The sun forming a halo on the head of the Dutch Language Monument in the Eastern Cape town of Burgersdorp. Would have been awesome if the statue was an angel, but alas she doesn't have wings.
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Burgersdorp churches
When I drive into a small town I've never been to, the first thing I always do is scan the horizon to see where the local church is. Just about every small town has a beautiful historic church. The first one is the Dutch Reformed Church (completed in 1849), but I'm not too sure right … Continue reading Burgersdorp churches
Burgersdorp Dutch Language Monuments
Driving through the town of Burgersdorp in the Eastern Cape, visitors will pass a park called Burger Square with a collection of monuments in it. One of the monuments (actually two, but if you keep on reading you will understand) is a monument to the Dutch language which is mainly out of what the Afrikaans language developed. … Continue reading Burgersdorp Dutch Language Monuments