SA2011: Joburg

We got quite used to lovely long holidays in South Africa over the last few years, but this year we could only go for two and a half weeks because of school holidays. We spent one week in Magogong and one week in Wakkerstroom, a couple of days travelling in between, and then the last stint in Joburg. We always like a bit of time in Joburg so that we can meet up with family and friends and visit some of our favourite spots. We could actually do with a whole week there!

The Lion Park

We like going to the Lion Park because it is so easy to get to, just on the outskirts of the city (you can actually see the skyline in the distance of the one photo). It affords us the opportunity to have a wild animal encounter with guaranteed sightings and very little effort on our part. The boys always like feeding the giraffe and checking out the antelope, and it's nice to see lion, cheetah and wild dogs up close too!

The De Munniks

It's hard to imagine how we squeezed so many friends and family into such a short period of time. We had lunch with the Frenches, spent a lovely evening with the Krugers, and Warren and Nicole hosted one of their famous braais giving us the opportunity to see them as well as the De Munniks, Pam and Gareth. I am so sorry I didn't take a photo of their lovely bull dog, Dexter, who the kids absolutely adored. The next day we had a last minute swim with the De Munniks. It was great seeing Nicholas and Dylan and Daniel and Travis playing so nicely together!

Sandton Playground

One day a few years ago we stumbled across an awesome playground, albeit a bit overgrown and run down, somewhere in Sandton. It's at a convenient crossroad so when we have some time to kill in between visits we usually pop in there. The boys impressed us no end as they clambered all over the risky equipment in a courageous fashion!