Johannesburg International Motorshow: Additional Pictures

Opel Corsa OPC (facelifted)

Audi R8 GT

Audi Etron concept

BMW 1 Series M Coupe

Race cars

Ed Hardy Graphics Car BMW M3

Electric Car

Lewis Hamilton's F1 Mercedes

Lamborghini Aventador

Nissan Leaf electric car

Mercedes Concept A 1

Mercedes SLS AMG

Porshe GT3

Rolls Royce Phantom Drophead

Smart electric bike

Ford GT40 Replica

Mercedes early petrol car (one of the first "real" cars)

Toyota LJS

Cobra replicas

Vintage cars



Canopy Tour: Magaliesberg

About 1 and a half hours out of Joburg lies the beautiful Magaliesberg. The area is lush and green and mountainous and offers an easily accessible peace and serenity.
I was lucky enough to go on a canopy tour in the area and then have a lovely dinner at a nearby 5 star restaurant. The canopy tour was run by Magaliesberg Canopy Tours which provides the equipment, transport and services of 2 energetic tour guides.  The price is R450 and includes a dinner for after the tour.
Zip lining, or canopy riding is basically a person sliding across a cable that overlooks a tree filled ravine.  The cables are pretty secure and at all times you are hooked safely onto a cable. I am told that no one have ever died from a canopy tour in the area, and the safety regime is pretty strict.  The fun part is the adrenaline of swinging about 50 metres above ground and getting a lovely view of scenery.  There are ten slides in all and 3 really fast ones. My group was lucky enough to have a hilarious young tour guide who kept us entertained and calm.  In fact, after the first few slides you stop stressing and really enjoy the experience. This is a really fun activity and perfect for team building, for an adventurous young group or outdoorsy couple.
Check it out: www.magaliescanopytour.co.za  

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World Wear: Beyers Naude

Another shopping mall discovered. Location: on Beyers Naude (just before the highway, travelling towards Northcliff). The ambience: a bit of a Melrose Arch vibe with the cobblestones and streetlamps.  However, World Wear does lack alot of the character of Melrose Arch. There are a mainly clothing shops, a few resteraunts and I am told that there is a Pick and Pay there. I think Cresta shopping mall is a better bet for the area (though it is always super-busy... to the extent that the shelves run dry). If you are in the area, it may be a good idea to check out World Wear to see if they have anything that would be useful for you.

Theatre: Girl in the Yellow Dress

There has been some good theatre of late. Matthew Ribnick is back with "Monkey Nuts" (on now at the Nelson Mandela/Civic theatre) and I was lucky enough to catch "Girl in the Yellow Dress" at the Market Theatre. These are two completely different types of plays.  I have been told that Monkey Nuts is hilarious and brilliantly silly. The one man tour de force that is the Ribnick delivers again. I am unfortunately too busy to see it (and there was a great Groupon on it as well!) but I hope that many do and support the theatre in general!

Girl in a Yellow Dress is a two person show about the tangled relationship between a teacher and her student. It has been billed as a psycho-sexual drama, but there is fantastic social and racial discourse.  The play is heavy to say the least but very well written . I won't give anymore away, check it out for yourself.

http://markettheatre.co.za/shows/watch/girl-in-the-yellow-dress

I am really looking forward to seeing the Phantom of the Opera at the Theatro at Monetcasino. It has started and runs till the end of January 2012. Needless to say, there will be a review :)

Truer words were never spoken III (yes, we've all had moments like this...)