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| Bakone Malapa Museum |
Today is Heritage Day in South Africa so we planned a whirlwind cultural tour. Hang on for the ride!
The day began with a visit to an outdoor museum – Bakone Malapa – which is a reconstruction of a South African village. It was very Interesting and informative.
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| A warrior |
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| Is shipping expensive? |
We then moved on to a local craft market which was filled with hand-made crafts and original art works and sculptures. I left the market a few rand lighter than when I got there.
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| Sharing lunch with the nyalas |
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| Who needs a security system? |
The next stop was lunch at a riverside outdoor restaurant where we got to see many different antelope close up (nyalas, elands and springbok). The lunch was delicious – outdoor grilled t-bone steak!!
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| Some of the local boys |
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| The sangoma and his aunt. |
From there we went to another village to visit a ‘sangoma’ which is a traditional healer or medicine man. We sat through a ceremony where one of colleagues ‘threw the bones’ to allow sangoma to connect with Susan’s relatives to do a reading. A great learning for us about their culture and beliefs.
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| The chief's mother and the sangoma |
Our final stop of the day was to meet the chief Kgosi Kgabo Mololo III of a local tribe … of one million people. As it was Heritage Day, he was at a celebration in one of his villages but we did get invited in to meet his mother who holds the same ‘power and esteem’ as the chief. She was very warm and welcoming … an lovely end to such as hectic day!
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