Fun things to do in Cape Town

Another post dedicated to Mochness:

Part of the installment on 'Why Africa is special, and this would be Part Two'

So, what do we do for fun at night in Cape Town? For those who are interested, theres quite a hip and happening party scene, complete with alcohol, loud music and pretty people.

However, this Lamya is not usually found partying. In Central Cape Town, the party street is called Long Street. Apart from clubs, Long Street also has its fair share of shisha cafes, bars, coffee shops, all buzzing till the early hours of the morning. And theres a mean shwarma stand in the middle of the street, all fully halaal, of course. So I'd much rather be hanging out at a coffee shop than a club.

There are a few theatres with lovely shows, too. The Baxter and Artscape are two of the biggest, while quaint little theatres dot the rest of the city..depending on the show and the vibe you're looking for, its all good, clean, fun.

Obviously, theres movies too.. There are quite a few movie theatres throug the city, and they offer quite a variety. Cinema Noveau offers the more artsy non-commercial type movies, while others focus on commercial movies, and some even do full feature Bollywood films.

The restuarants and other coffee shops, well.. they're all there to be discovered. From beachside to mountaintop, theres a whole variety of food just waiting to tantalise your tastebuds. This post wouldnt be complete without a mention of authentically Cape Townian fast foods. There the 'gatsby', which is a huge french loaf type thing, filled with fries, salad, chicken or steak, and usually divided in portions amongst a group of friends. Other fast foods include 'chip rolls' which are fries on bread rolls, 'salomee', essentially curry rolled in roti and served as a type of sandwich.

Okay before this degenerates into a complete food post, Im going to just mention a new Cape Town ramadaan tradition, its called a 'facebooka'. People invite all their facebook friends to 'booka' (see meaning in previous post), its usually held at the beach.. People all bring their own food and blankets and chat and have shisha late into the night. Nice way to meet new people and make new friends. This is done to socialise as its very frowned on to be seen at the movies or in Long Street during ramadaan..

Next post will entail fun things to do during the day, in Cape Town.. Hope you enjoyed this..