SA bits 38 - Christmas in Nelspruit,Mpumalanga (Part 1)

South Africa has its fair share of highland tourist spots. Over the Christmas weekend, we went for a trip to Nelspruit in Mpumalanga. This place reminded me of Drakensberg in KZN. Equally spectacular scenery and so "Salem High Country-ish". The journey took about 3half hours. Before even reaching the place, we had an idea of what to expect.

Due to high demands of a holiday lodge during this festive seasons, we only manage to scramble for an accomodation in the city center. Not my preferred choice as I was hoping for something closer to nature. Anyway, the hotel wasn't so bad after all. The air-conditioning was very primitive though, looks more like the ones we use to see during our primary childhood tuition centers. Reception area had a very warm feeling, probably due to the amber lights all over the place.









After we checked-in it was already dinner time so we hurried over to get some last minute "groceries" to prepare breakfast and snacks for the next day and also to get dinner. We planned to leave our hotel early the next morning, so lights went off by 9pm.

to be continued......