Right, so yesterday I posted the first installment of "A Tourist in my own Town" and here, as promised is the second….
Day Two:
We had so thoroughly enjoyed our last trip down to Durban
that, a few days later, we donned our Tourist caps again and headed down the
hill. This time I was super-organised and had compiled a List.
Our first stop was Mini Town. I couldn't believe it was still there. I can remember going there as a child. We thoroughly enjoyed walking around and
admiring the intricate detail and familiar buildings.
Watching the game! |
City Hall. |
Utterly necessary re-enactment of Godzilla |
Next, we visited the Old Court House Museum. This too, brought back many fond memories of
my childhood. We used to visit quite a
lot with my aunt and my favourite was the exhibit of all the clothing and
outfits from a bygone era. Disappointingly,
these exhibits are all gone. In fact,
the entire downstairs was pretty much empty.
I guess the powers that be were not too keen on all the remnants from
colonialism and got rid of them. Fair
enough, I suppose. Heading upstairs (in
the old fashioned lift!!) I was delighted to see that this section had remained
mostly the same. A depiction of West
Street back in the day, complete with saddle resting on the balustrade of Miss
Fann’s Haberdashery.
I presume this is Miss Fann.........
Ye Olde Pharmacy |
Inside the Clairmont Sugar Mill exhibit. I don't mind telling you that as I walked in, rounded the corner and saw this dude sitting there, I jumped out of my skin. Was a bit creepy actually.
Below is a picture of Henry Francis Fynn's cottage. Shows the kind of rustic conditions the first settlers had to deal with. I pointed out the lack of wifi - the children were scandalised.
Heading next door to the majestic City Hall Building, we
climbed the vast staircase and entered the Natural Science Museum. The children were mesmerised by all the
animal exhibits, collections of eggs, insects and, not forgetting, the giant
dinosaur!
Look out boys....there's something behind you.
All of this history and information gathering was hungry
work. So, off we set for Ushaka Beach
(see how we've come full circle?) and down the pier to Moyo.
We love this place.
It is perched at the end of a long pier, so is surrounded by
the ocean. We sat out on the edge of the
pier, sipping our “Mocktails”, watching the waves, and feeling very much like
we were on a cruise ship.
Until the wind
got a bit much and we relocated inside for the very serious business of
eating. The food here is really good. Not the cheapest place to eat, I’ll grant
you, but well worth it. The snoek pate,
in particular, is my favourite. We
ordered a selection of yummy goodies and then sampled a little of
everything. Yum.
Going away on holiday is lovely. But sometimes, you can have just as much fun being a tourist in your own town.
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