I said in my
blog post on our trip to Monks Cowl Golf Resort that I would share a few photos
of our stop on the way to the Drakensberg and on the return home.
It is about
a 3 hour trip to Monks Cowl so we only stopped once and that was in Nottingham
Road at The CoffeeSmiths so we could have a cappuccino. The CoffeeSmiths is
owned by Mike and Rosie Sadowski and they have a quirkerly decorated shop that
my Mom called “industrial chic”. They use coffee supplied by Blueberry Cafe and
we had cappuccinos made from Ethiopian Yirgacheffe. They will soon be selling
and using their own branded coffee with the names : Iron Monger, The Gentleman
and The Aviator (aren’t those fabulous names!). After our fortifying coffee and
a lovely chat to Mike and Rosie I took my Mom to see the old church next door
to Meander Square.
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Entrance to shop and my delicious cappuccino |
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Mike and Rosie (pictures from their Facebook page) |
St. Johns
has wood and iron buildings built in 1885. There are a few very old graves in
the front and the back of the buildings and there is also a memorial for the
men of the district who died in the Great War 1914 – 1918.
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Entrance and one of the buildings |
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Two other buildings on site |
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War memorial |
On our sad
trip home after our wonderful restful time in the Drakensberg we were very
happy to stop at the beautiful Granny Mouse Country House & Spa. My Mom has
never been there before so she was especially excited to finally see it. It was
a stunning day so we could appreciate the wonderful gardens with their quirky
signs. We sat in one of the lounges above the pool and I had a cappuccino and a
scone, my Mom had Earl Grey tea and my daughter had a strawberry milkshake. It
was lovely to sit and relax and enjoy the view of the cows and horses on top of
the hill. Granny Mouse is so unique with its warren of rooms and all the
beautiful decor. After our coffee, tea and milkshake Mom and I had our photo
taken at the new social media selfie point #GMselfie. I look forward to my next
visit to Granny Mouse Country House and the joys of the Midlands Meander.
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So much beauty to be seen at Granny Mouse |
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My cappuccino, scone and my daughter's milkshake |
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Mom and I #GMselfie |
The
CoffeeSmiths
R103, 3301 Nottingham Road, Kwazulu-Natal,
South Africa
Granny Mouse
Country House & Spa
R103, Old Main Road, Balgowan
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