Last Friday I went to my first-ever drive-in movie, at the Velskoen Cinema in Randburg. I’m glad I went when I did – Velskoen is Jozi’s last remaining drive-in and it’s closing down in June. The land was sold to a property developer. Sniff.
I won’t write a long post about the evening because my friend Martina in Jozi already did. (I play a starring role in her post.) But I do want to blog about a photo I took while there.
Lighting strikes as cars pull into the drive-in. See the smaller bolt on the far left?
It’s been a spectacular summer for Jozi storms, but Friday night was the best lightning show I’ve seen since moving here. Lightning struck every few seconds for over an hour, 360 degrees around. Luckily, since it was nighttime and I had planned to take photos at the drive-in, I had my tripod set up and ready for action.
Unluckily, it began to pour five minutes after the movie started. Watching a drive-in movie in the rain is not ideal. The movie that was playing, The Chronicle, was especially difficult to watch in poor visibility conditions.
I don’t think we missed much. The crash of lightning behind the big screen was the best part of the show.
Read another nice post about the drive-in by Shahil at Finding Jozi.
How have I never blogged about 44 Stanley Avenue, the coolest shopping and dining complex in Joburg, which is only five minutes from my house?
I guess it’s wrong to say I’ve never blogged about 44 Stanley; I’ve mentioned it countless times over the years (see here and here) when writing about specific restaurants or shops that are there. But I’ve never written a dedicated post about 44 Stanley as a destination and it’s about time I did – especially now, with the holidays upon us.
I’ve been dreadfully uninspired lately, struggling to think of anything I want to blog about despite having a long list of great ideas (many of which you, my readers, provided in September). I’m finding it hard to feel positive about life at the moment. But on Saturday Thorsten and I got the chance to visit Indwe Park, an indigenous garden and sculpture park in Braamfontein, and I knew I had my topic for today.
Given this week’s political nuclear bomb blast, it feels like a weird time to publish a light-hearted post about my recent (pre-election) jaunt through the United States. But I’m hoping you’ve have had enough of the U.S. election horror show – I know I have – and are ready (at least temporarily) for some wholesome American travel adventures. If so, please read on about my four-day visit to Maine, the northeastern-most state in the lower 48, with my sister, Susanna.
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It makes me smile, when I see it.