Out and about in Durban
- 19 Sep 07, 11:41 AM
My hair was in tangles and I could still feel the odd grain of sand crunching between my teeth when I got back from a walk along the Durban seafront. It’s mighty windy out here!
The beachfront reminds me of Santa Monica in California, which I visited for the first time earlier this year, but the scene in Durban is more colourful and as we headed off for England’s Super 8s match against New Zealand, several women were already busily setting up their market stalls in the watery early sunlight.
Not long after, the promenade was full of African wares and bright clothing for sale: red and green sarongs, wooden giraffes, miniature drums and much much more. Many items were spread carefully across the pavement in a mosaic of an outdoor shopping mall.
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