Pretoria (Tshwane)

After seeing the Lippanzzer Stallion show, which the kids loved, especially feeding & playing with the horses afterwards, we headed north to Pretoria & the Voortrekker monument. Pretoria is not that far from Jo-burg, about an hour. The Voortrekker monument, was erected for the settlers the moved northward from Cape Town to settle in this region, similar to the pioneers heading west in the US. The monument had beautiful views of the areas & beautiful gardens. Inside the monument, it had a centograph with an inscription that is lit by sunlight at precisely noon on the 16^th of December, which was the anniversary of the Battle of the Bloody River. South Africa is similar to the US in that its settlers came from the same places, but, because of the geography & existing cultures, is so different today in language & customs.

In Pretoria, we headed over to the Union Buildings which are similar to our congressional buildings. Very pretty, but for security reasons, visitors cannot get inside. We had fun looking at the vendors’ stalls. Ryan wanted to buy one of everything!