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Tag: landscape
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This photo was taken with my cell phone from the plane just before landing. In this photo you can see the sprawling township of Soweto to the bottom left (probably less than 5% of the actual township which houses over 3 million people), three huge mine dumps in the front centre and left, and the national soccer stadium that is famed for being shaped like an African pot (or calabash) just off centre to the right. The CBD of Johannesburg is in the distance with one last notable land mark being the mine dump that is currently being demolished to the centre left. The removal of numerous mine dumps around the city in recent years has resulted in a massively changing landscape.
Urban legend has it that the mine dumps, being a remnant of the very early mining days in and around Johannesburg, are still rich in gold dust because of the less than efficient mining practises of days gone by. After a Japanese firm offered to purchase the seemingly worthless land for a pretty penny, it sparked renewed interest in the dumps resulting in the sand being reprocessed and reasonable quantities of gold once again being extracted from these mine dumps. Whether or not there is any truth to this, I may never know. But it does make for an interesting tale to tell my grandchildren some day.
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Twelve Apostles, Cape Town
Twelve Apostles mountain range in Cape Town, South Africa taken during my trip this week.
(c) Cynically Jaded
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Blyde River Canyon, Mpumalanga, South Africa
Blyde River Canyon
Bourke’s Luck Potholes
God’s Window
Berlin Falls Scenes from Blyde River Canyon in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa. Water carved out the beautiful rock formations in Bourke’s Luck Potholes through the centuries while the view from God’s Window allows one to see the ocean over a 1000km (621 miles) away on a clear day, where the air is so thin that you run out of breath just walking to the lookout point.
(c) Cynically Jaded
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Three Rondawels, Mpumalanga, South Africa
The Three Rondawels in the Blyde River Canyon, Mpumalanga, South Africa
(c) Cynically Jaded
It gets its name because of the striking resemblance to a common type of hut used as a dwelling throughout rural South Africa. I took this photo in the mid-90’s with my trusty old 35mm camera, and had it scanned in much later. Hence the washed out look. Still one of the most beautiful parts of this country.
