Welcome 2012!

We welcomed the New Year in the snowy mountains, with good friends, beautiful fireworks and champagne. It felt like a good way to start 2012!

Thanks to everyone for a great time!

A perfect Sunday afternoon

After I worked hard all week(end), it was time for some pleasure today!

Luckily, the farmer's market was on at the Ladies No1 Opera House and so we joined our friends for an afternoon and some music in the sun.

The market stalls sold all sorts of food & crafts and the place was teeming with people.
We came home with some homemade jam, some olives and of course we also had some delicious cupcakes.

However, the best part of today was the glass of champagne.
There's (almost) nothing that makes me happy like sparkling champagne ;)
Hope you enjoyed the weekend!

rain on your wedding day

Yesterday, our friends got married here in Gaborone. The day was grey and cloudy and in the morning it was pouring down with rain. But unlike in many other places, in Botswana, rain on your wedding day is considered a fortunate sign and so we happily went ahead and celebrated the newly weds with a lovely brunch and cake at the Sanitas teagarden.

Pula to the happy couple!

a week-long drive

Last week we did a little 3600 km roadtrip through Botswana and Namibia and spent days in the car, watching the changing landscape along the road.

Apart from driving we also ate fresh apple pie in Solitaire, watched the sun rise over the Namib desert, climbed Big Mama (a big red sand dune at Sossusvlei), camped out in the Naukluft mountains and hiked up over the slopes & down a massive canyon for hours without meeting any other people, had some rain in the middle of the desert, played with a baby-seal, watched dolphins, pelicans, flamingos & a whale near Swakopmund and enjoyed champagne (& fresh oysters) during the cruise!

It was the perfect escape and I loved every minute of it!
(except maybe for the time when I just could not get the car to go up that very steep & scary mountain gravel road...)

Champagner Donnerstag

Thanks for the reminding me of this wonderful concept that used to be an essential part of my life in the past ;)

Unfortunately, champagne has only crossed my way on very few occasions in this part of the world - which really is a shame!

I think it is about time to revive the idea....one more thing to look forward to for next year!