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DAY
20 - PRETORIA AND SURROUNDS
15 July 2004
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PRETORIA
Pretoria
is the administrative capital of South Africa and is located in the northern
part of the province, Gauteng. The city was founded in 1855, the city was named
for Andries Pretorius, a Boer (Afrikaner) leader. Pretoria is also called "The Jacaranda
City" after the magnificent flowering Jacaranda trees that line the city
centre.
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Baboons playing with an old tractor |
Naboom bushes everywhere |
Panorama of Pretoria city center |
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Church Square is the heart of Pretoria |
Paul Kruger's statue is in the middle of the square |
This is the most impressive building on the Church Square |
Statue of a Voortrekker |
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A mixture of new buildings and old Dutch style houses |
Paul Kruger's statue. He was president between 1893 and 1900. |
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| People relaxing on the square | Old and new buildings look well together | A nice, old little house | A view of the town |
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The Union Building, South Africa's executive capital, is the pride of Pretoria. |
The government buildings are surrounded by beautiful parks. |
Even in winter there are
flowers in this park |
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This flower is very expensive in Europe |
Panorama of Pretoria |
These wide streets are very typical in Pretoria |
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Very cold morning in Camp
Fountains Valley (Fountaindal) close to Pretoria. |
The tent is frosty outside |
Even inside ice covers the metal parts. |
What a freezing morning... (winter in South Africa) |
