Tuesday, 20 September 2011
Cake icing Sculpture
At the Voortreker Monument what really caught my eye was that there was a sculpture of voortrekers in their time living a normal life made out of cake icing. It was really detailed that I fell in love with it and took a lot of pictures - hopefully there is no damage from all the flashes! Ek!
Next Stop Pretoria afternoon/evening - VoorTrekker Monument at the top of the hill
After setting off from the Botanical Garden with Mike - my cab driver, I went to the Hadfields Gautrain Station and took a straight train to Pretoria Gautrain Station. Arriving at the station I asked for different mode of transportation towards Durban as it was my next stop and showed various transport agencies - Luxury Bus (Intercape, Greyhound, etc) and Shosholoza Meyl that travels around the south Africa's top destinations. The most unique thing I noticed was that the trains take longer to travel then the buses as they stop very often. The best option was for me to take a luxury bus to Durban and be on the coach for 8 hours opposite to 16 hours on a train. After buying a ticket with Intercape, I went to get a taxi which is a nightmare in Taxi station as everyone wants you to use their taxis. Finally after spending a bit of more money, I reached my next destination - Voortrekkers Monument. Voortrekkers were Dutch and Afrikaans alike group of people that trekked from the cape colonies to South Africa and dealt with the English men, the Zulus and were finally dealt with the British rule and were allowed to stay in the country. They are people alike the Gypsies and were treated the same as the Gypsies were in early days. Take a look at the Voortrekers Monument that was build the architect Gerard Moerdijk which symbolizes the courage of women and children during the war of blood river and other wars that they had to fight.
Botanical Gardens - Part 2
Botanical Gardens - Path to find the rare grey deer
Under the African Sun - Bright and burnt!
Reminded me was a real version of Lion King
Very distinguished looking plants - colour PINK!
Orange blushes behind the conservatory
Waterfall in middle of the botanical gardens
Delicious Rooibos Tea at the Tea cafe at the Botanical Gardens
Sunday, 18 September 2011
One Day in Pretoria - Afternoon filled with Botonical Beauty
After the Union Buildings, I went to Hadfields Station and went around asking questions to get to the Botanical Gardens and met these two ladies who suggested that the best option will be to take a taxi and called a taxi for me who's name was Mike. Mike dropped me at the Botanical Gardens and said call back in order for him to pick me up. He drove the most funniest cars I have even seen - A old yellow pinto car. Botanical Gardens were full of surprises with beautiful plants and the lucky ones see the rare rusty Grey Deer. I wasn't the lucky ones to see but I saw a Mongoose which I haven't seen in a very long time. Here see the best of the Botanical Garden - Tip: Take a trip around the waterfall and wetlands and sip Rooibos tea with milk at the Gardens Cafe. After Botanical Gardens - stop: Veertrekers Monument upon the mountains.
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