Me in USA Today

See under Atlantic Express Cake & Coffee Train

For the full piece:  http://traveltips.usatoday.com/early-breakfast-restaurants-sea-point-near-cape-town-101244.html

Cafeen

I recently had lunch (and then breakfast) at a café I'd highly recommend. Caféen, on the corner of Hampstead and 3rd Avenue in Harlfield village is a quaint spot with some quirky decor and a cosy yet airy feel. Lunch was a basic toasted cheese sandwich and some coffee. The sandwich was huge.

 For both visits I didn't wait more than five minutes for my food - and for breakfast we were more than ten guests at one table - and the rest of the place was quite busy. For breakfast I had a salmon, cream cheese, spring onion and scrambled egg croissant. Yum!  There's a spacious outside section and a smaller smoking section (outside) and the inside's got all sorts of rustic items and fun decor. We had a girls' breakfast there and were well looked after and had no issues with any orders. Most of us had the salmon croissant because there wasn't too much that catered for non-bacon-eating guests, but there were enough options to keep us happy. I think this dish just sounded the most mmm. 

 

 

Our Cafeen-themed reminder-invitations:

 www.cafeen.co.za

RIP Busta

Today I dedicate my blog to my Busta, who died suddenly yesterday :-(  I  hope it doesn't rain in heaven because the other dogs are going to get REALLY annoyed with him fighting with the raindrops :-)

You had a good 12 years. Rest in peace my baba.

2007

2008

Girly stuff

I'm having a bad day so I might as well cheer myself up with some fun stuff that made me smile.

marysiaswimstore.com

 

 

garnethill.com

Cupcakes by Lameez Karriem

bidorbuy.co.za

polyvore.com

Layzee Bites, Rondebosch East

blogs.babble.com

 

img.photobucket.com

My favourite pic today

Thanks for the laugh, Candice

Victoria Street Market

Some reviews claim it's like stepping into another world, other sites tell you it's a must-see. I beg to differ. I visited the Victoria Street Market (in all fairness, I didn't bother to check out the fresh fish/ food side - so that could be awesome) and was a tad disappointed.

It's not like stepping into another world...at all. It almost like stepping into China Town in Ottery or Sable Square. A series of shops selling brassware, cheap Chinese and Taiwanese hair accessories, make-up, bags and of course, spices. I love China Town - this doesn't even come close when it comes to clothing and other fun stuff. If you search for the market on the Internet, you're bound to find close-ups of spices and all sorts of fun stuff. Naturally, after doing my searching, I was excited to see what it's all about. Now, I could be completely wrong and may have only seen a fraction on the place, so if you've been, please let me know that I went to the wrong entrance or building altogether.

This was the most exciting stall I saw

I expected to see saris and scarves and other more interesting things. Anyway, I managed to leave with KFC and Nando's spices - so it wasn't a complete waste. I too am guilty of only taking close-up shots of the spices, simply because there was nothing else appealing to take pics of...and after the spice man cautioned me and suggested I don't walk around with my camera so freely, my picture-taking came to an end.

If you're in Durban, visit the market and let me know what you think. As a an avid 'marketeer', I expected a bit more.

It's on the corner of Queen and Victoria Streets and operates Monday to Saturday from 08h00 to 18h00 and Sundays from 10h00 to 16h00

I dare you to try this spice

My favourite joke today