The view down onto Govan Mbeki Road (Main Street) from the third floor of the historic Fisher's Building in downtown Port Elizabeth. The St Mary's Cathedral is in the centre of the picture and the City Hall on the left.
Imagine my surprise when I heard a tune from my childhood coming down the road the other day. Not 80's pop music or anything from a kiddies tv show but the hi-pitched, slightly more than monotone tune of a ice cream truck combi. I have seen one around town but it was the first time it drove around my neck of the woods. Looking out the window more memories came flooding back as all the neighbourhood kids came running to…
Tourists visiting the Port Elizabeth townships are always amazed at the ladies selling traditional medicines and remedies in Njoli Square. They items they sell covers everything from cures for common ailments to little bundles of what is commonly known as Bushman's bedding which is burned to chase evil spirits away. There is even a drink to strengthen your ... Lets just call it a natural Viagra drink.
Die berge buite Montagu soos jy deur die poort ry is absoluut asemrowend. In die Jouberthuis Museum op die dorp hang 'n ou foto van dieslefde berg as in die foto hierbo. Die vrou wat daar werk het gesien dat ek na die foto staan en kyk en vra toe of ek die gedig "Waar ruwe rotse" ken. Die digter, C M van den Heever (1902-1957), was oorspronlik ‘n Vrystater en het blykbaar op 'n stadium ook in Montagu gewoon. Die gedig…
Whenever I find a beautiful historic building I like to take at least two kinds of photos. One straight on to show the building itself and a second one with something in the foreground so that the building forms the background of the picture. I would have preferred the white roses in front of the Montagu Dutch Reformed Church in the Western Cape to have been red as was the case with the Old Mission Church in Montagu, but I'm not complaining.
There were 633 rhino's poached in South Africa in 2012. It a very sad and shocking statistic and even with millions of rands collected for anti-poaching activities and millions of people made aware of the fact, it seems that the problem is still far from being solved. This picture of a young white rhino was taken at one of the game reserves close to Port Elizabeth, but the poaching problem means that I just don't want to disclose which one.
Anybody who has driven along the R60 between Swellendam and Worcester cannot in good faith claim that they haven't seen the family of straw people next to the road just outside Robertson. I put it like that cause there is just no way that you can miss the 3 meter high Mr and Mrs Straw with their kids next to the road. So what are they doing there? They're a gimmick to draw attention to the Affie Plaas farm stall.Affie…
The Atheneaum is currently playing host to 67 beaded works of art. The art was commissioned by the Mandela Bay Development Agency and each of the 67 pieces represent a year and a quote by Nelson Mandela. The MBDA is also going to publish a book with pictures of the artwork and the quotes and is also still deciding where the beaded pieces will find a permanent home.
The upgrade of the Athenaeum Building in Central by the Mandela Bay Development Agency has just about been completed with the revamp of the old Little Theatre. I got to get a peek inside the Little Theatre the other day and have to say that it looks very good right from the foyer right through to the theatre itself. The one thing that really stands out is the theatre's seating, now covered in bright colours.
The Montagu Museum in the Klein Karoo town of Montagu is housed in the town's Neo-Gothic style Old Mission Church which was built in 1907. At the end of 2011 we spent 10 days in the town and decided to return at the end of 2012. After our 2011 visit I did a blog post about the museum so I don't really want to do a similar one this time around. I did look for a nice angle to photograph the building…