St Georges Bridge
Probably one of my favorite spots in St Georges Park. The railway sleeper bridge near the Pearson Conservatory. I should look under it one day to see if there is a troll that lives there.
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06/09/2014
St Georges
Today is the 1st of September and we are celebrating Spring Day. Not that winter is over by a long shot but the season is turning and signs of spring is starting to appear all over the show. I was hoping to post some flowers in celebration of spring but unfortunately had non on hand. I'm driving back from Johannesburg after the Getaway Show and never thought of uploading a flower picture before leaving. I do have this picture of…
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01/09/2014
Pearson Conservatory in St Georges Park
I have always said (and will always say) that St Georges Park has the potential to be Port Elizabeth's own Central Park. Somewhere locals can go to relax and take part in activities. Pity most people don't go there because of the preconception that its a dangerous place. I snapped this picture of the Pearson Conservatory on a visit to the park with the St Dominic Priory grade 6's and gave it a slight HDR touchup to enhance it.
25/08/2014
Donkin Heritage Trail on Pasella
I got to be on Pasella on SABC 2 for the first time in 2009 when they were in town to film an insert on the Donkin Heritage Trail. At the time I worked for Nelson Mandela Bay Tourism and got to do the insert with my colleague and good friend Sadie Issacs. We met presenter Vicky Davis and the team at the Donkin Reserve and ended up shooting around the reserve, on the lighthouse, around City Hall and Market Square, at…
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04/07/2014
Boerewors Roll queue
The guys who do the most business at any festival or show are the guys with the food stalls. This was again evident at Art in the Park this past Sunday. As lunch time started to come around the queues at the food stalls started to grow. Pancakes, burgers, springrolls and specifically this stall selling boerewors and russian rolls.
03/07/2014
Art in the Park stall
If it's the last Sunday of the month it means that its time for Art in the Park and when the weather is beautiful then it is the perfect excuse for a Sunday morning outing to St Georges Park. I have to admit that Art in the Park isn't anywhere close to what it used to be, but it doesn't mean that people support it any less. I did hear two stall holders chatting about the fact that there are…
02/07/2014
Bombies off the high dive
A highlight of visiting the St Georges Park swimming pool is jumping off the high dive and making bombies. The girl n the white shorts and black bikini top probably took a good 15 minutes to gather enough confidence before jumping off that day. It was alarming though to watch the boys trying to show off and get as close to the side of the pool as possible and apparently later that afternoon one of them hit the edge and…
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23/03/2014
St Georges Park Pool
The St Georges Park swimming pool has been a favorite with young and old for like forever. We haven't been to the pool for ages as we have a small pool at home, but a week or so ago Drama Princess had to practice her swimming for school and we decided to go for an hour or so. Entrance to the pool is cheap at R8 an adult and R3 a child and the facility was being thoroughly utilized. Good to see…
18/03/2014
Grand White Dinner in St Georges Park
The Grand White Dinner has taken place in London, Paris, Berlin, Cape Town and now Port Elizabeth. On Saturday afternoon I got to attend the first Grand White Dinner taking place in the Friendly City with compliments of the organisers of the event. I wasn't sure what to expect but was blown away from the moment we walked through the gate. Everything was laid out perfectly with somebody on hand right from the start to show guests where to go. Best of…
10/03/2014
The Fugard kite from Master Harold and the Boys
The iconic South African playwright, Athol Fugard, famous for plays like Master Harold and the Boys, Sizwe Bansi is dead and The island, has very close links to Port Elizabeth. Fugard's mother ran the St Georges Park Tea Room which sadly stands empty today. It was here in 1950 that a teenage Fugard insulted his friend and father figure, Sam Semela, a waiter at the tearoom. Thirty years later still shamed my the incident he wrote the play Master Harold and…
22/01/2014