Interesting facts, andré!
I'm afraid the safari part of Africa has no appeal for me. After having grown up with an endless line of African nature documentaries on TV + seeing those animals for real in safari parks in Denmark, my curiosity is satisified.
But I might still be lured down to Africa by the prospect of just walking down a dusty red-soiled African dirt road, seeing how people live, how the real Africa beyond the safari documentaries look. _________________ Wer fremde Sprachen nicht kennt, weiß nichts von seiner eigenen. = Those who don't know foreign languages, know nothing of their own. (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe)
Interesting facts, andré!
I'm afraid the safari part of Africa has no appeal for me. After having grown up with an endless line of African nature documentaries on TV + seeing those animals for real in safari parks in Denmark, my curiosity is satisified.
But I might still be lured down to Africa by the prospect of just walking down a dusty red-soiled African dirt road, seeing how people live, how the real Africa beyond the safari documentaries look.
Yeh, I know what you mean. But, while I'm a city boy myself, seeing animals such as springbok, elephants, giraffes, lions and cheetahs in their natural environment still does it for me.
A dusty red-soiled African dirt road? Oh, we have plenty of those!
_________________ Toe ek jonk was, het ek al die antwoorde geken. Nou verstaan ek nie eens die vrae nie.
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South Africa is really a enigmatic country. It seems that it is two completly different countries put one over the other.
You're right. Remember that, until 1994, it was indeed basically two different countries occupying the same land. The challenge is to bring the two together... _________________ Toe ek jonk was, het ek al die antwoorde geken. Nou verstaan ek nie eens die vrae nie.
I remember Gordon Oliver talking about how most of the time when you're in South Africa, you're either in white South Africa or you're in black South Africa. However, he did mention some places (can't remember where now) which he felt were simply South African — are there any places which you would describe as simply South African without feeling that any other qualifier could be appropriate, André?
I remember Gordon Oliver talking about how most of the time when you're in South Africa, you're either in white South Africa or you're in black South Africa. However, he did mention some places (can't remember where now) which he felt were simply South African — are there any places which you would describe as simply South African without feeling that any other qualifier could be appropriate, André?
I understand what Oliver meant, and I agree with him. One such place (for me, and most probably for Oliver) is the Nelson Mandela Gateway to Robben Island, a museum at the Cape Town Waterfront depicting the history of the struggle against apartheid. Even though I found myself on the "other side" for a big part of my life (or perhaps because I did), I found it a moving experience to be there. Also to be at the exact point from where the boat left which took Mandela to Robben Island. While wrestling with a feeling of guilt, I also felt pride in that we've managed to overcome that, and to reach the point where we are now. _________________ Toe ek jonk was, het ek al die antwoorde geken. Nou verstaan ek nie eens die vrae nie.
The entrance to the Wonderwerk (Miracle) Cave. The cave is hundreds of thousands of years old, and is considered a valuable archeological site. It runs horisontally into the mountain for 139 m.
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Inside the cave.
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Some of the rock formations inside the cave.
Many Bushmen drawings have been found inside the cave.
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When you arrive at your hotel, do not ask for directions to "downtown". To South Africans, "Downtown" is some mythical place where American TV characters sometimes go, and which does not actually exist.
Looooooooooooooooooool, hilarious, hehehehe. Yes, actually I would absolutely love to take a trip to SA as well, but I cringe every time I check airline ticket prices from the States
Those pics are where I live now. There are some more of the town and area in "Your pictures". _________________ Toe ek jonk was, het ek al die antwoorde geken. Nou verstaan ek nie eens die vrae nie.
For the past week, I've been travelling over a considerible part of my country. Over the next few weeks, I will be sharing my pics and stories of this trip with you... Perhaps you'll find it boring, but I hope you'll find it interesting.... Anyway, I had a fabolous time! _________________ Toe ek jonk was, het ek al die antwoorde geken. Nou verstaan ek nie eens die vrae nie.
Actually this one is not from my recent travels, it's close to the town where I live. A Bushman drawing in the Wonderwerk (Miracle) Cave, which is estimated to be a million years old.
Well, back to my trip. Some of the beautiful birds in the Kalahari...
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The cabin where I stayed about 2km from the tiny town of Vanzylsrus, close to the Botswana border. The cabin is situated on the second highest dune in the area.
(Sorry, for some strange reason I cannot post more than one pic a post, so I'll do them one by one...) _________________ Toe ek jonk was, het ek al die antwoorde geken. Nou verstaan ek nie eens die vrae nie.
Location: El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Angeles del Río de Porciúncula
Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 11:52 pm Post subject:
I'm going to have to make my way to Africa real soon. After all, I can't keep my new boyfriends, Eugene and Phil, waiting. They need me (but, shhh... don't tell their wives.)
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