Tour of Johannesburg city at night.
We have a really exciting event happening on Saturday evening and I hope you can join. Also our Architectural tour was rescheduled due to consistent rain, please find the details below. 4th May 2013-Saturday- Joburg Inner City Night Walking Tour. Join Past Experiences on an evening walking tour of the Inner City! We will start at the Mapungubwe Hotel where you can grab a warm drink before we head out for our night time exploration of the Financial District. This 2 hour tour will look at the history, public art and architecture of one of Johannesburg’s oldest areas. We recommend bringing a torch so you can get a good look at all the Inner City attractions and bringing a warm jacket as the weather could be getting a little colder. The tour will end with a Mojito in the Hotel Vault Bar- the original bank vault of the French Bank! You are then welcome to have a few drinks at your own cost, to see the night out in style! Price: R170 (Includes Mojito) Time: 18h30- 20h30 (followed by drinks) Meeting Point and Parking: Mapungubwe Hotel, Marshalltown Address: 50 – 54 Marshall Street, Cnr. Marshall & Ferreira, Marshalltown GPS: S 26° 12′ 30.66″, E 28° 02′ 14.17″ Past Experiences does not endorse drinking and driving. We strongly recommend a sober designated driver or the use of a taxi company. For more info or to book, email us onpast.experiences@hotmail.com or phone us on 011 678 3905. And here are the details for the rescheduled Architectural tour: 25th May 2013- Saturday- Spotlight on Jozi Inner City Architecture (with Heritage Architect Brian Mckechnie) We are very excited to have Inner City Architect and Heritage Fundi Brian Mckechnie join our guides on a tour of the Inner City, to impart his expert knowledge on the architecture of the Joburg Inner City. Brian will choose some of his favourite buildings and discuss their history and architecture. The tour will also include a visit to the Ansteys building (one of Joburg’s Premier Art Deco Buildings) where Brian owns a number of apartments. Here we will enjoy light refreshment on the rooftop overlooking the city. Brian will choose some of his favourite buildings and discuss their history and architecture. The tour will also include a visit to the Ansteys building (one of Joburg’s Premier Art Deco Buildings) where Brian owns a number of apartments. Here we will enjoy light refreshment on the rooftop overlooking the city. Price: R170 Time: 09h30- 12h30 Meeting Spot: Outside the Rand Club (Cnr Fox and Loveday Street) Parking: Surrey House (Cnr Rissik and Loveday Street- please have cash to pay minimal parking fee)...
The Ins and Outs of Ponte City Flats
We can categorically state that it is not an urban legend that Ponte City Flats has three-storey penthouses with (crusty now) retro carpeted walls. And that’s because on Saturday we went to hang out with all the adrenaline junkies who were abseiling and rap (?) jumping off the 54 floors of Ponte as part of a marketing stint to promote Ponte – And we got to explore the entire building including the penthouses and roof!! We can also confirm that Ponte has been bought and is being redone and fixed up and sold off… not chipile – but dang… those views. Rumour has it bachelor flats are going for round R400k furnished and bigger than that up to the millions – we can’t imagine what the penthouses will go for. Let’s not forget it’s one of the WORLD’s most iconic buildings, a darling of the global architecture community and probably one of the most famous addresses in Africa – so if you’re really into urban living and would like a view to die for – go and put your city regeneration money where your mouth is. You can see all the photos on our flickr site here and you can visit both of these websites to find out more and to set up your appointment to go and ogle Ponte. Enjoy! http://www.spacemarketing.co.za/ http://www.newponte.co.za/...
We will be back!
