Dylan and Nikita's Wedding

A340 reflected in the airport window

Balalaika Hotel

The plane landed in Johannes-burg on time at about 07:40. I was going to stay overnight in Johannesburg  as I was going to attend my god son's wedding later that afternoon. My plan of action was to take the Gautrain to Sandton station then a shuttle to the Balalaika Hotel where the reception was being held and where I was booked in for the night.

I had been stressing about a wedding gift because I hadn't been able to purchase something from the online gift registry while I was in Canada because of payment issue, but with Glynis's help I'd bought some nice table clothes and place mats with a Canadian Autumn theme just before I left. I'd brought some wedding wrapping paper and wrapped it in my room before departing for the church service at around midday.

The service was light-hearted and short and soon we were all back at the hotel where a candy store theme had been set up on the veranda. What worried me was there were small children running around, and with all that sugar heaven knows what they'd be like by the time the actual reception started later.

I managed to stay awake for supper, but slipped out and off to bed soon after the main course. I was exhausted and had an early start the following morning to get back to Durban.