Sojourn toSouth Africa Chapter One： From Here to There 南非之行（一）奔赴约翰内斯堡.docVIP

Sojourn toSouth Africa Chapter One： From Here to There 南非之行（一）奔赴约翰内斯堡 　　说到世界上观赏野生动物最好的地方，也许你会马上联想到非洲。本刊专栏作者Brad为了一偿自己的夙愿，踏上了南非之旅，第一站便来到了南非首都约翰内斯堡。 　　The Long Joumey 　　漫长的旅途 　　Leaving Victoria， on September ， 2014， we had a long trip ahead on our wonderful adventure.I love animals of all kinds， and so it had been my Bucket List” wish to see the Big Five. 　　We started out by taking BC Ferries from the Island to Vancouver where we boarded United Airlines to San Fran-cisco. After a considerable wait we headed off on a nine-hour flight to Heathrow Airport in London， England. We had a long layover （seven hours） so we decided to have dinner at The Harlequin. We had been FORTY hours travelling from our west coast to the heart of South Africa. On approach， Johan-nesburg lay beneath us. Picked up at the airport，a five-min-ute drive took us to The Emperors Palace，a huge Casino complex with three hotels，a food court， various restaurants and a shopping area. As soon as our room was ready at the Mondior， we decided to sleep from noon until4 pm. when we went to explore the complex， shop a bit and have dinner. We were so ready to sack out early that night as we were being picked up at9 am fora tour of the city. 　　Tip：我热爱动物，一直想亲眼见见号称“非洲五霸”的狮子、非洲象、非洲水牛、豹和黑犀牛，因此促成了这趟南非之行。然而没想到行程却如此波折。我们先乘船到达温哥华，从那里乘坐美国联合航空公司班机到达旧金山，等待很长时间后继续飞行9个小时到达英国伦敦，在伦敦希斯罗机场转机等了7个小时，又经过11个小时才到达南非约翰内斯堡，全程足足用了40个小时！真可谓“好事多磨”。 　　The Trip to Johannesburg 　　约翰内斯堡之行 　　Jo burg， a very modem city， is the seat of Govemment for South Africa. It is here that the worlds first heart transplant was done. We drove by the hospital honouring the name of the doctor： Christian Baragwana. 　　We were the only ones on the tour and our guide showed us around and told us many stories about the history of the city including a visit to the Apartheid Museum. Your ticket indicated which door to enter. This excellent museum tells that story through photos， documents and film footage， as well as interactive features which bring th