JOZI MY CITY MY HOME # 9
I WANTED TO TAKE MY CAR FOR A SERVICE THIS MORNING BUT FORGOT IT WAS SUNDAY - THE SERVICE STATION WAS CLOSED
DECIDED TO VISIT SOME FRIENDS INSTEAD
THEY WERE OUT
LOOKED AT THE TRAINS
AND SOME ART
AND CAME HOME
Johannesburg is a city of utter extremes. The opulence and wealth of the captains of industry rubs shoulders with the abject poverty of the have nots that come to Jozi looking for better lives. Johannesburg straddles the first world and the third world which makes it a vibrant melting pot of culture, crime and everything in between.
This building is close to the Braamfontein Station and looks like a bombed out ruin from some forgotten war. There are actualy people living here, on the second floor, in a roofless building. Better than living on the streets I suppose.
Click on the pictures for a sharper view - I'm still battling to get really sharp images uploaded to Live Journal