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Die Blik Plek

Die Blik Plek means "The Tin Place" in Afrikaans. This an amazing place where one can find anything and everything - RUSTY!
To those of us with artistic leanings, the colour and texture of rust is eternally appealing and anything old, worn and bent, equally so. Well this is a treasure trove of old, battered, bent and rusty things. But it is not only a shop, but a place to dine and even to stay!
Two remarkable women, Ansie and Sandra have combined their talents and merged their businesses to create this "experience". Die Blik Plek and The Green Acorn Guest House flow into one another and it has been fascinating watching it all grow.
One never knows what to expect next when one goes there! It is still growing so I shall be adding images as it changes and expands..
Die Blik Plek at night
Die Blik Plek at night
Die Blik Plek
Die Blik Plek
.. in the front garden...
.. in the front garden...
..and in the back garden..
..and in the back garden..
..a beautiful old lady!...
..a beautiful old lady!...
..one can dine on her back.
..one can dine on her back.
Ansie and Sandra
Ansie and Sandra
The back stoep
The back "stoep"
View from the back stoep
View from the back stoep
Bottles
Bottles
View from the back stoep
View from the back stoep
The succulent garden!
The succulent garden!
On the roof
On the roof
Tables and chairs in the restaurant
Tables and chairs in the restaurant
Table setting detail
Table setting detail
Enamel Bowls
Enamel Bowls
For the Kitchen
For the Kitchen
Potty Lamps...
Potty Lamps...
..and basin mirrors..
..and basin mirrors..
Old bicycles and tins
Old bicycles and tins
view up to the newly finished sun roof
view up to the newly finished sun roof
View across town to the Malutis
View across town to the Malutis
Local sandstone items
Local sandstone items
The Blikskottle Restaurant
The Blikskottle Restaurant
Building the bar for the sun deck
Building the bar for the sun deck
Cutting sandstone is a dusty business!
Cutting sandstone is a dusty business!
Table setting for a function
Table setting for a function
One of the bedrooms in the guest house
One of the bedrooms in the guest house
One of the bathrooms in the guest house
One of the bathrooms in the guest house
A restful corner of the garden
A restful corner of the garden