Sofala is an old gold town, with quite a lot of old buildings giving it a real charm as a tourist town. But take a look at the building at the bottom right. Last time I was there it looked like the photo below!
"To muse, to creep, to halt at will, to gaze ... such sweet wayfaring"
William Wordsworth
So someone has invested time and money and love. What a good restoration/rebuild. I like the look of the house bottom left of the collage.
ReplyDeleteSofala is a lovely little joint. My friend Shirley and I had lunch up on top of the rise next to the cemetery of the Anglican Church.
oh I LOVED Sofala.
ReplyDeleteEspecially the sweeping road that goes up the hill and you look back on the little town.
To the photographer's eye: doesn't the not restored building make a better subject? ;-)
ReplyDeleteSofala is a funny word to my ear - "small sofa" ... on the other hand it sounds Bulgarian (okay, I am thinking of Sofia I guess).
Charmy indeed! Glad someone recovered that falling house.
ReplyDeleteI'm with you Martina the bottom shot is much more photographic but I don't think it could have lasted much longer in it's previous state. I can't find anything on the origin of the name.
ReplyDeleteJulie and Letty, it is a lovely place. I ddidn't go up the hill, I am always entranced by the buildings in the main street.