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Jewish Museum on Raleigh Street

I quick drive around Richmond Hill the other day had me stop in front of the Jewish Pioneer Memorial Museum in Richmond Hill.  Standing there I realised that I have actually never been inside the museum so I can't really tell you what is inside from a first hand perspective.  I can tell you this though. The museum is housed in the original synagogue which was used by the Jewish community between 1912 and 1954.  The museum features a collection…

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06/10/2016
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The Donkin’s colourful mosaic

The Piazza Mosaic next to the Donkin Pyramid is one of the most impressive art pieces making up Route 67 on the Donkin Reserve.  The 470 square meter mosaic was made by a NMMU ceramic collective and depicts the Port Elizabeth and the Eastern Cape's cultures, heritage, diverse histories and abundant of fauna and flora.  I actually find that every time I look at it I notice something I haven't done before.

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05/10/2016
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A Donkin Reserve view

Looking across the Donkin Reserve from the lady with the chair Untitled art piece with the flowers of one of the Coral Trees in the foreground.  After nearly two weeks of wind I wonder how many flowers there still are on the Coral Trees around town.

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04/10/2016
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Freeway graffiti by 3 Blind Mice

If you drive from the city centre up towards Humewood you pass under the freeways before passing the Green Mosque.  A few months ago a brand new art piece appeared on the wall next to the parking area under the freeway.  I've been glancing at it every time I passed but a week or two ago I got a chance to have a closer look.  The piece by 3 Bind Mice depicts a marine theme, very apt for Port Elizabeth…

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03/10/2016
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Shadow lines on the GFI Art Gallery

I was invited to be the speaker at the first Port Elizabeth #TravelTalk event hosted in Port Elizabeth by Urban-Econ which took place at the GFI Art Gallery this week.  The GFI Gallery, previously known as the Ron Belling Art Gallery, have recently seen a big renovation and expansion and is looking stunning.  If you haven't been recently then it's worth the visit.

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02/10/2016
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Enjoy some PEness from the air

[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t917uAleNsc&w=500&h=400]I often wish I had a drone to be able to shoot some aerial views of all the fantastic places and attractions around Port Elizabeth.  Check out this awesome video I found on YouTube showing off PE from the air done by Jayme Thompson in collaboration with Indian Swell Productions and Jared Lotz.  PEness is AWESOMEness. 

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30/09/2016
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Head-on with a Sable antelope

Mount Camdeboo Game Reserve outside Graaff-Reinet has a Sable antelope breeding program and while on the game drive we stopped next to the camp for a closer look.  This young male came walking towards the fence and stood still watching us long enough for me to get a nice head-on photo of him.  Just a pity for the fence wires in between.Some info about the Sable courtesy of Wikipedia:The sable antelope (Hippotragus niger) is an antelope which inhabits wooded savannah…

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29/09/2016
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The Holy Trinity Church fence

The old fence on the wall around the Holy Trinity Church in Central has always fascinated me and it makes for a nice foreground for photos of the church as well. 

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29/09/2016
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The Baakens River Mouth

It's sad to think that the Baakens River mouth was once a big lagoon where passing ships came to collect fresh water for their voyages yet today it's a cement canal under the Settlers Freeway which flows into the PE Harbour.  Some major revamping and restoration needed to give this river mouth any dignity again. 

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28/09/2016
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Coral Trees – PE’s Jacarandas

Port Elizabeth can't boast with Jacaranda Trees flowering so beautifully around town in Spring as Pretoria and Bloemfontein can, but I just luuuvvveee all the Coral Trees flowering around the city.  

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27/09/2016