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PRETORIA, AND JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA TO HOME--April 2-4, 2014

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April 4th 2014
Published: October 22nd 2014
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Aviator Hotel, Johannesburg, South Africa--Wednesday-Friday, April 2nd-4th Before we left home, we had made arrangements to stay in Johannesburg for three days longer than the rest of the group. First, we knew we needed to get rested before the 17 hour flight back to the US and second, we wanted to see Pretoria. It seemed to us to be an incomplete tour of South Africa if we didn’t see the Admin... Read Full Entry



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Sharon Mock Whitaker and Valerie Mock
RamblingRosies
RamblingRosies
We are sisters who began our love of travel with our parents when we were in grammar school. We grew up in Northern California and had traveled most of the Western States and Mexico before the 8th grade. Sharon traveled to Europe the first time when she graduated from high school to be a Girl Scout camp counselor and Valerie lived in Europe 7 years teaching the US military community at the graduate level. We rarely take a tour and usually travel on a low budget, by car, plane, and train. We have recently both retired and Sharon bought a Roadtrek RV, that we named Rosie II after our parent's "R... full info
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2104-64 Jan Smuts' house--one of the bedrooms2104-64 Jan Smuts' house--one of the bedrooms
2104-64 Jan Smuts' house--one of the bedrooms
2104-65 Jan Smuts' bedroom2104-65 Jan Smuts' bedroom
2104-65 Jan Smuts' bedroom
2104-66 Jan Smuts often slept on this bed outside2104-66 Jan Smuts often slept on this bed outside
2104-66 Jan Smuts often slept on this bed outside
2104-67 Jan Smuts' photos and letters in the museum in his house 2104-67 Jan Smuts' photos and letters in the museum in his house
2104-67 Jan Smuts' photos and letters in the museum in his house
2104-68 Jan Smuts' house--pantry2104-68 Jan Smuts' house--pantry
2104-68 Jan Smuts' house--pantry
2104-69 Jan Smuts' presidential limo2104-69 Jan Smuts' presidential limo
2104-69 Jan Smuts' presidential limo
2104-70 Memorial Stautue of Jan Christiaan Smuts2104-70 Memorial Stautue of Jan Christiaan Smuts
2104-70 Memorial Stautue of Jan Christiaan Smuts



8th June 2021
2104-43 Voortrekker Monument, one of the wagons used in the trek

Anaci du Plessis
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Family Community Wagon
This community wagon belonged to my grandfather, SP Botha ( We called him Oupa Faan ). My mother was his second youngest daughter, Hester Christina Elizabeth Botha ( later Minnaar ). He owned several ox and horse drawn carriages, and had a beautiful Spider in the garage.
9th June 2021
2104-43 Voortrekker Monument, one of the wagons used in the trek

RamblingRosies
Sharon Mock Whitaker and Valerie Mock

Thanks
Thanks for adding a personal note. So often, the family history and artifacts are lost.

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