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All aboard! The Apple Express is back in the Bay! – Featured Blog

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Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: All aboard! The Apple Express is back in the Bay!: That’s right; the iconic train most Bay locals grew up with and fondly called the Apple Express is letting off steam once again after many years and the excitement in the Nelson Mandela Bay is tangible, it is real. So real that it took only 9 minutes before the first train was completely sold out! Needless to say, but if you still haven’t purchased and booked … [Read more...] about All aboard! The Apple Express is back in the Bay! – Featured Blog

Day 1 of the 4 day pink ball test – Featured Blog

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Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Day 1 of the 4 day pink ball test: The very first cricket test as well as rugby test in South Africa were played at St George's Park in Port Elizabeth. If I'm right, the first cricket test in South Africa after readmission was also played in Port Elizabeth. Today PE is making history again. Not just did the first pink ball day night test in South Africa start in PE today, it's also the first official 4 day test in the world. And I'm here … [Read more...] about Day 1 of the 4 day pink ball test – Featured Blog

7 Summer Picnic Spots in Nelson Mandela Bay – Featured Blog

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Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: 7 Summer Picnic Spots in Nelson Mandela Bay: Nelson Mandela Bay has its fair share of incredible restaurants but don’t you just miss the good ol’ days of gathering friends and family and having a picnic? Don’t you just miss the simplicity of a picnic; the fresh air, sharing cheeses, crackers, sandwiches, perhaps playing a game, lounging around on the grass on a blanket with loved ones and … [Read more...] about 7 Summer Picnic Spots in Nelson Mandela Bay – Featured Blog

Playing the Ghost Bells – Featured Blog

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Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Playing the Ghost Bells: Looking down from the Campanile steps at Miggie playing the Ghost Bells (I posted about yesterday) Source: Port Elizabeth Daily Photo. Click HERE to submit your blog to be part of this daily feature. CLICK HERE to get a daily digest of PE Goodness straight into your inbox with the MyPE Monday to Friday Newsletter. … [Read more...] about Playing the Ghost Bells – Featured Blog

The Campanile Ghost Bells – Featured Blog

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Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: The Campanile Ghost Bells: One of the new features in the Campanile is the Ghost Bells which can be seen as one climbs up to the top of the tower.  The Ghost Bells are installed under the actual 25-bell carillon (the original 23 plus the two new bells) and light up during chiming or when visitors press keys on an interactive silver console keyboard.  The Ghost Bells aren't just in the same position, they're also the same size … [Read more...] about The Campanile Ghost Bells – Featured Blog

Scuba diving party in Port Elizabeth – Featured Blog

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Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Scuba diving party in Port Elizabeth: Parties are getting more and more sophisticated.  Back in our days it was kids coming over and eating cake and sweets while watching a video and playing.  These days parents are pulling out all the stops to make a child's birthday party a memorable one and with two kids, a boy and a girl, we've been to everything. Movies, ice skating, trampoline park, pool parties, supertube, survival … [Read more...] about Scuba diving party in Port Elizabeth – Featured Blog

Theater icon street names – Featured Blog

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Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Theater icon street names: The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality recently (yeh ok, some months ago already) renamed three of the streets around the PE Opera House to celebrate three of Port Elizabeth's theatre legends.  John Kani, Athol Fugard and Winston Ntshona are truly three world icons and worked together on Sizwe Banzi is Dead in 1972 and The Island in 1973. Ntshona and Kani went on to win Tony awards for best actor for both … [Read more...] about Theater icon street names – Featured Blog

The Prester John cross figures – Featured Blog

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Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: The Prester John cross figures: Following on the post about the Cross of Prester John and the Portuguese Explorers between City Hall and the old Post Office building, I decided to post a more closeup picture of the two figures sitting inside the cross.  The figures represent Prester John on the one side and a Portuguese explorer on the other side.  There is a whole lot more symbolism on the cross, but I'm going to … [Read more...] about The Prester John cross figures – Featured Blog

Taste of Tshisanyama – Featured Blog

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Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Taste of Tshisanyama: Those who been around long enough know that this place has gone through a lot of transformation including the change of name owning to the ownership. Currently is know as Black Impala Tshisa Nyama and when you enter its premises you’re greeted by a new lease of life it has recently acquired. It has well carpentered furniture and colourful cushions for comfort and to add ambience and … [Read more...] about Taste of Tshisanyama – Featured Blog

The cross of Prester John and the Portuguese Explorers – Featured Blog

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Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: The cross of Prester John and the Portuguese Explorers: Wedged in between City Hall and the Old Post Office building with the Feather Market Centre on the other side of the right is the Cross of Prester John.  The monument has no significant link to Port Elizabeth other than the fact that it was a stop en route to the East for Portuguese explorers who, in addition to looking for a way around Africa to the East, were also hoping to … [Read more...] about The cross of Prester John and the Portuguese Explorers – Featured Blog

Hole in the Wall – an icon of the Eastern Cape – Featured Blog

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Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Hole in the Wall - an icon of the Eastern Cape: The Hole in the Wall near Coffee Bay on the Wild Coast truly is one of the iconic sights (and sites) of the Eastern Cape and South Africa and recognised worldwide. Hole-in-the-Wall was named by Captain Vidal in 1823.  Vidal was captain of the Barracouta and was sent by the British to survey the coastline between the Keiskamma River and Lourenço Marques (present-day Maputo). He … [Read more...] about Hole in the Wall – an icon of the Eastern Cape – Featured Blog

3, 2, 1 stained glass windows – Featured Blog

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Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: 3, 2, 1 stained glass windows: A week ago I posted a picture of the big stained glass window in the St Augustine's Cathedral.  When I was doing the post I considered posted the three pictures in this post along with it, but decided that it was magnificent enough to warrant a stand-alone post.  So here is stained glass post #2 featuring a 3, 2, 1 combination of stained glass windows. So...3 21 Source: Port Elizabeth Daily … [Read more...] about 3, 2, 1 stained glass windows – Featured Blog

The Lovemore Heights Chrismas House lights turning on this weekend – Featured Blog

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Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: The Lovemore Heights Chrismas House lights turning on this weekend: One of the pre-Christmas highlights in Port Elizabeth is the Lovemore Heights Chrismas House's annual event where they turn on the lights,  After skipping last year for personal reasons, the Grootendorst family and all their helpers are coming out guns (or in this case Chrismas lights) blazing this year with a full program this coming Saturday … [Read more...] about The Lovemore Heights Chrismas House lights turning on this weekend – Featured Blog