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St. Alban’s: A Hidden Cathedral in Ferreirasdorp

St. Alban’s: A Hidden Cathedral in Ferreirasdorp

by 2summers | Mar 22, 2023 | Arts and Culture, Hidden Joburg, Johannesburg, Johannesburg City Centre, Museums and Buildings

This post is not part of my Hidden Joburg series, which I started last year (and will eventually return to). But it should be. St. Alban’s Anglican Mission Church in Ferreirasdorp would have been a perfect addition to the Hidden Joburg book and I don’t...
Hidden Joburg: The Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Saints Constantine and Helen

Hidden Joburg: The Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Saints Constantine and Helen

by 2summers | Nov 17, 2022 | Hidden Joburg, Hillbrow/Yeoville, Johannesburg, Johannesburg City Centre, Museums and Buildings, Religion

For the newest installment in my Hidden Joburg series, I visited a church in Hillbrow that I’ve been curious about for years. The Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Saints Constantine and Helen is around the corner from the Hillbrow Boxing Club, and I have driven,...
St. Nicholas of Japan in Brixton: A Balm for My Messy Brain

St. Nicholas of Japan in Brixton: A Balm for My Messy Brain

by 2summers | Jun 28, 2022 | Arts and Culture, Brixton, Johannesburg, Museums and Buildings, Religion

I’ve been doom-scrolling too much and sleeping too little lately. The U.S. government has been hijacked by right-wing zealots. Women’s rights have been rolled back by 50 years. The South African government can’t provide basic services to its people...
Hidden Joburg: The Lemon Squeezer Church

Hidden Joburg: The Lemon Squeezer Church

by 2summers | May 18, 2022 | Arts and Culture, Hidden Joburg, Johannesburg, Museums and Buildings, Religion

I recently bought a copy of Hidden Johannesburg, a hardback coffee table book featuring 28 of Joburg’s most interesting (and difficult to access, in some cases) buildings and interiors. Hidden Johannesburg, written by Paul Duncan and photographed by Alain...
St. James Presbyterian Church: A Tribute to South Africa’s Covid-19 Dead

St. James Presbyterian Church: A Tribute to South Africa’s Covid-19 Dead

by 2summers | Jan 22, 2021 | COVID-19, Ekurhuleni (East Rand), Johannesburg, Religion

In the middle of 2020, I started seeing social media posts about the fence outside St. James Presbyterian Church in Bedford Gardens. Since the beginning of the pandemic, the staff at St. James were tying one white ribbon to the church’s palisade fence for every...
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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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  • St. Alban’s: A Hidden Cathedral in Ferreirasdorp March 22, 2023
  • Quirky South Africa, Part 2: Bethulie and the Gariep Dam March 14, 2023
  • Quirky South Africa, Part 1: Padstals of the Platteland March 6, 2023
  • An Epic Journey Across Southern Namibia February 20, 2023
  • Veldskoens: Southern Africa’s Favorite Shoes February 14, 2023

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Some pics of the beautiful St. Alban’s Anglican Some pics of the beautiful St. Alban’s Anglican Church in Ferreirasdorp, which I visited last weekend with the @johannesburg_heritage Foundation. Read all about it in my blog - link in profile. #discoverjoburg
Joburg: You are super annoying sometimes (okay, a Joburg: You are super annoying sometimes (okay, a lot of the time) but I can’t stop loving you. Street art by @mars.graffiti #joburgiloveyouihateyou
Anthony Hocking, owner of the super quirky Royal H Anthony Hocking, owner of the super quirky Royal Hotel in Bethulie, and Whiskat. I just published a blog post about my recent explorations around Bethulie and the incredible Gariep Dam - link in my profile.
Happy birthday to @tenneymason, the only 79-year-o Happy birthday to @tenneymason, the only 79-year-old man in America who can rock a Pape Sidibe-original waist coat while joyriding around town in a mustard-yellow Jeep 🌞
I just published a blog post about padstals (farm I just published a blog post about padstals (farm stalls) that I visited on my recent road trip with @jeaniehhi. @silwerkaroo was the definite highlight - @karoo_gothic and @karoospace, this will interest you! Read more in my blog (link in profile). #southafrica #karoolife #karoogothic #padstal
The Meiringspoort Pass on the N12 Highway just nor The Meiringspoort Pass on the N12 Highway just north of De Rust. Definitely one of the most beautiful passes I’ve driven through in South Africa (and I’ve driven a few). The road through the pass is fantastic, dotted with delightful little rest stops with nice bathrooms and succulent gardens. I don’t know why I didn’t take more pictures! #southafrica
It’s been such a crazy week of driving and explo It’s been such a crazy week of driving and exploring, I haven’t had time to post many photos from this road trip with my mom. We’re back now and here’s a quick photo dump from two days in Storms River on the Garden Route: 1) @jeaniehhi and some giant ferns; 2) Light filtering through the indigenous forest; 3) Glimpse of the Tsitsikamma Mountains from our Airbnb; 4) More pretty ferns; 5) Granadilla blossom. More to come, with blog posts! #southafrica #gardenroute #stormsriver
No whales at this time of year but at least we got No whales at this time of year but at least we got to sit on a whale’s tail. 📸 @jeaniehhi
I finally made it to the famous suspension bridges I finally made it to the famous suspension bridges, which cross the Storms River mouth, at Tsitsikamma National Park in the Garden Route. Lots of tourists (it is a national park, after all - good to see it busy) but very beautiful! #southafrica
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