One outing I had really wanted to embark on since we came here was to visit Pretoria when the Jacarandas bloom. We came during the 2014 season, but as we were brand new here, and had no car, we planned that we would go next season. After waiting a year, the time arrived. Spring! After some research as to the spots to check out we enlisted some friends to go with us and off we went. Our first stop was to see the white Jacarandas.
I had been a little worried that we would not find them, but we rounded another corner and there they were. A whole street lined with them. We got out and walked up and down the street. Matt found himself fascinated looking at the properties. As evidenced by the pictures he took.
Apparently this is quite interesting. Well. I took the camera back and we proceeded on our way.
We drove down to the government buildings areas in Pretoria next and I was quite happy to find the streets lined with Jacarandas, just like the internet promised!
It's a really gorgeous area. We came across a sidewalk library.
Someone had dropped off a box of books along the street and then others had spread them along. Just another one of those random things.
We went down to the gardens in front of the parliament buildings.
Lovely gardens, and amazing views of the city.
Just us.
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| Can you see Mandela in tbe background? He was a popular photo spot with wedding parties. |
Back towards the cars is this famous view. You would not believe how hard it was to get a good picture without tourists.
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| The view I dreamed of. |
Mainly, we just had to wait for them to leave. Worth it though! In the meantime, we kept ourselves busy looking for "Jac Pods."
Matt didn't mind putting in a little extra effort.
By the time we left, I was jumping for joy! :)
