The days of saying there is nothing to do in Port Elizabeth is long gone. Loooonnnngggg gone. Yes, a lot of the activities on offer is going to set you back a few bucks, but it's exactly the same wherever you are in the world. We've had to choose very carefully this summer holiday is everything does add up to quite a lot if you do something that costs money every day. Supertube, laster games, ice skating, go-carting, wall climbing,…
Remember Laser Games? Wow, we used to play so often back in the days when there was still an arena at the old tenpin bowling and game centre next to Greenacres. It's probably been a good 20 years since they closed down there so I was very excited to see that there are laser Games back in town. Last week we took the KidZ for a game and the moment I headed into the room with the gun in hand…
Although I posted a number of posts featuring the newly renovated and reopened Campanile towards the end of the year, I decided to do another one as a follow up of yesterday's post. The first post of 2018 featured the Donkin Reserve, one of Port Elizabeth's most iconic attractions. The Campanile definitely is another one of those. The word Campanile comes from the Italian word campanile which means bell tower with our Campanile holding 25 bells. Originally there were 23 bells with…
And with that 2017 is gone and 2018 have arrived. I have seen a lot of people say that they are glad 2017 is over and done with and I took a little time to contemplate my own 2017. I came to the conclusion that it actually wasn't a bad year for me at all. It was very busy though both from a personal as well as a work point of view and right now I can't see 2018 being…
Christmas may be over but we finally got a chance to go and have a look at the Lovemore Heights Christmas House at the top of Melsetter Road. I was actually starting to be embarrassed to say that we haven't been there yet especially after promoting it on social media and via my radio show on LuisterFM so much. The lights on and around the house truly is magnificent and if you haven't been to see it then you only…
The very first cricket test as well as rugby test in South Africa were played at St George's Park in Port Elizabeth. If I'm right, the first cricket test in South Africa after readmission was also played in Port Elizabeth. Today PE is making history again. Not just did the first pink ball day night test in South Africa start in PE today, it's also the first official 4 day test in the world. And I'm here enjoying the Proteas'…
Looking down from the Campanile steps at Miggie playing the Ghost Bells (I posted about yesterday)
One of the new features in the Campanile is the Ghost Bells which can be seen as one climbs up to the top of the tower. The Ghost Bells are installed under the actual 25-bell carillon (the original 23 plus the two new bells) and light up during chiming or when visitors press keys on an interactive silver console keyboard. The Ghost Bells aren't just in the same position, they're also the same size as the real bells. Looking at…
Parties are getting more and more sophisticated. Back in our days it was kids coming over and eating cake and sweets while watching a video and playing. These days parents are pulling out all the stops to make a child's birthday party a memorable one and with two kids, a boy and a girl, we've been to everything. Movies, ice skating, trampoline park, pool parties, supertube, survival parties and more. But Drama Princess had a first the other day. A…
The Port Elizabeth City Hall was built between 1858 and 1862 but the clock tower was only added in 1883