South Africa 2007 : The land of Bafana
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Finally, the last suitcase is packed! It was not an easy task, because
it was necessary to select carefully the clothes... That we will abandon
on the spot! No question of risking the excess of luggage, and
considering the desire to bring back so many things from Africa, we will
have to let go of some ballast along the way.
Now we just have time to be driven to Zaventem to take our Swissair
flight to Jo' bourg, via Zurich. This year, contrary to the usual, it
will be June rather than September-October. We'll see what the weather
has in store for us for our 4th stay in the land of the Bafanas.
Already a first adventure in itself: the safari among the Brussels
inhabitants coming back from work! The hour of the flight making us
start in full rush hour, there is going to be sport... It is so blocked
that we resolve to play it with the snatch: go hop, the plan of the
streets of the capital on the knees, and the rally begins in order to
avoid the congested axes. Great idea, we revisit the countryside of the
Brussels periphery, but we progress to reach the airport in time;
Phew!... But on the verge of starting the journey with a catastrophe.
Passed the traditional check-in which does not pose any problem, our
first flight brings us to Zurich, where awaits us our Long Mail. This
airport is a real delight: perfectly organized, impeccably clean, and
disconcertingly easy to use. The transfer from one terminal to the other
is done via an underground, automated subway... that's a change from the
long runs to the connection in the corridors of Heathrow! The
traditional wait before boarding will be anything but monotonous for
once. Indeed, the South African U16 soccer team present in the terminal
will distract us with its songs and dances during long minutes.
Atmosphere... Not yet left and already Africa is there. How good it
is....
1. Aéroport de Zurich
