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Paparazza/Gossip Columnist for a Day

Posted by 2summers on July 23, 2011
Posted in: Johannesburg, South Africa. Tagged: , , , , , , , . 21 comments

Before launching into a post about celebrity-watching, I want to say that my heart goes out to those affected by the unthinkable violence in Norway yesterday, as well as the ongoing famine in East Africa.

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I’m not very interested in celebrities or celebrity gossip. I don’t read People or watch E! Entertainment Television. I don’t browse Perez Hilton. I wouldn’t recognize a Kardashian if I passed one on the street.

And yet yesterday afternoon, I found myself in a swank department store in Melrose Arch, elbowing photographers and trying to get a decent shot of actress/supermodel/tabloid darling Elizabeth Hurley (I’ve seen Austin Powers so I was able to recognize her) at an appearance for Estée Lauder. I didn’t mean to do it — I swear! It just happened. Continue Reading

Photowalking Jozi’s Downtown Fringes

Posted by 2summers on May 3, 2011
Posted in: Arts, Culture and Sports, Johannesburg, Johannesburg City Centre, Restaurants, Bars and Food, South Africa, Walking Tours. Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , . 14 comments

Yesterday I took another jaunt with the Joburg Photowalkers, a group that organizes walks around different parts of town for photographers, amateur camera enthusiasts, and people who just want to explore. (Read about the last photowalk I attended in Hillbrow.)

Monday’s walk covered a few different areas on the eastern side of downtown: Troyeville, Bertrams, Ellis Park, and the 12 Decades Hotel. It’s difficult to summarize everything we did in a coherent blog post; I think my photos tell a slightly disjointed story. But here goes.

We started our walk at the Troyeville Hotel, which is actually not a hotel but a restaurant. Troyeville is a historically poor white neighborhood on the edge of downtown. The Troyeville Hotel is famous for its quirkiness and delicious Portuguese-Mozambican food. I’ll have to write a longer post about it someday in the future.

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Rugby: REALLY not a Game for Sissies

Posted by 2summers on May 1, 2011
Posted in: Arts, Culture and Sports, Pretoria, South Africa. Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , . 25 comments

A few months ago I attended my first cricket match and learned that cricket is not a game for sissies. Yesterday I discovered rugby is not for sissies, either.

I’ve watched rugby on TV before, and I’ve seen Invictus. But nothing prepared me for the moment after the whistle blew, when I watched a guy catch the ball, run for a few seconds, and get slammed to the turf by a 1500-pound mob of muscle. Without pads or a helmet.

My sports photography leaves a lot to be desired, but you get the idea.

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Saturday Night Cricket Fever in Fordsburg

Posted by 2summers on April 3, 2011
Posted in: Arts, Culture and Sports, Johannesburg, Johannesburg City Centre, Markets and Shopping, Restaurants, Bars and Food, South Africa. Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , . 16 comments

I’ve been looking for an excuse to hang out at the sprawling outdoor market in Fordsburg — Joburg’s “Little India” — on a Saturday night. The market, called “the Square,” is where Fordsburg residents go to see and be seen on Saturdays. It’s also a great place to buy clothes, DVDs, spices, jewelry, and tasty Indian and Pakistani street food.

Spices, packets of Indian food, and popcorn for sale at a stall in the Square.

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Cricket Continued

Posted by 2summers on January 16, 2011
Posted in: Arts, Culture and Sports, Johannesburg, South Africa. Tagged: , , , , , . 2 comments

Last night I attended another cricket match — a one-day match between South Africa and India at the historic Wanderers Stadium in Joburg. Unlike the test match I attended a few weeks ago, which lasted for five days, this one began at 2:30 in the afternoon and ended around 10:00.

The final score says it all: India 190, South Africa 189.

This photo was taken when it looked like South Africa would win. In the end, the home team came up one painful run short.

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Cricket: Not a Game for Sissies

Posted by 2summers on December 19, 2010
Posted in: Arts, Culture and Sports, Pretoria, South Africa. Tagged: , , , , , . 4 comments

I love sports. I’ve attended countless professional baseball, football, soccer, ice hockey, and basketball games. I also love traveling and have done lots of it. But as of three days ago, I had never attended a professional sporting event outside the United States.

I made my debut as an international sports fan this weekend. Joe is covering a cricket test match between South Africa and India and I went along. The match started on Thursday and will probably last through Monday. It poured with rain on Thursday so I delayed my debut until Friday.

Cricket at SuperSport Park. Continue Reading

Rain Rain Rain. Rain.

Posted by 2summers on December 16, 2010
Posted in: Melville and Surrounds, South Africa. Tagged: , , , , , . 7 comments

This blog was supposed to be about cricket. Joe is covering a test match between South Africa and India today, and I had planned to go with him as I’ve never seen cricket before. But instead, I am sitting at home and Joe is sitting at the stadium, not photographing cricket. Because it’s raining.

Rain in the front yard. Continue Reading