A lot of people know where the Feather Market Centre is but I bet very few have seen the very impressive organ that adorns the front of the main hall. The concert hall pipe organ was inaugurated in June 1999 and cost R2,6m at the time. The organ stands 14 meters high, 10 meters wide and 4,5 meters deep, weighs 20 tons and has 5508 pipes. Pretty impressive. The organ was designed by Prof Albert Troskie, built by local organ builder…
Going for a walk along one of the trails at Sleepy Hollow outside Port Elizabeth I noticed a black blob in the long grass next to the trial. Now being a curious creature (and always looking for something to photograph), I decided to have a closer look and this is what I found. A whole bunch of little baby grasshoppers.Getting up after one or two pics I noticed for the first time that there was a Praying Mantis in the…
I chose the perfect day last week for a walk around St Georges Park. Beautiful blue skies, no wind and warm winter temperatures. Its really sad that more people don't spend a time in the park. More importantly, if more people go there during the day the bad and unwanted elements will disappear from it.
Die Kaap Recife Natuurreservaat in Port Elizabeth beslaan omtrent 370 hektaar om die westelike punt van Algoabaai. Die reservaat is idiaal vir voëlkyk beide aan die kus en om die waterherwinningspoele. Die beste manier om die reservaat te verken is om op die 9km lange Roseate Tern wandelroete gaan. Die roete begin by SAMREC (South African Marine Rehabilitation and Education Centre), 'n pikkewyn reddingssentrum, voor dit by die waterherwinningspoele verby gaan. Die roete lei dan deur plantbedekte sandduine en verby 'n uitkykpos…
The original house where the Grand Hotel in Central stands today was built in 1867. By 1885 the house was extended to Whites Road and the owner, Kames Brister, advertised the house as to let with 24 rooms. Shortly after on 15 October 1885 Arnold Lipman opened the Grand Hotel. The hotel has been taken over by new owners and is currently being renovated and is in the process to be turned into the first "green hotel" in Port Elizabeth.
There's some cold and wet weather heading our way this weekend so I decided to try and warm us up with a mid morning picture of Shark Rock Pier at Hobie Beach in black and white.
Kids will be kids and the Kidz couldn't wait to try out and ride the giraffes in the new Kings Beach development's play area.
Die Tafelbergreeks strek van Tafelberg tot by Kaappunt en het heelwat bekende pieke en landmerke wat deel van die bergreeks uitmaak. Bo en behalwe Tafelberg self is daar ook Leeukop, Duiwelspiek en Seinheuwel met die Twaalf Appostels wat die mees prominente pieke aan die Atlantiese kant van die Skiereiland is. Die Twaalf Appostels maak vir die perfekte agtergrond teen die luukse strande van Clifton en Kampsbaai.
One of the big projects which formed part of the Route 67 development was the opening up of Strand Street just below Market Square (and next to the bus terminus). I took the Kidz to climb the Campanile last week and walked up to visit the Public Library while we were there. One of the new features installed next to Strand Street just before you climb the steps up to Market Square is a fountain.