More Red Bus Tour

 

After the tour many of the senior couples came to a Greek restaurant near the parking lot and enjoyed lunch together.  At this mall there was this train giving rides to children -fun!
Train behind Elder Swift and Elder Watson - we always have a good time together. 
Elder and Sister Smith by the Red Tour Bus!  We see them on the roads and now we know what they are experiencing!  
This is the main train station - many of these trains bring people in from Soweto to work in the city.
In the downtown area, people had their wares laid out on the sidewalk - new kind of Sidewalk Sale!
Hillbrough was the home of artists and hippies in the 70's - low rents and segregation laws not enforced!
One of the big mining trucks - some abandoned gold mines are now being reworked to get the gold from the tailings! 
Typically middle class neighborhood - everyone has fences to try and keep their property safe.  One of our branch presidents was robbed in his home - took his computer, car, emptied his accounts, all at gunpoint. 
Narrow streets of the outskirts of town. More white taxi's. 
Main bus station - so many people come into the city to work - many walk from the bus stations to their jobs.  We walk in the mornings and enjoy their happy smiles and 'good mornings'!

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