JOBERG - traveling to

Pics of our flight from Livingstone to Johannesburg, South Africa.....

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JOBERG - Klip Els Lodging

The quaint bed and breakfast we stayed at....very nice!

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JOBERG - Apartheid Museum

This museum did a very good job of showing 'Apartheid - which was a system of legal racial segregation that was actually enforced ...and was in existence until just about 25 years ago - due to the efforts of Nelson Mandela and others......

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JOBERG - Hector Pieterson Museum

This museum honors Hector Pieterson - a teenager that was killed during, what started out to be, a peaceful walk from their highschool (in Soweto) to a larger meeting place (other groups were marching to from their schools) to protest the issue of Apartheid and the use of Afrikaans in the schools - and language learning practices that was hampering their chance for an equal education.
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off the web(Wikipedia)
Hector Pieterson (1964 – 16 June 1976) became the iconic image of the 1976 Soweto uprising in apartheid South Africa when a news photograph by Sam Nzima of the dying Hector being carried by a fellow student, was published around the world. He was killed at the age of 12 when the police opened fire on protesting students. For years, June 16 stood as a symbol of resistance to the brutality of the apartheid government. Today, it is known as National Youth Day — a day on which South Africans honor young people and bring attention to their needs.[1].

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JOBERG - Nelson Mandela House

Shots taken when we were able to tour the 'house' that Nelson Mandela grew up in. Quite small - in the middle of a large neighborhood!

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JOBERG - South Africa Military Museum

Spent one morning going thru the South Africa Military Museum. The area had lost power a couple of hours earlier and we were able to get a reduced entry fee - as 2 of the buildings were quite dark; in fact, had to take pictures with the flash - then look in the view finder to see the displays!! They had a lot lot lot of items to see - not just from South Africa but also other counties......

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JOBERG - LDS South Africa Temple

We were able to spend an afternoon visiting the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints South Africe Temple. It is located on a hill with a nice view. These are pictures around the grounds in the afternoon; nice, sunny and relaxing.....

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JOBERG - traveling around

Variety of pics and shots of sights as we traveled around Johannesburg for the 5 days - including the new dome for the 2010 World Cup!

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JOBERG - eats

Jo'berg is an upbeat - frenzied large city - very 'current'; here are a few places we ate at.....

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AFRICA - Joberg to home!

Shots from heading "home sweet home"!

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AFRICA - stuff we brought back

pics of stuff we brought back from Africa.....

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