by kevinianallen | Oct 11, 2015 | Art, Information, Travel
Thesen Islands Turbine Hotel was established in 2010. The hotel is housed in the refurbished power station that was in operation on the island from 1939 to 2001 when the power station was decommissioned. Thesen islands is named after Charles William Thesen who bought...
by kevinianallen | Oct 4, 2015 | Art, design, Information, Positivity, Travel
When you start your day with an early morning meeting in Cape Town and you have to travel down the N1 to get there. When you hate sitting in traffic and therefore leave before sunrise to miss it. These were prerequisites for the photo that inspired this early morning...
by kevinianallen | Sep 27, 2015 | Art, Information, Travel
Porterville is a small town that lies approximately 155km North East of Cape Town. The town was established in 1863 on the farm Pomona. The NG Kerk depicted was the third to be erected in the town and was inaugurated on 18 November 1925. The church was designed by...
by kevinianallen | Sep 20, 2015 | Art, Information, Inspiration, Travel
Nieuwoudtville (Locals pronounce it “knee – hout – ville”) is the bulb capital of the world. The flower displays that take place in August-September are what drew us to visit this fascinating place. Nieuwoudtville was established in 1897 and...
by kevinianallen | Sep 11, 2015 | Art, Educational, Information, Travel
This week we are taken back to Stellenbosch for a striated sky above the Ou Hoofgebou (Old Main Building). The building which is on Ryneveld street, Stellenbosch University Campus was built between 1880 and 1886. The building was designed by Carl Otto Hager. In 1964...
by kevinianallen | Sep 6, 2015 | Art, Information, Travel
The Piketberg Dutch Reformed Church was built from 1880 – 1882, inaugurated on 28 April 1882. The design is Neo-Gothic in style by architect, Carl Otto Hager. The building is contructed from Table Mountain sandstone from the west of the town. The Piketberg...
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