Welcome to South Africa

Some insights into this wonderful country

Published on March 13, 2007 By Gremeleon In Misc

A big wide welcome to you, the World, from Martin (Gremeleon) in South Africa. This (blogging) is very new to me but I have always wanted to inform people about the country I was born and live in.

It amazes me that there are still folk who believe that South Africa is a wild wilderness. Yes, we do have wide open spaces with animals that roam free and have been known to attack humans. But I have seen that in other, more "modern" countries.

In future "issues" I will attempt to provide insightful news, photos and snippets that may not otherwise be known, coming from an ordinary 'average Joe'.

To start with, a photo from my office window. Yes, that is razor-wire you see. This is more to keep stray farm animals out.

Our company is situated in the heart of South Africa, in a small town called Bloemfontein. It is, in fact, the Judicial Capital of South Africa.
We occupy an old farmhouse that sits on what we in South Africa call Agricultural Holdings (basically a small plot of farming land) 14km outside the town.
It is a quiet farming area and after having spent much of my working life in Johannesburg, the change from the bustling, stress-filled metropolitan lifestyle to the almost tranquil existence here is therapeutic.
No, Bloemfontein is not a rural town. It has modern shopping complexes, cinemas and a vibey nightlife (at my age I don't do "nightlife" anymore). Working out of town, we have the best of worlds. Calm serene workplace, modern city 10 minutes away.

Weekly snippet: Bloemfontein is also the capital of The Free State province (similar to a State in the US), where the biggest meteorite crater is located. It has recently been declared a World Heritage site!

More about me as a citizen later....

Comments

Trudygolightly

on Mar 13, 2007

What an enjoyable "trip" into your land! Fascinating!

I hope you hang around

Welcome!

adnauseam

on Mar 13, 2007

Bloemies bo! Welcome to the old JU. I am from East London and before that, Clocolan--you'll know that little dorpie. My wife and I now live in Cairo after many adventures through countries in Africa. We miss our beautiful homeland but teaching has taken us to pastures new (and we wanted to be closer to England, where our daughter lives.)

Great blog--keep them coming , and visit my blogs too! Sien jou weer.

greywar

on Mar 13, 2007

Welcome to JU.

mimiibelle

on Mar 13, 2007

very interesting I look forward to hearing more!!!Welcome.

Gremeleon

on Mar 14, 2007

Well, well, well! It really is a small world. A fellow country man! ...and woman. Fancy living in Cairo, adnauseam! I'd be very interested to hear about your travels and life in that country, again from...may I say...an average Joe?
Thanks to all you folks for responding...its encouraging!
I'll post the two photos as soon as I can get them stashed in cyberspace.

Gremeleon

on Mar 14, 2007

Tara, it works. Hope the folks that were here before come back to look at the pics.....more later!

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