| born and bred Johannesburger with a penchant for | | | | beautiful installation. At the bottom of the rose |
| Sunday afternoons I think it apt for me to share | | | | gardens, an impressively large pool and fountain |
| with you, the means to enjoy a perfect Sunday | | | | shooting water some 10 metres high into the air. On |
| afternoon. There should be something in here for | | | | the eastern side of the gardens, Emmarentia Dam |
| everyone so read on. | | | | shares its edge with the botanicals and late |
| 4th Avenue in Parkhurst is the top spot to have | | | | afternoons are very pleasant and savourable. There |
| lunch at. For Sunday lunch, this is one of the trendiest | | | | are plenty of trees and large spaces which make a |
| locations in Johannesburg for Sunday lunch. Although | | | | lot of places to enjoy a picnic. Johannesburg is one of |
| lunch time can be very well supported, you will be | | | | the greenest cities in the world, and by enjoying a |
| able to find a table along this lengthy and charming | | | | walk through the gardens in their entirety evidence |
| street. Most restaurants offer al fresco dining and | | | | of this will be come clear. |
| make provisions for a comfortable dining experience | | | | Nearby, on 143 Barry Hertzog Avenue, you will find |
| in the winter time. Restaurants on 4th represent a | | | | Lapa Fo restaurant, here is a continental kitchen and |
| wide diversity of characters and tastes , one | | | | pizza oven with the largest pizza menu in |
| won’t be disappointed with the service or | | | | Johannesburg. Places with a such a large range of |
| standard of any of them. | | | | pizzas are very few and far between. The restaurant |
| Art Galleries, designer and antique furniture shops, | | | | is owned by Percy, who has an interesting |
| book stores, clothing stores and a few other | | | | background. Having acquired his culinary skills in Sicily, |
| categories of shops fill the street and I always enjoy | | | | he went on to London to assist in the opening of a |
| a good browse. There’s always something | | | | pizza restaurant and then brought his skills back home |
| appealing to see. Parkhurst is near to Sandton and | | | | to South Africa to open Lapa Fo. Fusion and |
| Johannesburg CBDs and is located in the older more | | | | innovation is evident in every dish and the menu is |
| prosperous suburbs of Johannesburg. | | | | centred around a continental theme. For any |
| Making one’s way from lunch to the | | | | appreciator of a unique and pleasing experience I |
| Johannesburg Botanical Gardens is a mere | | | | recommend Lapa Fo. |
| stone’s throw to an idyllic walk through the | | | | Parkhurst, Emmarentia and Greenside are all located in |
| gardens. My favourite part of these huge gardens is | | | | the Northern central suburbs. From the Sandton |
| the rose garden although this huge property has a | | | | Hotels, expect a journey time of 10 to 20 minutes, |
| wide variety of landscapes to enjoy. This terraced | | | | once you have arrived, all these locations are situated |
| garden features a series of fountains, ponds, pools | | | | within 5 minutes of each other. |
| and aqueducts which span every level of this | | | | |