Grahamstown has two monuments to the 1820 British Settlers on top of Gun Fire Hill overlooking the town. The most prominent is the Settlers Monument building, heart of the Grahamstown National Arts Festival, with its huge auditorium. I prefer the second one a few hundred meters away from the building a lot more. It depicts … Continue reading The Settlers Family in Grahamstown
Tag: Frontier Country
The abandoned Carlisle Bridge cricket field
No exploration expedition has ever ended in failure. Well perhaps some have. One or two may have run out of water trying to find a way out the desert, the odd expedition may have lost boat and crew on uncharted seas and at least one was never seen again after getting lost in the Amazon. … Continue reading The abandoned Carlisle Bridge cricket field
The church in Salem
A quick detour from the N2 between Nanaga and Grahamstown to Kenton-on-Sea took me through the village of Salem for the first time in ages last week. I didn't have time to explore much but I did stop for a quick photo of the front of the church while parked next to the cricket field. Salem … Continue reading The church in Salem
Fort Peddie flowers
A little while ago I stopped by Fort Peddie on my way from Port Elizabeth to East London and discovered this historic site while hunting for a Geocache. The thing with most travelers is that they are so focused on the big things that they often miss the little ones. In this case the big things … Continue reading Fort Peddie flowers
Geocaching at Fort Peddie
A road trip to East London from Port Elizabeth along the N2 via Grahamstown. The historic Fort Peddie in the town of Peddie dating back to the Frontier Wars. A geocache. These three things added up to a great solo adventure a couple of weeks ago. I've been eyeing the cache at Fort Peddy for … Continue reading Geocaching at Fort Peddie
Karel Landman monument
Mens is so gewoond om monumente in dorpe en stede asook langs groot paaie te sien, maar daar is wel monumente wat min mense te sien kry weens waar hulle gelee is. Die Karel Landman Monument is een van dié en kan gesien word op 'n grondpad so 'n entjie van R72 tussen Port Elizabeth en … Continue reading Karel Landman monument
Roadside pineapples
Farm stalls isn't too rare a sight on South African roads and if you want to buy fresh fruit then these farm stalls are the place to get them from. Locals selling fresh fruit from the side of the road is a lesser common sight, but often seen in areas where fruit are gown. The … Continue reading Roadside pineapples
Angel shining
The Angel Statue in Grahamstown is an Anglo Boer War Memorial depicting an angel standing over a fallen Boer soldier. Initially I wanted to try and get the sun on the angel's head as a halo, but I had to stand in a busy street to do that. Looking at the picture afterwards I realised … Continue reading Angel shining
Random Grahamstown buildings
To end off the series of posts on Grahamstown I decided to do a "Random ..." post on buildings in Grahamstown that wasn't featured in the other posts. Mainly because I had photos of them and nothing else to post them with.Situated between Rhodes University and the Grahamstown Botanical Garden is the old Provost Prison … Continue reading Random Grahamstown buildings
Cathedral mice
The Cathedral of St Michael and St George is the most prominent building in Grahamstown and is visible from just about everywhere in town. The church is an Anglican Cathedral and this is where the Bishop of Grahamstown keeps his throne. Construction on the building was started in 1824 and finally completed 128 years later in 1952.The reason for the … Continue reading Cathedral mice
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