Fridays staff meeting was a totally different occasion, with the 2010 world cup well under way Sharon decided it would be nice to experience the event in a different way, once the meeting was done, and the minutes taken for the week the Neosho team head out to Rhodesfield to ride the Gautrain to Sandton. It was definitely an interesting experience, as far as i know the train moves with a magnetic system of some kind..so it doesn't actually touch the tracks..and at 160km/h that's an interesting thought.
The train station,boarding area and train itself where all impressive, and more than i personally expected... the ride was smooth and for the most part, comfortable, i became more aware of what's actually going on in South Africa when tourists with different accents and languages boarded and departed the train..it was nice to know that they are all visiting 'our' country, and that we're actually not doing so badly..

We arrived in Sandton in only a few minutes, and headed up the escalators (a few of them..) to the surface!
Sandton city was alive with fans from all over the world, photographers, and people just out to soak it all in..like us.. Mandelas' badly proportioned statue overlooked all the noise and color and it was easy to spot visitors to the country, standing at his feet,posing for a picture with the big man..
As it was a 'work outing' we went for lunch at an awesome little thai restaurant..that i cannot remember the name of now....Wang Thai? Well..the food was awesome! and being a fan of hot, fragrant ,foreign foods i was as close to happiness as i could be. The conversation was interesting and humorous and it was actually enjoyable spending time with work colleagues..they're all pretty nice people.. and I'm not being paid to say that.

The trip back was just as quick as the first time, despite a voice apologizing for the delays..we arrived back at the Rhodesfield platform and left the train, it was definitely worth it, and something i just might do again sometime..