Jacarandas going purple in front of the Joburg skyline, Hillbrow Tower in the distance, the koppies behind it, is the Gauteng image most people carry around in their head. Past 50 here means living somewhere on the corridor from Pretoria down to Sandton, Soweto, or the East Rand, with traffic that adds up and a calendar that fills before you notice. People work hard and protect their evenings.
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Melville's 7th Street keeps its old bookshops and unhurried cafes going strong, and the Walter Sisulu Botanical Gardens at Roodepoort are easy for a first walk without committing to a whole day. In Pretoria, Hazelwood and the cafes along Lynnwood Road work well, and Hatfield's Plaza has the Saturday morning markets. Centurion's Irene Village dairy is the in-between spot for anyone splitting the drive.