Easter Outing in Southampton

I had never imagined that my Easter holidays would be as eventful, joyous and rewarding as this year's. Reason, I'm so used to spending this period with family going to church - and therefore thought I would be very bored since in the UK I haven't had time to really get to know the Christian community where I live.

Nonetheless, I took off to Southampton, a lovely and quiet city just outside Winchester, south of England. The weather was attractively stunning when I arrived and I was reminded of Durban. The scenery, the lakes, the gardens and the waterfront all caught my attention as I landed - it was like I had set foot on a different part of Europe! The landscape in the outskirts of the city was irresistibly beautiful!!

My friends, Derrick, Tebogo and Tleyane made my stay there really enjoyable and worthwhile. On Good Friday they showed me the city, the parks and the gorgeous surroundings. Later in the evening, they prepared a nice meal for me after which we set off to experience the city's night life! We visited a few night clubs and had a few drinks until 2am Sat!

On Sat we took a boat to a place called Hythe, just south of the city. This reminded me of Cape Town and Robben Island. I was thrilled by the warmth of the people we met aboard - and we even met a South African from Eshowe who now lives in Southampton. He's been here for about 6 years - so we managed to quiz him about the place and asked him hard questions about why he left our beautiful country (smile)! Seems he loves the place though..

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