A veiw of the South Beach from our hotel window
The South Beach area is one of the highest crime areas in Durban, yet the hotels in this area were suggested by the IFLA local arrangements. We heard of over ten delegates who were assaulted and robbed, many at knife point
Central Durban's Tourist information center
This is called Tourist Junction
Eunice shopping at an outdoor market near Tourist Junction
Some of the crafts that are for sale
Eunice considers buying some beads
She decides on a specific set.
The square in front of a shopping area
The building in the center with a dome is the City Hall.
The story is told that the architech that designed the city hall also designed the city hall in Toronto, Canada, but got the specifications mixed up and The Durban City Hall was built to Canadian standards for supporting heavy snow and the Canadian City hall was built to Durban's requirements. The Toronto City Hall roof collapsed with the first heavy snow.
A variety of vendors in the market square
Eunice and Terry at the wall that used to be the wall of the prison in Durban during aparthied. The convention center was built on this site and all that remains of the prision is the wall.
Many women carry things on their head in South Africa
Terry at the ICC, the conference center where IFLA met.
On a tour of the City with Ian Stewart, a private tour guide who had spent six years in the Chicago Area, we got a view of Durban from across the bay
A close up of the view. There are Sugar warehouses and oil storage in the foreground.
A viw of the Indian Ocean on the City Tour
A residential neighborhood above the Indian Ocean
Tery and Eunce on a stop on the city tour with Central Durban in the background
Another view of central Durban
The last stop in the City Tour was the Bird Park. Here a Pariot welcomes us
Eunice enjoys the pond with the ducks
Eunice decides to take her sunglasses off
Pink Flamagoes in the Bird Park
Eunice meets a big bird
The Bird meets Eunice
But the bird is not too sure she wants to meet Eunice
Ian, our tour guide feeds the birds
Some beautiful red cranes
Eunice observes the three red cranes
Another photo of the red cranes
Durban from near the Bird Park
Durban is the larget commercial port in South Africa
Terry presides as Chair of the Education and Training Section at IFLA
The President of IFLA speaks to the U.S. Caucus at IFLA
Lynne was with us the next day when when were attacked 3 blocks from the Conference Center
Lynne was with us the next day when when were attached 3 blocks from the Conference Center
Anna Maria Tammaro, new Chair of SET, Terry, Past Chair of SET, Petra Hauke, SET Secetary, and Gillian Hallam, SET Information Officer after IFLA meeting.
Here we are again.
