Wednesday, July 20th, 2011
This coming Saturday the Cheetahs are facing the Blue Bulls in the bull ring, Loftus Versfeld.
We at Kirkness Guesthouse love the atmosphere on match days, fans walking the streets and warming up at the various restaurants in the area.
Coming to see a game at Loftus Versfeld Stadium and choosing Kirkness Guesthouse for your accommodation has many added benefits:
Guests get special passes to drive through the barriers that close the streets and get safe, off street parking a mere 300 meters from the stadium.
Did I mention that we are only 300 meters from Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Trademarx Restaurant, and about 500 meters from Eastwood Tavern? Kirkness Guesthouse is a very reasonable stumbling distance if you have been celebrating!
All rooms have en-suite bathrooms, Satelite TV with selected channels, tea and coffee making facilities. And for those cold Pretoria winter nights we have heaters in all the rooms, and electric blankets on all the beds. One of the rooms even has a working red brick fireplace for added warmth, and as this is always the first room to go, it is best to book in advance.
Kirkness Guesthouse Accommodation near Loftus Versfeld is ideal for groups of friends coming to see the game together. A beautiful fireplace in the lounge, a deck with tables,chairs and braai facilities, as well as a sound system for your favourite cd’s, ensures that that it is perfect for pre- and post- game parties.
We have an extra fridge next to the patio for your meat and drinks, and you are more than welcome to use our kitchen facility.
See you at the game!
Upcoming events at Loftus Versfeld Stadium:
| Vodacom Blue Bulls | vs | MTN Golden Lions | 17:05 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria |
| Vodacom Blue Bulls | vs | GWK Griquas | 19:10 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria |
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Wednesday, July 13th, 2011
The Gautrain is going to start running between Pretoria and Johannesburg any day now. And I can’t wait.
When it first started running between Sandton and Rhodesfield station my sister and I made a morning of it. We drove to Sandton one Sunday morning, had breakfast in the square and then headed to the station. I couldn’t believe we had something so first world in South Africa, and my sister who has never been across our borders thought she was overseas.
We got our golden passes, loaded money on them and then headed down to the platform 12 storeys below streetlevel. Of all the passengers waiting for the train, only two had suitcases, and it was obvious everybody else was there purely for the joyride. Now I know that almost every foreigner, or anyone who has been travelling abroad for that matter, might yawn about our new train. But let me tell you: This is Africa people, and it is bloody amazing!
Now we are all waiting for the announcement that the train is ready to run between O.R. Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg and Pretoria. I have a vision of myself on the day, clutching my golden pass, with sweaty palms and white knuckles (like an athlete waiting for the starting pistol) waiting to get on the train.
I have seen it doing it’s test runs, and it feels a little surreal (especially now with the yellow African winter landscape), to see this silver bulletshaped train speeding along.
It is going to be so convenient to get to Jo’burg now for all the commuters who work in Johannesburg. But for all of us, and especially guest visiting Kirkness Guesthouse it will be a breeze to go to Rosebank or Sandton for lunch, or a movie that is not showing in Pretoria (Why oh why, Cinema Nouveau?). But best of all will be: getting to and from the airport!
A shuttle from the airport to Kirkness Guesthouse usually costs around R400.00 one way. But very soon our guests will be able to get on the Gautrain at O.R. Tambo, take the train to Hatfield Station, and then get on a bus that will drop them only a few hundred meters from Kirkness Guesthouse. For only R125.00 per person (one-way)!
As soon as we know more and have more details I will post it here. In the meantime you can visit their website at www.gautrain.co.za
Yay!
Johann
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