arrival at Johannesburg
Door: Jolijn
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12 Oktober 2011 | Zuid-Afrika, Johannesburg
Well, after a long journey of about 11 hours, sitting on a chair, I have arrived at O.R. Tambo International Airport Johannesburg around 9.15 pm. Tomorrow at 6 in the morning I will have the first flight to Cape Town, so that will be about 8 hours of waiting.
I was supposed to go to a hotel, because they said this Airport was not very safe, so I collected money for staying one night at a hotel. But now the hotel seems to cost 130 euro, and they don’t even have free wifi with that (only 15 minutes, and then you pay 5 euro an hour). So I decided to just have the internet voucher for 5 euro, and spending one hour in the lobby of the hotel using wifi. So now I’m enjoying.
It’s now already midnight, and I think I will have to check in at 5 am, so it will just be a few hours. And I don’t mind hanging around at this quiet airport, with cleaners and security, policemen and army everywhere. It seemed they have uplifted this airport since the World Championships of soccer last year. I feel very safe here, because everywhere there are people willing to help you find your way, and security was walking with me and carrying my luggage. How nice is that!
And the temperature is nice, it’s about 20 degrees at night, so smoking outside is no problem at all. And I can really understand South-African language, it is like Dutch but then with an accent. I can follow what is said. And I really like words like “Dankie” (means: thankie), and the double prohibits that say “geen selfoon gebruike nie” .. (means: no cellphone use no). I feel very at ease over here.
I absolutely love Africa. It’s so peaceful, no rush, no make up, not such a fake world, but very pure and true. I love the people over here. And I’m looking forward to going to Cape Town tomorrow. I will be picked up from the airport, and then I will meet a lot of people I have seen before, because everyone is gathering for the conference of PANUSP (Pan African Network of Users and Survivors of Psychiatry). I will be writing the daily reports to help the organizers. (I always write reports for my blog anyway, but this time I will do it in English).
But it was a hard day today, sitting down for 11 hours on a small chair, in a fully filled airplane. I was happy that I didn’t get much sleep in the 2 nights before, so I was snoozing quite a lot (and the little girl next to me feel asleep on my shoulder). I had a good flight, but my ass hurts from sitting down. Tomorrow only 2 more hours of flying, and then I have finally reached my destination: the south of South Africa, Madiba-country, the rainbow-nation. And they do like my hair :)
I was supposed to go to a hotel, because they said this Airport was not very safe, so I collected money for staying one night at a hotel. But now the hotel seems to cost 130 euro, and they don’t even have free wifi with that (only 15 minutes, and then you pay 5 euro an hour). So I decided to just have the internet voucher for 5 euro, and spending one hour in the lobby of the hotel using wifi. So now I’m enjoying.
It’s now already midnight, and I think I will have to check in at 5 am, so it will just be a few hours. And I don’t mind hanging around at this quiet airport, with cleaners and security, policemen and army everywhere. It seemed they have uplifted this airport since the World Championships of soccer last year. I feel very safe here, because everywhere there are people willing to help you find your way, and security was walking with me and carrying my luggage. How nice is that!
And the temperature is nice, it’s about 20 degrees at night, so smoking outside is no problem at all. And I can really understand South-African language, it is like Dutch but then with an accent. I can follow what is said. And I really like words like “Dankie” (means: thankie), and the double prohibits that say “geen selfoon gebruike nie” .. (means: no cellphone use no). I feel very at ease over here.
I absolutely love Africa. It’s so peaceful, no rush, no make up, not such a fake world, but very pure and true. I love the people over here. And I’m looking forward to going to Cape Town tomorrow. I will be picked up from the airport, and then I will meet a lot of people I have seen before, because everyone is gathering for the conference of PANUSP (Pan African Network of Users and Survivors of Psychiatry). I will be writing the daily reports to help the organizers. (I always write reports for my blog anyway, but this time I will do it in English).
But it was a hard day today, sitting down for 11 hours on a small chair, in a fully filled airplane. I was happy that I didn’t get much sleep in the 2 nights before, so I was snoozing quite a lot (and the little girl next to me feel asleep on my shoulder). I had a good flight, but my ass hurts from sitting down. Tomorrow only 2 more hours of flying, and then I have finally reached my destination: the south of South Africa, Madiba-country, the rainbow-nation. And they do like my hair :)
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11 Oktober 2011 - 23:28
Moosa:
Hello Jolijn
I just read your report.
hope you have some rest tonight. Wait for Elizabeth Anjorin to arrive in the morning at 9.00 from Nigeria, and you go together with the shuttle to the Holiday Inn Express Hotel in the city centre.
Welkom in Suid afrika.
If you can find a landline number, sms it to me, at +27845004058, and I will call you at that number.
Otherwise I will see you in the morning at the hotel -
11 Oktober 2011 - 23:40
Katjaaa :)):
Vul hier je reactie in... Heeeey lijntje i see you arrived wel! So nou you going to drink some coffee and checking the so the time fly's bey ;)) have a safe trip! lots of from eindhoven!! xXx -
11 Oktober 2011 - 23:44
Katjaaa :):
*checking the web ;) its late over here, so i'm going of to bed goodnight! -
12 Oktober 2011 - 00:06
Jonny:
Ik kan echt niet beschrijven hoe trots ik op je ben!!! I know that shouldn't mean that much to you but i have known you for a very long time now and i can not begin to describe how much you deserve to be recognised for your mind and what you have done but most importantly what you have accomplished. I wish i had achieved half the things you have already done. We all love your hair!! and i wish you the most amazing experiences and the best of travels. You really are amazing, 30 and given up bah dit is pas het begin meid. Echt zo trots. Jonny -
12 Oktober 2011 - 00:17
Tony:
Go Rainbow :) -
12 Oktober 2011 - 05:02
Je Moeder:
Goede reis meid en een fijne tijd in Zuid-Afrika.
Pas goed op jezelf! -
12 Oktober 2011 - 08:49
Christian Van Houtum:
eh jolijn
goed om te horen da je goed bent aan gekomen succes daar in afrika
groetjes christian -
12 Oktober 2011 - 15:23
Martin:
Better late than never: I wish you a very safe journey!
I hope that you will meet a lot of interesting new people, and spread the good work.
Enjoy the culture, the people and the nature of South Africa!
Looking forward to read more,
groetjes van Martin -
13 Oktober 2011 - 01:31
Jolijn Santegoeds:
wauw, echt vette reacties :) I love you all!! -
13 Oktober 2011 - 20:05
Katjaaa:
We <3 u all grtzz from the bakkerij eindhoven :) xxx
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