Having visited Johannesburg, Pretoria, and Bloemfontein, I decided to enter the Kingdom of the Sky - Lesotho. I took the long-distance bus to the city of Ladybrand. Still far away from the point of entry. Luckily enough, a local trade woman gave me a lift to the border, or actually, we crossed the border together,… Continue reading Border crossing at Lesotho/South Africa
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The Architecture of Addiction: Johannesburg’s Victorian Fortress
When you walk through the grit of downtown Johannesburg today, your eyes eventually hit a "glitch" in the skyline. Standing on Marshall Street is a red-brick fortress that looks like it was teleported from medieval Europe and dropped into the heart of the 19th-century gold rush. This is the Three Castles Building, and it is… Continue reading The Architecture of Addiction: Johannesburg’s Victorian Fortress
Frog on the border 