The skyline of Johannesburg\’s Central Business District as seen from the observatory of the Carlton Centre
Johannesburg – Overview
Jo’burg, City of Gold – Egoli,
Home to the very rich,
Home to the very poor,
Hub of the country’s economy,
Crime capital of the country,
To the rich it is a City of Plenty,
To the poor a City of Dreams.
Feelings of anticipation, animation, stimulation,
Restlessness and tension;
Both good and bad vibrations, sensations;
Hustle and bustle seven days a week,
No time to lose, whatever you choose;
Sinning and spinning day and night;
Cloned cops on the streets, who can tell what’s real?.
11 Diagonal Street, designed by the famous German-American architect Helmut Jahn and built in 1984
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Photo’s: Wikipedia.org
©DGA 13.09.2010
Adeeyoyo's Blog 
14/09/2010 at 5:30 am
You got all her facets in a nutshell 🙂
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14/09/2010 at 5:48 am
Thanks Cin! I have just emailed you…
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14/09/2010 at 5:44 am
I love the hustle and bustle of life in Jhb.
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14/09/2010 at 5:46 am
Me too, Halfy. If I could just take Jhb and put it on the coast it would be perfect!
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14/09/2010 at 7:37 am
Wonderful mind picture you create… both the hope and the despair comes out and that is what is so sad of big cities…
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14/09/2010 at 7:52 am
Thanks, Lynda! It is sad when you think of people migrating to cities in the hope of a better life and especially when they leave their families behind… While the rich get richer…
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14/09/2010 at 7:37 am
HuH? A comment so great I made it twice? Freaky!
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14/09/2010 at 7:49 am
I’ll get rid of one. At least on this theme you can edit! But that happened to me the other day too, can’t remember on whose site though…
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14/09/2010 at 8:33 am
How I long to see it again 🙂 I am addicted in coming here now because you feed my soul 🙂
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14/09/2010 at 8:42 am
I know what it is like to be homesick too, Amanda, but at least I’m still in my home country… I get homesick for the seaside! 😀
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14/09/2010 at 12:02 pm
nice you captured the feel of your city well…never been there…but would not mind a visit…
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14/09/2010 at 12:27 pm
I hope you’d like it Brian. Moving here from the laid-back Natal midlands, I found the vibe so exciting and stimulating…
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14/09/2010 at 1:25 pm
Nice work. First time I’ve stopped by your blog, glad I did. Cheers. Great pic too…
Luke
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14/09/2010 at 2:00 pm
Thanks for the visit and comment Luke. Glad you stopped by. Can’t take credit for pic, sorry, courtesy of Wikepedia.org.
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14/09/2010 at 7:27 pm
Great portrait of Jhb, indeed.
I have had to rush through posts to catch up, which is a pity. They need to be dwelt upon. I shall have to do so bit by bit.
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14/09/2010 at 7:34 pm
Good grief Col, I had just about given up on you… Nice to see you again and thanks for the comment.
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14/09/2010 at 7:32 pm
lovely view of my city. I just adore joburg’s glass buildings that reflect the city back in odd ways
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14/09/2010 at 7:35 pm
Yes, I love the glass buildings too, especially when it is blue tinted – or reflects the sky!
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14/09/2010 at 10:48 pm
Hurrah, some photos! Lovely ones as well. I’d love to visit South Africa at some point *sigh*
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15/09/2010 at 4:57 am
Glad you like the photo’s, Peter. It would be nice if one day, perhaps, you can visit….
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