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July 27, 2012 by David_Buzzard
The Durban Club
A close family friend invited my father and to lunch at the Durban Club, the self declared final bastion of the British Empire. It’s an exclusive men’s club located in downtown Durban. The club has been operating since 1861, and has been in the current building since 1903. Arnold is my sister Joanne’s father-in-law. He [...]Archives
July 27, 2012 by David_Buzzard
Burning the Sugar Cane Fields
Before the farms harvest the sugar cane, it’s burned to remove wide grass blades, or trash from the cane, leaving the bamboo like cane behind. This saves a lot of work for the cane cutter, and clears the area of snakes and rodents. TweetArchives
July 22, 2012 by David_Buzzard
Essenwood Flea Market
I spent Saturday at at the Essenwood flea Market in Durban. Flea markets are a big South African tradition, where you can go to buy some authentic african crafts and beadwork, or hear someone play a township flute, or ‘Penny Whistle’. TweetArchives
July 22, 2012 by David_Buzzard
