One of the advantages of being an early riser is being able to stand in the middle of Whites Road and photograph the Opera House, without having to dodge traffic. It is seen here framed by the branches of a magnificent ficus, which growing on the edge of the Donkin Reserve.
The Opera House looks like it's a pretty new building, but I wonder if that's accurate. Nice to be able to photograph without the nuisance of both moving and parked cars.
ReplyDeleteOh thank you! I spent sooo many days and nights of grueling rehearsals and thrilling performances there, that just seeing it as though I were driving up to the door is a thrill like no other!
ReplyDeleteGreat photo and great idea framing it like that. I REALLY need to get out earlier.
ReplyDeleteWow - I don't think I've EVER seen Whites Road that quiet. Oh, wait, maybe at 2 a.m. after a night of revelry at Cadillac Jacks...!
ReplyDeleteI love the PE Opera House - a real gem, and I'd forgotten that magnificent ficus tree! Lovely shot and thanks for a treat from home on a Friday morning :)
Thank-you again for all your pictures!
ReplyDeleteI have just thought wouldn't it be great to have a map of PE with all these photos on the map so we can see them on a map. This gets done on google maps but the map is rubbish! you'd really need a good map
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=port+elizabeth+south+africa&sll=51.505217,-0.108747&sspn=0.019046,0.038624&ie=UTF8&ll=-33.961159,25.619001&spn=0.025379,0.038624&z=15&lci=lmc:panoramio
if you click on 'More' then 'photos'
ReplyDeleteKate it was built in 1892 and renovated in the 1960's. It is a national monument.
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