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10 Reasons I Love Johannesburg - Part 2

In the first part of this series, I explained some of the reasons I love Johannesburg. Love is not blind - I am aware that the city has a high crime rate troubling. And the traffic on some roads is murder. Yet, I could not help falling in love. Here are some of the reasons I love Johannesburg: 5 Johannesburg is a city of contrasts - I love the contrasting pieces that make up this city. If you are looking for fast and furious deal-making and play as hard as you work, the city will easily accommodate you.However, you can also find small villages in some pockets of the city, where the elderly still take their dogs for a early evening stroll, children skate on the street and the cashier at the supermarket, because you remember you used to be your GP receptionist.6. I love the local color - the center of Johannesburg, where it all began during the gold rush in 1890, is always lively, with taxi drivers are reckless infinity people.There whistles their station wagon in search of a tariff, the hawkers on the sidewalks and street markets, selling local crafts colored fruits and vegetables and the ubiquitous pick-pockets and cons, looking for a soft fleecy pluck.Then is the crowd of companies, especially banks, entrepreneurs, types of government, workers, artists, students, buyers of Soweto and other areas all come together in a relatively small space.If are brave or reckless, go north just a little 'from the city center in Hillbrow, a portion of the city that never sleeps. Like any self-respecting red-light district, there are the prostitutes, drug dealers, street children and destitute. Some of the nicest people I met were street children in the area, which drove me home in the evening (two suburbs over) because I had accidentally wandered there when I was quiet in the new city. And no, they did not mug me on way.7. I like when the jacarandas are blooming Johannesburg - I'm not quite sure how we Jacarandas transported to Johannesburg. (Probably from near Pretoria, which is known as the Jacaranda City). However, in summer the trees full of small purple flowers are wonderful behold.8. The food is mostly good, has a wide variety of restaurants offering top class cooking Johannesburg. My favorite is Harrison, which offers well-prepared food in large portions. Or, if you are very hungry, but you're on a mid-range budget, you could try First Course. It has a number of positions in the city. Their food is good and the portions are so humungous.Montecasino in Fourways has a varied selection of restaurants serving quality food in surroundings.9 interesting. December is a holiday - I like Johannesburg because the month of December is almost like a party. Course work, but the day is long, the weather is nice, and we like to meet friends at bars and restaurants for lunch and dinner and many other possibilities to relax and party.Even how I can edit this article on a weekday afternoon, I can listen to music from a restaurant across the street, inviting me to samba too. You can almost feel the atmosphere in the air ... 10 I like to Johannesburg for its calm - The week before Christmas, the city empties with the residents to go on holiday, visiting friends and relatives across the country. So if you are looking for a quiet holiday in the month of December, come Joburg.And not worry about the celebrations of Christmas and New. A number of very nice restaurants hold special Christmas / New Year lunches and dinners and New Year's Eve street parties are open to everyone.If you are in Johannesburg on the eve of New Year's party at the mall trying Brightwater Commons in Randsburg, or street festival in Newtown area. But whatever you do, stay away from the road Hillbrow party.Never mind the alleged high crime rate in the "red light district." This district has the highest concentration of police and emergency workers in the city on New Year Eve.But I heard some of Hillbrow residents are having fun throwing furniture down from their apartments to several meters below merry makers. You do not want to be crushed by a broken refrigerator that had been standing unused in someone's house for months. [EXTRACT] was the first part of this series I explained some of the reasons I love Johannesburg. Love is not blind - I am aware that the city has a high crime rate troubling. And the traffic on some highways of the crime. Yet, I could not help falling in love. Here are some of the reasons why I love Johannesburg: 5 Johannesburg is a city of contrasts - I love the contrasting pieces that make up this city. If fast and furious deal-making and play as hard as you work, look, the city will easily accommodate you.However, there are small villages in some pockets of the old city, where people take their dogs for an early evening stroll embedded, children remember skating in the street and the cashier at the supermarket to you because they used to be your family doctor receptionist.6. I love local color - the city center of Johannesburg, where it all began during the gold rush in 1890, is always full of people.There taxi drivers are reckless honking incessantly their station wagon in search of an agreement, the sellers The hawkers on the sidewalks and street markets selling colorful local handicrafts, fruit and vegetables and the ubiquitous pick-pocketing and disadvantages, in search of a soft, a soft-pluck.Then we are among the business crowd, mostly banks, entrepreneurs, types of Government, workers, artists, students, shoppers in Soweto and other areas all come together in a relatively small space.If, is brave or foolish, just a little 'north of the city center of Hillbrow, a part of the city are not never sleeps. Like any self-respecting red-light district, there are the prostitutes, drug dealers, street children and destitute. Some of the nicest people I met were street children in this area, which was my home during the night (two suburbs over) because I had accidentally wandered there, when I was new in town. And no, he did not mug me on way.7. I love Johannesburg, when the jacarandas are in bloom - I'm not quite sure how we jacarandas transported Johannesburg. (Probably from near Pretoria, the Jacaranda City, as is known). However, in summer, the trees full of purple flowers are wonderful, behold.8. The food is mostly good Johannesburg a great variety of restaurants, superb cuisine. My favorite is Harrison, a well prepared meal offers in big portions. Or, if you are very hungry, but you're on a mid-range budget, you can try, First Course. It has a number of places in town. The food is good and the portions are humungous.Montecasino in Fourways has a diverse selection of restaurants serving quality food in surroundings.9 interesting. December is a holiday - I like Johannesburg, because the month is December, almost like a party. Of course we have, but the work is the day, the weather is nice, and we like meeting friends in cafes and restaurants for lunch and dinner and everything else to relax and party.Even when I edit these articles in an afternoon the week, I can music from a restaurant across the street and forced me to listen to samba. You can feel the atmosphere in the air ... 10 I like to Johannesburg for its calm - the week before Christmas, the city will be evacuated with the residents on vacation, visiting friends and relatives across the country. So if you are looking for a quiet holiday in December to come Joburg.And not worry about the Christmas and New Year. A number of restaurants very nice to have a special Christmas / New Year lunch and dinner, and the road was open for parties on New Year everyone.If you are in Johannesburg on the eve of New Year's party at the mall trying Brightwater Commons in Randburg, or street party in Newtown Precinct. But whatever you do, stay away from the road Hillbrow party.Never the alleged high rate of crime is the "red light district." The borough has the highest concentration of police officers and rescue workers in the city New Year's Day Eve.But I've heard of some residents are lower Hillbrow throwing furniture out of their homes for the Merry Makers of several meters. If you do not wish that he had been standing by a broken refrigerator, waste compressed into an apartment for months.

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