Johannesburg is huge and some of the city center is enjoying a revival. The City Hall and the Newtown Cultural Precinct has been completely modernized. The streets have been freshened up with stylish lighting, paving, and small wooden sculptures on concrete pedestals.
Soweto, is worth a visit with a guided tour.
Johannesburg has its share of pleasant parks and nature reserves necking the outskirts of the city.
Beyond this to the north lies the unspoiled Magaliesberg region. People come here for a break amid mountain scenery, farmlands, and quiet country roads. Close by is a World Heritage Site with a stunningly rich fossil record. It was here that the remains of the first hominid, Australopithecus, were found, as well as records of the earliest known use of fire.
Bruma Lake flea market is the result of the successful conversion of an old sewerage catchment area into a awesome lakeside market, mall and commercial parks. With over 620 traders stock a multitude of exciting curios and antiques, from textiles to furniture. This is the place to get that special something, or simply to browse and get a feel for grassroots trade in Johannesburg.
Bruma lake is designed to resemble a fisherman's village; the area offers a string of restaurants and shopping venues well patronized by bargain hunters and window shoppers alike.
Bruma Lake is the end result of the successful conversion of an old sewerage catchment area into a lakeside flea market, shopping malls and commercial parks. Designed to resemble a fisherman's village, the area offers a string of restaurants and shopping venues well patronised by bargain hunters and window shoppers alike. While the flea market has a host of stalls selling generic goods, there are also fine examples of African carvings, steel and metal work, as well as some great fast food of various nationalities on offer in the complex.
While the flea market has a host of stalls selling generic goods, there are also fine examples of African carvings, steel and metal work, as well as some great fast food of various nationalities on offer in the complex. African curios, various crafts, funky second-hand clothing, one-off fashions and fashion rip-offs are on offer here.
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