We were lucky enough we were allowed to sleep in, which was nice. Breakfast was fantastic. They made eggs for you right there. Plus sausages, mushrooms and steak. We had to wear our choir shirts, unfortunately, but we happily hopped on the bus for our first day. In the morning we had a tour of Soweto. Saw Desmond Tutu and Nelson Mandela's house. Stopped at a monument for a bit, then back on the bus before we stopped at another monument. We sand inside the mem...

We then bussed over to part of the 'slums' of Soweto where we walked through the streets down to Pam's crèche. We met the 4-5 year olds who gave us a little performance and we sang for them as well. They were all super cute. We went over to a giant mall for lunch, where the best option was Nando's. Sean, Cosette and I got a table together, and we even ordered wine to go with the chicken because ... $2! We did have to rush back to the bus though,...

We were a bit worried once we got into Amsterdam because Merina, Jojo and I were apparently put on 'standby' for the Johannesburg flight. The whole choir ended up rushing to the next gate (aaallll the way across the airport) so we could get checked in. Luckily, no problems and we all had seats. We had a bit of time to wander around a little of the Amsterdam airport and look at all the tulip bulbs for sale, but we were backed lined up to board before too l...