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Visiting the Voortrekker Monument on the Day of Reconciliation

Visiting the Voortrekker Monument on the Day of Reconciliation

by 2summers | Dec 18, 2020 | Museums and Buildings, Pretoria

Two days ago, on December 16th, I went with Thorsten of Dagwood sandwich fame to visit the Voortrekker Monument in Pretoria. The Voortrekker Monument. I’ve been thinking hard over the past 48 hours about how to frame this post. The Voortrekker Monument is...
A Visit to the Thokoza Memorial

A Visit to the Thokoza Memorial

by 2summers | Nov 6, 2020 | Ekurhuleni (East Rand), Johannesburg, Tours, Townships/Informal Settlements

Last weekend I attended my second #SpazaShopTour of Katlehong and Thokoza (see my post about the first tour), and visited the Thokoza Memorial for the first time. The Thokoza Memorial, opened in 1999, honors the people who died in this area during the violent...
A Visit to Mandela House on Vilakazi Street

A Visit to Mandela House on Vilakazi Street

by 2summers | May 27, 2019 | Arts and Culture, Johannesburg, Museums and Buildings, Soweto, Townships/Informal Settlements

Sometimes in my quest to discover all of Joburg’s hidden places, I miss out on the un-hidden ones. Such is the case with Mandela House, the Mandela family’s former home on Vilakazi Street in Soweto. It’s probably one of the top five tourist sites in...
The Long March to Freedom National Heritage Monument

The Long March to Freedom National Heritage Monument

by 2summers | Jan 7, 2018 | Museums and Buildings, Parks/Nature Reserves, Pretoria

UPDATE (JANUARY 2019): The Long March to Freedom National Heritage Monument has moved, from the Fountains Valley Resort to Maropeng in the Cradle of Humankind. Read about my visit to the new location. In Pretoria, just off the highway in a local park called Fountains...
Adventures in North West Province: The Jacob Zuma Site of Arrest

Adventures in North West Province: The Jacob Zuma Site of Arrest

by 2summers | Nov 14, 2017 | Arts and Culture, Museums and Buildings, North West

Last week I had some adventures in North West Province (one of South Africa’s lesser known provinces). It was a fascinating trip on many levels. I can’t possibly recount all my North West adventures in a single post, so I’m starting with the...
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Heather Mason

I’m an American writer/blogger/photographer living a quirky life in Johannesburg. Follow along as I explore Johannesburg, South Africa, and the rest of the world.

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Today I attended a service at St. Nicholas of Japa Today I attended a service at St. Nicholas of Japan, a small orthodox church just around the corner from us in Brixton. It’s a multi-ethnic orthodox church, meaning it combines features from multiple orthodox faiths - Greek, African, Russian, Serbian, Romanian, etc. The church is named for a 19th-century Russian priest, Father Nicholas, who spent most of his life building the church in Japan. 

St. Nicholas has an incredibly diverse, laid-back congregation and a wonderful a cappella choir. Going there reminded me why I love South Africa and made me momentarily forget the world’s woes. Thanks to Father Elias, Georgia, Alice, and everyone else who made me feel welcome. I will blog about this eventually! #discoverjoburg
20 minutes of beautiful weather in Brixton. 20 minutes of beautiful weather in Brixton.
A few shots of the food I ate in Alexandra a coupl A few shots of the food I ate in Alexandra a couple of weeks ago, including ‘Mexi-Kasi’ tacos. Read all about it in my blog (link in profile). #discoverjoburg #2summerseats
People of Brixton. @brixtonbeautiful #discoverjobu People of Brixton. @brixtonbeautiful #discoverjoburg
Brixton Hyper Pawn has possibly the best sign-writ Brixton Hyper Pawn has possibly the best sign-writing in Joburg. (UPDATE: The sign writing is by Brixtonite @chev_steve - so cool!) I finally got a decent picture of it today (thank you, iPhone) while walking the route for our upcoming @johannesburg_heritage Brixton walk. #discoverjoburg #theshopwheremoneytalks
I just wrote a blog post about @joburgculture’s I just wrote a blog post about @joburgculture’s Moving With the Mosaic Master tour of Andrew Lindsay and @spazaart’s incredible artwork around the city. Read the full post and see more photos in my blog (link in my profile). #discoverjoburg
Yesterday I visited @tweakfashion, an NPO in Modde Yesterday I visited @tweakfashion, an NPO in Modderfontein that takes second-hand clothes and discarded fabrics and upcycles them into new clothing, toys, and other gifts. It’s an all-woman operation and most of the women working there did not know how to sew when the first started at Tweak last year. It’s a really special space, in a complex of neat, red brick buildings that once served as dormitories for the dynamite factory workers in Modderfontein. 

Thanks Justine, Dee, Helen, Grace, Rosa, Jenny, and Zinhle for showing me your workshop and telling me about what you do. I’m sure I’ll be back! #discoverjoburg
Pigeons and paintings of pigeons (by @ashley.heron Pigeons and paintings of pigeons (by @ashley.heron.art) at the Lilian Road open studios in Fordsburg. #discoverjoburg
A journey through the life and work of Andrew Lind A journey through the life and work of Andrew Lindsay and the @spazaart gallery, which mirrors the story of Johannesburg itself. This was such an amazing day - I’ll blog about it soon. #discoverjoburg
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