Saturday, June 26
Cape Town, RSA
When we got back from the Cape of Good Hope, we made our way back downtown. We had good seats in The Dubliner like the previous USA win, but it didn’t have the same “vibe” so we decided to try our luck at finding a new locale and more American comrades. We walked up and down Long Street, gathering a greater nucleus of American fans each trip until we were in a group of about 25 or so. As a group we decided to head to the Purple Turtle (which we had previously heard was a bit shady). We paid a small cover. Inside we watched a great game with lots of Americans. By the end of the night, the USA had lost a game and we were down a South African cell phone. Come to find out a pickpocket had worked the whole crowd and scored a few wallets and phones that evening.
We were pretty dejected as we had to walk the length of Long Street to get to our car through super happy and singing South Africans (they were cheering for any African team at this point). One favorite though came from a European fan (can’t recall which country though) who yelled at us: “What do you say now, USA?” I just replied, “Next World Cup”, with a wry smile. This immediately made them smile and say, “Yeah, us too.”
In conclusion, The Dubliner > Purple Turtle.