Today we visited V&A Waterfront and an old workplace. The site of Planet Hollywood Cape Town. It is now a stunningly beautiful food and stall market that screams the hopes of what South Africa specifically and Africa could be.
Walking around the venue that used to be Planet Hollywood brought many surprise memories. Of serving people, managing, experiences etc.
The food mart shows the breadth of South African cuisine from local delicacies (mopane worms) to local staples (pap and vegetables and meat pies) to adopted favorites (sandwiches, barista coffees). Also filled with local shops offering stunning things - a spice shop, a balsamic reduction stall next to a local honey producer and more.
I sat thinking this is what this place should always have been - not a commercialized theme restaurant but a community of entrepreneurs working together to raise the level of each person.
It was beautiful on a personal, social and corporate scale. Workers sit eating their staple lunch next to tourists trying new food while the blend of exotic spices, sounds and smells wash over them.
If all of Africa became like this it would be the breadbasket of the world and the emotional soul of humanity.
We ended the day seeing Camps Bay. This is a place that until today I had not realized kept a piece of my soul. Walking on the beach and feeling the sand brought a flood of memories - playing volleyball, many tournaments, weekend after weekend sitting with friends, training and more. Left the beach leaving more of my souls and heart behind.
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