#Johannesburg - 870 posts

On Saturday Thorsten and I went to Soweto to check out a spinning event hosted by the Soweto Street Fighters. My mind was blown.

I spent the night at one of the African Penthouses at 87 Commissioner Street. It was a great night out in downtown Joburg.

Thorsten and I explored the old Johannesburg Gas Works several month ago. I don't recommend others doing this but I want to share the photos.

Arthur Bales, the oldest knitting and fabric shop in Joburg, is my favorite place to buy yarn. Arthur Bales is 120 years old in August 2022.

I visited the Lions Shul, South Africa's oldest synagogue, in Doornfontein. It's one of the few shuls still operating in the inner city.

Gail and I took a gallery-hopping tour through Rosebank with Thabo the Tourist, Joburg's charming guide for the arts.

I recently became a member of the Rand Club, the historic (formerly mens- and whites-only) club in downtown Joburg.

We took a food tour through Alexandra Township and learned lots of new things, including about a new "Mexi-kasi" restaurant there.

Last weekend I toured a series of public art installations around Joburg that were either created or inspired by late artist Andrew Lindsay.

After many years of gazing at it from afar, I finally visited the "lemon squeezer church", which is featured in Hidden Joburg.

I scoured the city looking for Joburg's best shawarmas. Here are the five restaurants that came out on top.

Benoni's Shiva Temple boasts the tallest Shiva-Shakti statue in Africa. The temple is a great place to learn about Tamil religion/culture.