Riding the Umbilo bus
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Durban - The old picture this week shows the intersection of Bartle and Fenniscowles roads in Umbilo with an old Durban trolleybus turning into Fenniscowles Road. It was probably taken in the 1950s or 1960s. On the left of the intersection is a block of flats named Clifton, and on the right Highbury with its distinctive round art deco-inspired windows.
Many readers have fond memories of Durbanâs trolleybuses which ran in the city from 1935 to 1968. Durban operated the first major trolleybus system in South Africa.
Durbanâs first trams were horse drawn and opened in March 1880. The network converted to electricity in May 1902. The trolleybus system opened in 1935 to start replacing the tram network which finally closed in August 1949. It was run by Durban Corporation Transport.
The white beaujolais is a rare treat
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Beaujolais has been fashionable for a while. I don’t mean popular – although there was an unexpected lockdown spike in beaujolais sales last year. I mean that in bars in Hackney, or if you chat to sommeliers and winerati, people who used to fly around the world tasting and poking around vineyards, you’ll find a lot of love for the lightish red wine made from the gamay grape. Especially if it’s organically farmed and from a cru such as Morgon or Fleurie. It’s always a joy to find coveted wine at affordable prices. And there’s been a lot of chat lately about one of beaujolais’s other hidden treasures: beaujolais blanc.