Day 10: Rest

Today is a rest day for me, as S has to go to the university and our guests went to visit Hillcrest with C. I'm at an Internet cafe in a DVD shop where the connection is fast (ADSL) but I can't use too much of the 2GB per month bandwidth. So not too many pictures uploaded.

In the evening, we attended a book launch at Ike's Books and Collectibles, a fantastic store on a trendy street in Durban. I found an awesome book entitled “The Chinese-Kosher Cookbook” published in 1964. There are all sorts of old typewriters scattered throughout, something I've grown to appreciate since seeing the exhibit at the ROM.

We joined the author and crew at a nearby Indian restaurant. One interesting feature of the menu was that the mains were presented in a table, with sauces on the left and choice of vegetable or meat along the top, and the prices were listed in the cells. I sampled the garlic naan, a dal and a vegetable dish with xacutti (coconut-based) sauce. During the meal, we were approached by various men selling beaded crafts and hats. It was such an odd situation to be on the patio of a restaurant enjoying a meal surrounded by bars, and to see these men trying to sell their wares to make a living. Afterwards, we hit a club for drinks and dessert, the name of which escapes me now; it may have had Valentine in it.

Complete set of South Africa pictures in my Flickr set.