Looking up Museum lane to the Somerset East Museum at the foot of the Boschberg. The museum is at the top of Beaufort Street with the Dutch Reformed Church at the other end.
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Reinet House and the oldest grape vine in South Africa
I really enjoy visiting small town museums. There is always something interesting to discover in them and no better way to learn more about the history of a place. Graaff-Reinet has a number of very good small museums but if I had to choose only one to go to I would choose Reinet House. The Graaff-Reinet … Continue reading Reinet House and the oldest grape vine in South Africa
Exploring the Apartheid Museum in photos
The Apartheid era is a part of the South African history that will never go away. It shaped South Africa's past and future to what it is today and the results of it will be seen for generations to come. Even though it isn't something that should be celebrated it is something that must be … Continue reading Exploring the Apartheid Museum in photos
Concrete, glass and colours at the Owl House
The Karoo Town of Nieu Bethesda is the kind of place everybody needs to try and visit at some stage in their lives. Its not a big tourist orientated city but rather a small village that embrace their visitors. The most famous attraction in Nieu Bethesda is the world renown Owl House. The late Helen Martins spent most … Continue reading Concrete, glass and colours at the Owl House
Hector Pieterson Memorial in Soweto
The Hector Pieterson Memorial is one of Soweto's iconic sites and a popular stop on a tour of the township. The Memorial along with the Hector Pieterson Museum is situated in Orlando West and commemorate the role of the country’s students in the struggle against apartheid. The site is just a few blocks from where the 12-year-old Hector Pieterson … Continue reading Hector Pieterson Memorial in Soweto
The JBay Shell Museum
Jeffreys Bay has always been know for two things. Surfing and shells. These days surfing in the town is bigger than ever but unfortunately shells aren't. I remember when I was small we always visited my grandparents at Paradise Beach close by over school holidays. You could go out early morning just after high tide … Continue reading The JBay Shell Museum
Oudtshoorn’s CP Nel Museum
The CP Nel Museum in Oudtshoorn is one of the top town museums in South Africa with a fantastic range of exhibits representing the history of the town and surrounding area. Most visitors pass through town on their way to the ostrich farms or Cango Caves and never see this Klein Karoo gem, but the few … Continue reading Oudtshoorn’s CP Nel Museum
Schreiner House in Cradock
Olive Schreiner (24 March 1855 – 11 December 1920) was a world renown South African writer and is best remembered for her novel The Story of an African Farm which has been highly acclaimed ever since its first publication in 1883. She was born in Wittebergen and grew up Healdtown from the age of six. Between 1868 and 1870 … Continue reading Schreiner House in Cradock
No 7 Castle Hill historical museum
Sailing into Algoa Bay as one of the 1820 British Settlers, Reverend Francis McCleland would have been standing on deck looking out over the bay towards the beach, little knowing what awaited him in the Cape Colony and how he would influence what would become Port Elizabeth. Rev McCleland became the colonial chaplain in Port … Continue reading No 7 Castle Hill historical museum
Jurassic Park at Bayworld
Did I stumble on a long lost valley filled with dinosaurs? Did somebody finally invent a time machine that allows one to go back to the time of the dinosaurs? Did I get invited to the set of Jurassic Park 4? No, no and... no. I visited Bayworld in Port Elizabeth. Bayworld has an very interesting … Continue reading Jurassic Park at Bayworld
Firefly the Travel Guy 