Photos from various places around Johannesburg, including Soweto, the Cradle of Humanity and Pretoria. Plus - more animals at the end! Part 3 of a three-week trip to South Africa and Mozambique. See the other parts!
Africa, Part 1: Safari
Africa, Part 2: Pemba
Dynamite
Gold Reef City, Johannesburg
After a visit to the Apartheid Museum (no photos allowed there) we went across the street to Gold Reef City, which is an old gold mine that's been turned into an amusement park. We didn't really care about the amusement park part of it, but we really wanted to take a tour of a gold mine, given its significance to the city of Johannesburg. Basically, there would be no city if they hadn't discovered gold here. We also learned that 1/3 of the gold ever mined in the world has come from South Africa. Unbelievable.
By the way, this is definitely not real dynamite, but the box was original.
Dynamite
Gold Reef City, Johannesburg
After a visit to the Apartheid Museum (no photos allowed there) we went across the street to Gold Reef City, which is an old gold mine that's been turned into an amusement park. We didn't really care about the amusement park part of it, but we really wanted to take a tour of a gold mine, given its significance to the city of Johannesburg. Basically, there would be no city if they hadn't discovered gold here. We also learned that 1/3 of the gold ever mined in the world has come from South Africa. Unbelievable.
By the way, this is definitely not real dynamite, but the box was original." href="javascript:openLB(1503521488,'',XLarge,'',1024,685);">
Dynamite
Gold Reef City, Johannesburg
After a visit to the Apartheid Museum (no photos allowed there) we went across the street to Gold Reef City, which is an old gold mine that's been turned into an amusement park. We didn't really care about the amusement park part of it, but we really wanted to take a tour of a gold mine, given its significance to the city of Johannesburg. Basically, there would be no city if they hadn't discovered gold here. We also learned that 1/3 of the gold ever mined in the world has come from South Africa. Unbelievable.
By the way, this is definitely not real dynamite, but the box was original.
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Current: 800x536 |