Thursday, 10 June 2010
See our latest photographs taken on the Cape Town Fan Walk here: Cape Town Fan Walk photographs.
With the FIFA World Cup upon us, it’s no wonder Cape Town is bustling with excitement. I can’t drive down the road without seeing at least ten cars with the South African flag on their side mirrors, and the city centre is alive with the feeling of hope and possibility.
Yes, South Africa is ready. But I have something to admit. I heard about one of Cape Town’s best World Cup attractions from a tourist. I know, I know; I’m a bad Capetonian. During one of my lunchtime walks through the CBD, I started a conversation with a Chinese tourist who was excited about having seen squirrels in the Company Gardens. Go figure.
Anyway, said tourist informed me that he was due to embark with a group on the World Cup Fan Walk to Cape Town Stadium. Which I had never heard of. He pulled out a map and in broken English described what it was all about. Suitably chastised I made up my mind to do the walk the very next day, to see just what fans would be in store for when an estimated 18 000 of them use the Fan Walk on match days ... Continued