Sunday, March 24, 2013

Welcome To Pearston - Karoo Travels


Welcome to Pearston. Somewhere between Graaff Reinet and Somerset East in the Karoo.
It appears to the foreign visitor, that Pearston is just one road in the middle of nowhere. But nothing is what it seems in rural Africa.

Welcome To Pearston in the Karoo

General Dealer in Pearston

Welcome and Thanks!

Street Life in Pearston

The tail of a windmill in Pearston

A tine roof house in Pearston with a beautiful old "Stoep" (verandah)

Something cold on a hot day

My yellow ride....



An old Karroo house in Pearston

Afrika Hair Salon in Pearston

The Sentrum Kafee in Pearston

What does one do in Pearston?

Rommel Trommel in Pearston.......

The Karoo sun makes everything white.....

Street signs in Pearston remebering those who came here long before us



old age in Pearston



Farmers buying their supplies

Pack it up...

Sunday, March 17, 2013

Courageously Colorful - Colonial Houses in Cradock


Salmon Pink and Bleu Majorelle on the walls of a colonial Cradock house

"Bleu Majorelle" is the name of a color, that you find in Morocco. A deep Mediterranean blue.
Morocco is known for this color. But you can find it in Cradock in the South African Karoo too. Bleu Majorelle develops. It is not a color, that just comes from the tin like this. Ok, it is a deep blue in the beginning, but it develops under the bright sun and the dry air of Morocco into something spectacular. It cannot be described.


A verandah in subtle rose. The back wall is painted yellow!

I asked my brother again and again to drive up and down some of Cradock's streets. Thank you brother. It was worth it!


This Cradock house is courageously colorful in true baby colors

The same light and air conditions as you find them in Morocco exist in the Karoo.


Terracotta and Bleu Majorelle Again

And there is the Bleu Majorelle!
In all its might!


Sky blue and a corrugated iron roof that was once painted chest nut brown

But not only that!


A Cradock Verandah in Purple And Olive

The beautiful thing is, that all this is probably not intentional. It is simply art that creates itself over time.


Two different shades of green and pink, just pink


Mauve.....






Energetic Deep Purple



A crazy dance of colors - old and new


Saturday, March 16, 2013

On The Streets Of King Williams Town

Some Simple Street Photography

 A street hawker preparing her vegetable bags for the day

Under the eyes of Jesus Christ and Mary


Following the fashion..



Observing the streets of King Williams Town

Street( Car) Life in King Williams Town

A Street Vendor with Ostrich feather dusters and his cell phone - products from two different eras

A post Apartheid generation

And the middle aged and the old ones


Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Karoo Travels - The Serendipity Book Store in Bedford


The Signs Of this Little Book Store In The Karoo Town Of  Bedford Caught Our Eyes

BOOKS AND THINGS! why resist?

The Serendipity Book Store in Bedford in Donkin Street is situated in a "historical"

Since there is not too much traffic on the main road of Bedford, stopping right o away on the side of the road is not a problem. The small Karoo town is a rather sleepy place, except on Fridays. The signboard that captured our attention belongs to an old house, 150 years, that has already historical value in South Africa.
"Well it's not like in Europe, where you have houses, that are a thousand years old," the owner explained,"but for here it's a very old lady."  


Bedford Street Scenes - A Karoo Town In South Africa

The Signs Promise Books, Books, Books  - In Bedford

The Serendipity Book Shop is located on the left side of the main just before leaving Bedford

old houses and old walls

The Karoo has seduced many with their indescribable charm. The open plains, extremely hot in summer and wit icy cold nights in winter have drawn many from the big cities. And so it happened to  the owner of this book store, who relocated from Cape Town where she has lived many years to this small village in the Karoo.

Mountains in the distance

"We decided to move to the country and have never regretted it. It's a beautiful place and we have so many gorgeous old houses here. Just drive off the main road and you will see them".


The inside is as interesting as the outside.

The owner busy marking some German books

"Just be a careful" she says, there is so much dust, I have been away for a while and I just opened the doors today. Lucky us!"


Some other "Things" at the entrance of the Bedford Book Store


The locals are having their chat across the road


Saturday, February 23, 2013

Say A Little Prayer - Hogsback


Photography by Chocolat Negro
One of many churches in the Hogsback area in the Eastern Cape in South Africa


Photography by Chocolat Negro
Say a prayer so I will find my former glory

Photography by Chocola Negro
The Hogsback Mountains and the mist, that often occurs in this region

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