#Johannesburg - 866 posts

Thoughts about fear, anxiety, and blogging in January 2021, amidst South Africa's second wave of covid-19.

I had lunch at Anong Thai in Cyrildene and it was the best Thai meal I've had since I moved to Johannesburg.

On Sunday I found out I'd been exposed to a covid-positive person and suddenly had to quarantine. It changed my outlook on the pandemic.

I spent a Friday walking around downtown Joburg, taking photos with Gerald Garner. It was one of my favorite days this year.

I went to Peter's Food Centre in Brixton to sample their selection of dagwoods. The corner shop experience didn't disappoint.

Last week Gail and I spent a day driving around Lenasia with Faarooq, our charming friend who lived there as a young man.

I attended the new "Organic Vegan Experience" tour with Honest Travel last weekend. I now see urban gardens in a new light.

166 Caroline St., Brixton, once a Chinese-owned corner shop, is hosting an exhibiton about Chinese immigrants in 20th-century South Africa.

Yummy Mayfair, a shop selling local and imported prepared foods, has the best selection of American junk food I've seen in Joburg.

I visited the Thokoza Memorial, a tribute to the people who died in political violence between the ANC and IFP parties in the 1990s.

Last weekend I went to Westdene Dam, only a five-minute drive from Melville, for the first time. It was lovely.

The jacaranda trees in Joburg are blooming particularly late this year. In this post I will speculate in why.