The scenery in South Africa is stunning. We took the cable car up to Table Mountain which overlooks all of Cape Town and the surrounding area. You can see for miles. Another highlight was the Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, I felt that I could move in and live amongst the gorgeous fynbos. 
S. Africa doesn't do Halloween like we do, but we were able to find a small kids parade in the town of Muizenburg (see colorful houses) and Adele dressed in her belly dancing outfit and Vince wore his spiderman pjs, oh I mean costume. 

This might be one of our favorite beaches ever! It's where the native African Jackass Penguin lives. This little cove is strewn with huge bolders and is protected from the insane wind making it an ideal swimming area. We spent a perfectly lazy day here and felt like we were on vacation. We even had a little pengee waddle into the water right next to us and swim off, at amazingly fast speeds I might add. 

We only saw about a third of the Pompeii ruins, but 1/2 a day was plenty to transport us back to the first century. The entire town is still pretty much there: homes, theaters, stores, baths and my favorite--the brothel. You don't even have to have an imagination to get a good idea of life back then. There was the wealthy part of town and then the common section, we saw the infamous people frozen in time. Truly an amazing experience. 

The ancient ruins of Ephesus are amazing to behold. Many are still in tact, if not partially restored. It's easy to imagine what life might have been like in the once Greek, then Roman (second in size to Rome) city in the 1st century BC. It is believed that it is one of the seven churches of Asia referenced in Revelations and that the Gospel of John may have been written here. Additionally, it is also the site of a major gladiator graveyard! All very fascinating.