Pretoria is one of the best-kept secrets.
In October the Jacaranda trees are in full bloom without a leaf in sight - a cloud of purple. From Legodimong, high above the city, we trace the streets across town lined with purple. At this time of the year the Jacks help to fine-tune one's mental compass again.
Kruin Park, behind us, is free of Jacaranda trees. It is through this still dry nature area that one will walk to UNISA in the mornings, a distance which takes about 15 minutes. Exiting the nature reserve onto Devenish St, one walks along the ridge with beautiful views over the city, up Dr Willem Punt Drive to the Muckleneuk campus of UNISA. In the next few days a carpet of Jacaranda blossoms will cover the streets as the flowers fall making this walk a wonderland for a few days only.
