S1 - Ep 390 - Ladismith - Nothing Short of an All-round Fantastic Experience!
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- čas přidán 3. 10. 2023
- Our visit to Ladismith was nothing short of incredible. We embarked on yet another breathtaking gravel road journey that led us to this charming town, surrounded by mesmerising mountains and natural beauty. Upon reaching the outskirts, we stumbled upon the impressive Ladismith Cheese factory, though we couldn't explore it. Ladismith itself boasted stunning old religious buildings that, with a little restoration, could truly shine. Our lunch from Kanna Kombuis was a delightful treat, making our visit to Ladismith an all-round fantastic experience. #DustBugs #adventuretravel #southafrica #southafricavlog #travelongravel #westerncape #ladismith
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Such a beautiful town. Also rich history as it was a mission station. Amazing how religion made towns to develop. The churches are great. Absolutely beautiful architexture. The trip to Ladismith was also very nice. I love the vegetation of that part of our country. Thanks guys well done. Not always that we see that they remove the tracks from a deserted station. You can buy nice wine there. Thanks for this trip I enjoyed it so much. Mtayed Royal Hotel by a couple of ocasions. Next trip i will wait for you.
Hi guys a large clean and functioning town plenty of industry cheese factory and wine makers the different style of houses was so interesting plus the old shops the Lutheran church being put to a different use is positive loved all the old photos the two station signs were great to see .the information about the magic Mountain I recognised the word zigt as my friend owned a hotel in Amsterdam was called the Torrens zigt tower view excuse spelling. Driving around the old station I thought the kerb signs were brilliant. Great to see the town hall in good nick fantastic. I'm with you 💯 the Royal was a hotel! Loved the old school and hostel top notch. Nice to hear your memories of your mother making apricot jam interesting about the Mountain name and the towns name. The unusual DRF church completely done in face brick .when I worked in East Germany English bricklayers were in high demand for doing face brick as the Germans were not trained by the Russians. The hotel and ladies bar brought back so many memories lol your food looked tasty the mince sandwich is something that you oly get in SA but I stand to be corrected. Lovely clean old town thanks for another fantastic video thanks till the next one
Wow! Beautiful towns with rich history! Really authentic feeling of travel back in time.
sorry, pressed the wrong button. cont. Juan Ponce de Leon. He was on the 2nd Columbus expedition and was the first person to annex any of the territory of the USA. He annexed Florida for Spain calling it "la Florida" (flowers). He was the first governor of Puerto Rico and is buried in the Cathederal. Moreover, he entrenched Spanish rule on the island of Hispaniola. During the Siege of Ladysmith (2nd Anglo-Boer War) many soldiers from the Empire died. Today there's an island and a town in Australia called Ladysmith, one in Canada and even one in Wisconsen, USA.
Hello again Curtis & Sonja, thank you for a wonderful trip, wow Kanna Kombuis had some beautiful antique pieces & the old buildings. If only i was a young multi billionaire & could restore some of them. That's a pipedream 😔. Sonja in my book avo with ANYTHING is a winner 😂. Love, love love them. Stay safe & happy travels 🚗🚗🚗
We are still travelling with yooooou 💖😁
I have had many visits to Ladismith. So beautiful. First thing one sees is the Towerkop, that little split mountain top with such an interesting story. We used to be able to get Towerkop cheese which is from the area, also some really fine red wine. Yum!😋Thats a grand old church. The little bell tower replica llooks like the church had a baby! And so lovely inside too. The old Lutheran church is awesome, glad you got inside. The picnic place with the dam looks so peaceful. Oooh yes, apricot jam, my Ouma used to make the loveliest jams, and ingelegde vrugte which I think is preserved fruit. I remember stealing some when mum wasnt looking! Thanks for a beautiful visit to Ladismith, I really enjoyed.
The person below is right; the coloured/Malay kitchen staff joked about it. They said they were preparing the Governor's "English bacon" and the Lady's "Spanish bacon" i.e. spanspek (the sliced up Cantaloupe melon). Harry Smith was an officer during the Napoleonic Wars. He met his future wife in Spain. Juana María de los Dolores de León Smith was a direct descendant (great nthgrandfatherof the famous Conquistador
Very interresting.We come here every December and stay on one of the surrounding farms.Stan se liggie is another interesting fact you omittex to mention.Lovely video.
Another glorious and fantastic video. Thank you both.
This place has the most beautiful sunsets in the world!!
My Oupa and Ouma lived in Church Street in Ladismith from the late 1960s to the early 1970s. I grew up in Cape Town, but every Christmas holiday for about 10 years we spent with my grandparents. The station was still working then. It was a side line from Touws River. When the Lainsburg flood happened in the early 1980s, the floodwaters came down the Groot River and washed out the train bridge, so that was the end of the railway to Ladismith. It was the end of the line. The cheese factory was in existence then, but not at the current premises. I remember there were two garages, one hotel, a chemist and a general dealer store. I used to swim in that dam at Kannaland. It was such a great place to have a holiday every year away from the city. Thanks for the video down memory lane. BTW, "Tower Kop" is visible from the N1 highway going from Beaufort West to Lainsburg.
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Hi guys.. Ladismith has much more to c... Dan wat u showed...
Great road trip now your guys must do zoar then it's fit's in well and thanks i saw your guys did the laingsburg trip be blessed
What a treat Ladismith was😊😊😊😊😊
My dad, magistrate, was transferred to Ladismith 1955 (until 1963) and as kids knew all the special places there. Learned to swim in the dam (Saar Garish park) and were formed at the school you saw. I have such a lot of information about the town....too much to repeat in this writing. I would have loved to answer a lot of the questions you speculated in your fantastic video. Many thanks for the "memory trip".❤
What a beautiful town. Seeing the sign outside the fruit and vegetable store at the end of the video reminded me of a story I once heard concerning the lady after whom Ladismith was named.
Hi you two! A very interesting town in beautiful surrounds. Thank you for taking me along. I think that the variety of architecture, and so much of it, really makes this town. Also, of course, it being home to various religious denominations. The mountains, klipkoppies and that bewitching Towerkop also makes it special. I really enjoyed the gravel road along the river. The town seems bustling but nevertheless peaceful in the suburbs with tree lined streets. I am sorry for you Curtis that they made the old station disappear rails and all!
Must say I really enjoy da town u visit... like I'm Der with u guys.. so sad Dat Sonja does not walk around with u..