Nuggets of Gold II

Another golden nugget from the BP on Jan Smuts Avenue.

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Nuggets of Gold

Have you ever noticed the daily dose of wisdom that's sprawled on the blackboards outside the BP on Jan Smuts Avenue? Watch this space for a stream of golden nuggets from the side of the road.

High Tea

The Westcilff Hotel is Johannesburg's answer to old fashioned finery. One should really go there for high tea on a Saturday, I suppose, but since I'm going to be unemployed soon, I decided to just have a cocktail called High Tea instead. The view is quite beautiful, and it's fun to play posh for a bit while you watch the light fade over the big Jozi forest.

A Lurid Legacy

I'm torn between sharing a very emotional account of my visit to the Apartheid Museum, and simply saying, "Go and see the Apartheid Museum" because I cannot quite capture the experience in words or in photographs. 

This is not a fun day out, but I think it's something people should really do. You may think you know the history, but the feeling of submersing yourself in the stories and images in a space dedicated to the memories and sacrifices of a brutal regime cannot be replaced by any other form of account. So...

Go and see the Apartheid Museum.

The current temporary exhibition at the Apartheid Museum takes you on a journey through Nelson Mandela's life. At the end, you are given the opportunity to choose your favourite group of his famous quotes, select a stick of the corresponding colour, and place it among other people's selections. A friendly tourist offered to take my picture.