by 2summers | Mar 18, 2021 | Hidden Joburg, Johannesburg, Museums and Buildings
Although the Nizamiye Mosque is huge and impossible to miss when driving north on the M1 highway, it remains one of Joburg’s best kept secrets. The Nizamiye Masjid (mosque) in Midrand. I think most Joburgers know there is a mosque there (since it’s...
by 2summers | Dec 9, 2018 | Johannesburg, Religion
I’ve been in the U.S. for the past three weeks dealing with very frustrating South African visa problems. I’ve been ridiculously stressed. Then yesterday, in the middle of my most recent meltdown, I remembered my recent visit to the Lam Rim Buddhist...
by 2summers | Nov 10, 2017 | #Gauteng52, Johannesburg, Melville and Surrounds, Religion
Welcome to Week 45 of my #Gauteng52 challenge, for which I visit and blog about a new place in Gauteng Province every week for 52 straight weeks. This week I visit the Jesuit Institute in Auckland Park. Sitting atop a ridge in Auckland Park is a stately,...
by 2summers | Sep 13, 2017 | #Gauteng52, Arts and Culture, Johannesburg, Religion
Welcome to Week 37 of my #Gauteng52 challenge, for which I visit and blog about a new place in Gauteng Province every week for 52 straight weeks. This week I visit the Russian Orthodox Church of St. Sergius of Radonezh, in Midrand. If you’ve driven from Pretoria...
by 2summers | Aug 17, 2017 | #Gauteng52, Arts and Culture, Johannesburg, Religion
Welcome to Week 33 of my #Gauteng52 challenge, for which I visit and blog about a new place in Gauteng Province every week for 52 straight weeks. This week I visit ISKCON Lenasia, home to Gauteng’s Hare Krishnas. When I was about 14, my family took a trip to San...