Johannesburg/Sandton

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We arrived in Johannesburg, South Africa on the 8th of Feb. after a 16 hr. flight from Atlanta!
Fred's sister Jane picked us up from the airport. It has been 26 yrs. since they've seen each other.

Jane drove us around the suburbs of Johannesburg where Fred used to live. We didn't drive into downtown Joburg because it is unsafe and has deteriorated.
It was very interesting seeing the different population groups and cultures around the city. It has a lot of atmosphere. The suburbs have hilly terrain with many tropical plants. The land in South Africa is very green.

We stayed at Jane and Eric's house for the first three nights during which we also visited Fred's brother Nic and his wife Delia and family. Jane and Nic both have lovely homes with beautiful yards and many colorful birds. The homes are very different in construction to the American homes.

Thanks Jane, Eric, Nic and Delia for all your hospitality and showing us interesting things on our trip!

We spent the next 3 nights at Fred’s sister Dawn and her husband Sam’s farm. Fred’s mother was also there, he hadn’t seen her for about 26 yrs! More about the farm as you scroll down through the blog.

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Photos

Angola Coast of Africa
View from plane of the Angola coast of Africa

At the edge of Johannesburg
Too dangerous to drive into the city center.

One of the many fruit and veg. stands you see everywhere go.
Many local Tswana and Zulu make their living this way.
Others pick up trash for recycle. Many live in shanty towns which are called 'Locations'.

A Portuguese restaurant where we met Fred's brother Nic and his wife Delia.
Huge amounts of food!

Comments

[Margaret]

Great blog
Veronica forwarded this onto me - I love it. Very interesting. You are great to be able to do this and to spend your time on it. What a wonderful, if not emotional time, for Fred. Can't imagine what it is like after 26 years. Bet the years just fell away. Enjoy the rest of your stay. I look forward to more info.

[D MJ Binkley]

Fantastic photo of your airplane wing
Love the Angola coast photo.....In the forum section of Travel Blog you can join us and chat if you like. In one of the photography forums we have a place where you can post that airplane wing photo to draw its attention to others.