Just for fun post a non-porn pic.

[wit_afrika]

the last today of Port Elizabeth....

 

[buttons]

Urban Africa!
A Hair Salon somewhere in a poorer area of Port Elizabeth on the Eastern Cape coast.

I like where it says "It's your turn 2b admired, that's a great slogan

 

[buzzj]

GOOOOOOAAAAALLLLL! (Someday I'm going to figure out how to post the photo instead of just the thumbnail!)

 

[kdm]

After uploading the file just click on the link in the 'attach files' box and copy the url into your post normally.

 

[buttons]

Hi buzzj, you might want to re-read page 13, post 325 of this thread. JohnnyAngel explained it there very clearly.
Well anyway, it made sense to me

The only thing you don't need to copy when you click properties is ----> &stc=1&thumb=1 that sometimes follows the attachment id number and make sure there is no space between the

. Does that make sense????
Darn I'm confusing myself now as well - lol

 

[buttons]

St. Mary's Cathedral, Limerick Ireland

I don't know why but I seem to be stuck on churches this week. I've been taking pics of the one here in Arnhem all week as well.

Eusebius Church, 93 meters tall, was bombed during WWII. In 1944, during the Battle of Arnhem, the church burnt out completely. The south side of the nave is greatly damaged, although the porch is miraculously saved, while the crossing, transept and choir are damaged to a lesser extent. The weakened tower collapses when retreating German troops destroy the bridge over the Rhine.
From 1946 until 1961 the St. Eusebius is restored under the leadership of architect B.T. Boeyinga who allowed himself some artistic licence. Especially the modern sculptures on the tower and the flying buttresses. These are covered with Walt Disney inspired characters which caused some upheaval at the time. It even made the New York times. Pissed off by the leader of the opposition to these sculptures he even had a caricature made that is on one of the buttresses as well.
Now if I only had a pair of binoculars...

 

[buttons]

Eusebius Church before 1940.

There is a big difference in the shape and size of the tower, which was redesigned as well.

 

[wit_afrika]

I have posted this pic before, but here it is again...

The NG Kerk is the traditional church of the Afrikaaner nation.
NG(Nederduitse Gereformeerde) Kerk.
English: Dutch Reformed Church.

This pic is of the church in Heidelberg, SA.

 

[buttons]

^ I remember.

I also remember thinking it didn't look much like the Gereformeerde churches here in Holland. The steeple reminded me a lot of churches in Ireland instead. Maybe because this one is made of stone.
Even though I'm an atheist I do enjoy church architecture.

Here's another church in Cork, Ireland.
The buildings man makes to worship in, leaves me in awe...

 

[buzzj]

Thanks, buttons and kdm, I'll give it a shot the next time I have a photo. As an aside, I hope this thread runs forever! It's my all time favorite!!

 

[wit_afrika]

Churches around South Africa.
Graaff-Reinette in the Eastern Cape.

Franschoek in the Western Cape.

 

[wit_afrika]

Churches around SA.
Frankfort

Hermanus

Fourisburg

Warden

Reitz

 

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[wit_afrika]

This area is about 30km from Cape Towns' CBD and is the rapidly growing commercial hub of the northern suburbs. Suburbia continues to spread into the winelands.

In the first pic: A mini waterfront development with office & apartment blocks on the left, sporting facilities bottom right, and Tygervalley shopping mall in the centre.

 

[buzzj]

^^^^^wit_afrika, great photos, as always!^^^^^

 

[buttons]

My cleamtis
After pruning them back really hard this year, they haven't flowered as profusely as last year (so far only 1 flower), but they have put on an awful lot of growth, so I'm hoping later in the year or next year there'll be a mass of flowers.

First Lady

Dr Ruppel

 

[GL]

I got this e-mailed to me earlier today...

Don't Like Your Neighbor?

 

[wit_afrika]

Clifton beach, Cape Town.