History in Johannesburg
We were determined to check out Newtown in Johannesburg, the once notorious section of the city that now houses a lively cultural scene. The Johannesburg boutique hotels located down here were enticing an inviting, set among palm lined streets just made for strolling. All that is well and good but I had heard there was a National Museum of Military history. Both Tippi and I are military history buffs (she is my kind of gal, she is great to travel with, we like to do the same things) and do not really dig traditional zoos, even though the zoo is right nearby the museum (Johannesburg Zoo) as we feel sad seeing creatures in cages, though we don’t feel sadness at seeing the machines of war. Actually, the exhibit here was quite interesting as the have German and British planes, including one of my favorite aircraft, the British Spitfire which I know fairly well having written a big paper about the famous plane while at university for a history of World War II class a long time ago.) We saw a vast display from the Boer War through World War II. There were uniforms of various countries, all kinds of armored vehicles, including tanks of all vintages, various smaller arms, and of course more aircraft than the Spitfire for you to see. An extensive museum shop, which sells books, too, had much to see, as I bought a mini Spitfire pin to put on my leather jacket. We did not see one, but free videos are shown, all this documenting the involvement of South Africa’s roles in actions around the world. Afterward, we were ready for some natural history and decided a trip to the famous lion park was in order. We looked forward to seeing this well known animal park.
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