hurt way"). Some pointers though, if you go to the Gardens during winter, make sure you have tissues with, because finding a dry bend during winter is as hard as finding the person who took the last caramelo bear!

Earlier i spoke about missing my college days, however strange this may sound.. that does include the assignments and tests!

Anyway, i think that's enough nostalgia for one day.