january-2010

Photo: Jim Simandl
Johannesburg TOUCHDOWN
DON’T MISS
Performance
piazza
Nelson Mandela Square in
Sandton stages art
performances and shows
around a symbolic bronze
statue of Mandela, erected
to commemorate the birth of
the Rainbow Nation. Trendy
cafés, restaurants and shops
frame the space. www.
nelsonmandelasquare.com
THE FULL NELSON
78 Holland Herald WILD
Photo: Solly van Staden
CRAFTWORK IN ROSEBANK
WHAT TO SEE
Great prospects
Top of Africa, in the Central
Business District, has great city
views (Commissioner Street
150; +27 11 3081331). Go
prospecting at Gold Reef City
(www.goldreefcity.co.za) or
jump to the beginning of
evolution at the Origins
Centre (Yale Road 1; +27 11
7174700).
WHERE TO SHOP
Fashion and
fabrics
Sandton’s shopping malls
appeal to the label-conscious,
while Oriental Plaza in
Fordsburg has precious Indian
fabrics. Rosebank’s daily
African Craft Market sells
original pieces to the sound of
bongo beats. Thrupps (www.
Photo: iWalter Knirr
TRY YOUR LUCK AT THE GOLD REEF CITY CASINO
Malls, meals and music
Affectionately known as Jozi, the largest city in sub-Saharan Africa is a place of
super-mall shopping, great restaurants and a buzzing nightlife. You can travel back
in time at the Origins Centre, or get up close to the wildlife at nearby game reserves
(and at the city’s great zoo).
thrupps.co.za) is Johannesburg’s
oldest food and wine shop.
WHERE TO EAT
Touch of class
Top-notch international
restaurants, including the
authentic Indian Bukhara
(www.bukhara.com), crowd the
classy suburb of Sandton,
which is also home to the fi vestar
Auberge Michel (www.
aubergemichel.co.za). Head to
Melrose Arch and Newtown
for the full-fl avoured babotie
(mince casserole), or sample
it in Soweto for a more
authentic experience.
WHERE TO BOOGIE
Frills – or chill
Dressing up is your ticket to
Jozi’s club scene, particularly in
Rosebank and Sandton.
Sunninghill’s Movida (www.
movida.co.za) is club and
theatre in one.
HOW TO GET THERE
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
operates one daily direct fl ight
to Johannesburg O. R. Tambo
International Airport from
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.
Tourist information
www.joburg.org.za
Looking for handy, up-to-date
travel information? Check out
KLM’s Destination Guide pages
– and book your fl ight – on
www.klm.com. Content
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