We had a great nights sleep in a comfortable and warm bed, so happy to be here instead of the dodgy backpackers we were originally booked in to. We had a lovely breakfast of bacon eggs and tomato which was included in the room rate. After breakfast we set off to catch the first hop on hop off bus of the day from the stop around the corner.
We listened to the audio commentary as we passed by the sites of the city. We hopped off at the mining district stop which is an outdoor museum containing relics from the long gone mining days.
We continued through the city past the Carlton centre, Africa's only skyscraper and its 50th floor top of Africa viewing platform and the James Hall transport museum to hop off at the Gold reef Casino to use the facilities. The audio commentary pointed out the fact that where else in the world would you see a casio and theme park next to a museum about atrocities committed in the past as next stop just across the road is the Apartheid museum.
We spent a few hours wandering through the museum. Our tickets randomly chose which entrance we were to use. David had a Blankes/whites ticket and Catriona had a Nie-blankes/non-whites ticket so we split up to enter through different turnstiles. Luckily we were reunited not too far into the museum.
Next stop on the tour was the SAB world of beer where we did a tour that included 2 free drinks, a tasting and the tasting glass.
While we were having our last drink, a castle milk stout, clouds started to form and we were treated to a lightening display and a magnificent sunset. We managed to board the last bus back to our Braamfontein stop and walked back to our hotel. A jam packed day in Joburg.
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