Gold Reef Place Johannesburg
12 Malcolm Avenue Johannesburg, Gauteng, 2135, South Africa
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Jo'berg
12th Nov 2005 Checked out of the Ashanti and said goodbye to Anna, the "colourful and abrasive" bar manager. If you ever get the chance to meet her, then send her our love. Headed to the Waterfront for some final souvenir shopping, etc then left to the airport to fly to Jo'berg, eventually arriving at the "Diamon Diggers" at about 8 o'clock. Walked …
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Friday 30th March
Had a nice lay in til 10am. Its grey and rainy. Should have stayed in England ;-). Saw a large bird in the garden yesterday, scared the **** out of Crystal by standing there shouting ' what the **** is that?'. Apparently it was a howdy doody or la di da summit like that. Alos they have these giant red cricket things but they call ...
Culture shock in Jo'burg!
... down houses we were use to, this was crazy. But yes, Jo'burg must be dangerous if these houses need so much security.
When we arrived at Sandton City Shopping Centre, we headed straight for Mandela Square to admire the massive statue of the great man, Nelson Mandela. And yes it was here, we realised we were suffering from a culture shock. As we enjoyed breakfast in western surrounds, endulging in things like a English Breakfast with bacon and awesome smoothies, ...
Apartheid
... ago, but when Gibron and I walked through the centre of town, we didn't see another white person the whole time we were there. There was no bad feeling though, people were talking to us, directing us and although they were staring at us a little, it was more curiosity than negativity!
We decided, against the recommendations of everyone, who said it was too far, to walk back ...
Cradle of Humankind
... for a guided tour! Anyhoo the exhibits focus mainly on the thought that all human life began in Africa since our closest relatives are the apes and they all pretty much only occur on this continent. They had numerous fossils and bones that had been found of our earliest ancestors and led right the way up to the present day. One of the funniest exhibits was one where you could pick up a telephone and dial an extinct animal and hear about them and how they were wiped ...



