Blogs from Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa, Africa - page 14

Johannesburg a.k.a Jozi, is responsible for delivering one of the best enteratainment and historical features in South Africa. Enriched with culture, heritage and history, the city offers a variety of interesting and entertaining aspects, when combined, creates an extremely fun and flavoured holiday. Apartheid Museum is one of the main historical venues one could visit, here you will be able to see what South Africans living in the Apartheid era went through and how they lived. Educating and tapping into the intrigue of how the struggle of Apartheid was introduced and overcome. Complimenting the Aparthied Museum is Gold Reef City Casino,Theme Park and Theartre, which is all situated opposite the museum. Gold Reef City boasts a rich variety of boredom-curing activities. It is almost hard to choose which to enjoy first. The casino provides for the ... read more

museum africa is one of the biggest museu in south africa that have different categories in one buildings. it is one of the meusea sustain different objects and products that were used before, it also have information about human culture and where we rearly come from.... read more

I've always wanted to do something extreme for my birthday to get my adrenalin pumping like crazy and with just R360 I got that. My friends and I headed out to the Orlando Towers in Soweto for the power swing and OH MY GOSH, standing 100m above the ground looking over Soweto and the Orlando Dam was scary. With the thought of that power swing I was about to do I didnt hear a word of the safety procedures being told to me by the swing technician. There was no way I was going to turn back and lose a R100 bet with my friends. I did it and one day I'll go for more.... read more

Days 4-5 Yesterdaywe toured Soweto and the Apartheid Museum with our driver/guide, Anthony. Soweto has many faces from the grinding poverty of the shanty towns to government assisted new housing and apartments for those who can escape these terrible living conditions and lovely privately owned small homes and condos. We stopped at a new bungee jump facility created between two de-commissioned cooling towers, Soccer City where opening and closing ceremonies for the 2010 World Cup were held.Then to the site of the June 76 Student March and Nelson Mandela Home. After lunch in that area,off to the Apartheid Museum for the afternoon.....all venues so well done...conveyed the sad events through amazing design and architecture....a sobering afternoon but well worth it. Drove home through an awesome torrential thunderstorm with lightning flashing and cars driving on the freeway ... read more

Days 1-3 Wow! We are finally here! All flights left on time and after 20 hrs of flying with a short 2 hr stop in Amsterdam, we are here! KLM worked very well with great service, food and drink...best of all...no bumps for both flights and we are caught up on movies and tv shows. We were met at the airport by our driver for Safari Lodge about 15 mins from the airport. The lodge is locally owned, ranch style with lots of animals running around...very nice. Today was a chill day with napping, reading and organizing. Weather a bit overcast and coolish...very nice. Tomorrow Soweto/Apartheid tour...now off to dinner. Nice to be back in spring again! xxoo d&j... read more