City of Gold - Exploring the streets of Jo'burg CBD

Born in 1886 Jo'burg was concieved from barren,rocky land after gold was found on a farm in Langlagte, it grew rapidly with people from all over South Africa and afar making their way to the City of Gold to claim thier fortune. What started off as barren land grew to being the largest man-made urban forrest in the world at 6 million trees Jo'burg has certainly earned the title. 

If you really want to get to the heart of Jo'burg a walking tour of town is in order.  The city centre has some of the oldest buildings   Architecture tells a story of a different era. During the week it is  always abuzz with activity, people commuting to work, hawkers selling fruits and vegetables on the side of the road and bankers making their way to the financial district. 

Taxi's shuttling commuters around jo'burg, taxis are still the most used form of public transport in South Africa.

If get tired of walking you can take the BRT bus system to get around stopping off at interesting place such as the "Top of Africa" in Carlton Centre a 223m Long building that has 50 floors.  Here you can enjoy taking in various sites of jo'burg,  in fact on a clear day you can even see Pretoria depending on which side you are standing of course.

Stop off at the Guildhall Pub  for a drink,  this pub has sat for 115 years on the edge of Johannesburg's original market square, now known as the Library Gardens. Read more: http://www.joburg.org.za/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=101&limitstart=1#ixzz2YIbL3HpB

There are some great companies doing walking tours in Jo'burg if you want any information on these drop me a line.

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Arts on Main - The Perfect Sunday Outing

Finding something to do in Jo'burg on Sunday is never hard; in fact it’s harder staying indoors.  One of my favourite places is Arts on Main on Fox Street in Maboneng District. Every Sunday people flock to Arts on Main to enjoy a meal with friends, share some Ethiopian coffee with strangers, salsa on the rooftop with a sexy Colombian or Cuban, watch some pop art and enjoy the various talents that Jo’burg has to offer.  There is something for everyone the social butterfly, the coffee connoisseur, the cocktail lover and the lover of all things art.   


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A Graffiti Artist's Paradise- The wall are adorned with some creative murals.

They have everything for everyone, if you fancy Mexican for lunch and your partner some Thai curry you can find it all at the food market.  

Cocktail anyone?  They make the most amazing Mojitos a perfect sundowner after a long day of sight-seeing.

From 2pm group salsa on the rooftop makes for exciting times. If you enjoy dancing then you must pass by the vibe is electric even if you aren't keen on dancing. 

If you don't fancy dancing then a bike tour around the area might just be what you need.

Young drummers having a drumming session outside Baobab restaurant who from time to time do a collaboration with http://nomadicmichelle.blogspot.com/#!/2013/05/rediscovering-yeoville-et-arabis-good.html

I would love to know what is your favourite place in Maboneg District.  Drop us a comment.


Pictures are courtesy of Vivi Ann Meija