Monatsarchive: April 2016

The Rainbow nation

On 27th of April was the public holiday “Freedom Day” commemorating the first free and open elections, which finally and peacefully ended the Apartheid regime back in 1994. Unfortunately and to my surprise, there were not any celebrations officially organized … Weiterlesen

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Into the SUN

Stellenbosch University is often abbreviated SUN; so e.g. including the FQDN and email addresse add nicely up to rainerkeller _at_ sun.ac.za [1]. SUN is the proper abbreviation alright, when walking along campus as the Sun was reaching up over the … Weiterlesen

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Trees

Walking to my work-place in the morning leads me along these beautiful alleys shaded large oak trees. Stellenbosch is known for these Oak tree alleys — and Stellenbosch University has the oak leave in its Logo. The University’s Biology department … Weiterlesen

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Hike onto Stellenbosch Mountain

Today, I planned to hike the Stellenbosch mountain. On my previous pictures (e.g. the view from office) it is not included, but it is even closer to the city than the Simonsberg. So walking three blocks from downtown, crossing the … Weiterlesen

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Stellenbosch Library

For virtually every building, every floor and every room, one has to have one’s SUN-card (Stellenbosch University), which has the credentials and details of the owner on it (plus a photo). Thanks to Pieter who was of great help finding … Weiterlesen

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Stellenbosch arrival

Stellenbosch is a really beautiful town — and I’ve only seen a few streets and buildings so far. From the west of the city’s center Andringa Street and it’s Pubs & Restaurants, it is only a few blocks down to … Weiterlesen

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