I’ve done several wacky and wonderful things around Joburg this weekend, but I’m short on blogging time. Another quick post-and-run will have to suffice for now.
Early morning on the Melville Koppies.
I took this photo early in the morning on the central section of the Melville Koppies, which is closed to the public except on special open days. (The eastern and western sections of the Koppies are open seven days a week.) This past Saturday morning was an “Artists’ Day” on Koppies Central – creative types were invited to come and wander around, take photos, or paint the scenery. Dramatic clouds provided the perfect artistic backdrop.
I live closest to Koppies East, which is where most of my Koppies photos come from. So it was fun to check things out from a different angle yesterday. Rather than shooting toward the Jozi skyline to the south, as I normally do, I shot toward the north. If you squint a bit, you’ll see the buildings of Rosebank in the center of the skyline, and Sandton City off to the left. The Magaliesburg Mountains are way in the distance, further to the left.
If you’d like to visit Koppies Central on an open day, check out the Koppies calendar of events.
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.