EAT BREAKFAST OFF A SHOVEL !!!

"THERE'S A GREAT BIG COLOURFUL WORLD OUT THERE" 

Making every moment count  is something we all enjoying doing especially when we find the opportunity to spend time with someone we don’t get to see often.  That’s exactly why my youngest brother and I decided to explore Cullinan, a small town, rich in history, 30 km east of Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa.

The town is named after diamond magnate Sir Thomas Cullinan and on 25 June 1905, the famed Cullinan Diamond, the largest in the world at 3,106 carats was discovered. 

We strolled through the quaint main street, lined with Jacaranda and Oak trees and sandstone cottages, now used as shops and restaurants. The place was buzzing with visitors in and out of the antique shops, coffee shops and arts and crafts stalls.
 After hours of looking for interesting GEMS,  antiques and second hand 'finds' we settled down for a very late breakfast at Oppistasie, a full a-la-cart restaurant in the old station building, built in 1902 and situated literally on the railroad tracks. 
The food was served on shovels with short handles...a real talking point!

THE SMOKE THAT THUNDERS

There are experiences which are simply outright awe-inspiring that you could add to your bucket list too!!! 

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In February this year I was able to tick off another of my ‘bucket list’ items....a magical trip to experience the Victoria Falls, a waterfall in southern Africa on the Zambezi River, at the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe. The Local people call the falls "Mosi-oa-Tunya" - the smoke that thunders.  They could not have expressed it better. You literally get ‘misted over’, even soaking wet, by the spray of the falls. While some visitors wore raincoats or kept a safety distance from the drop of between 90m and 107m into the Zambezi Gorge, the thrill seekers stood dangerously on the edge of the gorge, deafened and exhilarated by the thunderous roar of the water. It is not hard to see why this spot is one of the most spectacular natural wonders of the world.  With an average of 550,000 cubic metres of water plummeting over the edge every minute, I remain as much inspired as David Livingstone must have been in the 1860's.

Photo Theme: FEATHERS... "Some say angels are near when feathers appear"