Visit to Tomáš

Apparently, it was "World Childrens' Day" on the 1st June. Now please tell me why no-one ever told us about this at the tip of Africa while I was a children ???. How we used to think it was so rude to have a Mothers' Day and Fathers' Day and everyone forgot about us children!

Tomáš' village was celebrating the occasion with a "Fair" in their local playground and we were invited to join in the fun and games. The children had the most kiddies type fun that they have had in a while with us - painting; shooting water guns; playing skittles; sliding; being dished out handfulls of sweets; blowing bubbles; and riding in a horse-drawn cart!

Tomáš and his wife Elena to my left:





After all the games, we went back to Tomáš' yard for our first "non-South African" braai - a "grilovaný". Which, quite frankly was absolutely no different to the way we do it back home. Absolutely devine! I also had my first glass of wine since leaving the fair cape, and ironically it was not even Czech, but Hungarian white wine.

The "horses" even came to supper that evening ...


Tomáš and Elena:

After supper, Tomáš took us to see the local "castle" in the village. It was a chateaux that was linked to the local monastery and has been neglected for a few decades....

Thanks Tomáš! Next dinner date will be boerewors, pap and spinach relish at The Woods'!!

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