And now in the gift shop, which hosts an ever increasing array of wonderful Samoan souvenirs and crafts, are "Made by Angela Jowitt" elei fabric Teddy Bears!
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Plantation House - Teddy Bears
Plantation House in Samoa is the home of the best High Tea available in Samoa! It's the place to go to relax in the tranquil fale setting surrounded by beautiful gardens. High Teas are served every Wednesday from 3pm in the afternoon and it pays to book if you plan to go along. Marita is the creator of fabulous scones with lemon curd, tasty morsels of quiche and sandwiches and yummy sweet delights. Of course a selection of teas are also on offer.
And now in the gift shop, which hosts an ever increasing array of wonderful Samoan souvenirs and crafts, are "Made by Angela Jowitt" elei fabric Teddy Bears!
And now in the gift shop, which hosts an ever increasing array of wonderful Samoan souvenirs and crafts, are "Made by Angela Jowitt" elei fabric Teddy Bears!
Samoa’s 50 Years of Independence
June 1st marked 50 years of Independence for Samoa. (Actually, the independence date was 1 January 1962, but the Independence Day celebrations and holiday are held on
June 1st each year).
As you can imagine, this was a pretty big event for the country. There were plenty of events organised and lots of visitors came to join in the celebrations including many dignitaries from around the world.
In the week leading up to the big day there was quite a buzz around town. Everyone was busy putting up flags and decorations, painting fences, buildings etc and making other efforts to make Apia look good. A bonus for us was the sudden urgency to get all the roads around town re-surfaced, so no more potholes for now! And the big clean up effort has the town looking cleaner than usual.
Because it was the 50 year anniversary everything seemed to be bigger, with more people involved. The upside of this was instead of our usual Independence Day holiday, we got 3 days public holiday so a 5 day weekend!
Angela was away in Adelaide on June 1st, but after she got back we managed to check out some of the cultural performances. There are plenty of photos on flickr, so check them out.
I ran in the Independence 10km fun run again. I came in 5th overall and second in the 'veterans' division, only 6 seconds behind the leading vet, but 3 minutes quicker than last year. (In this event once you are over 40 you are considered to be a veteran!).
Angela was away in Adelaide on June 1st, but after she got back we managed to check out some of the cultural performances. There are plenty of photos on flickr, so check them out.
I ran in the Independence 10km fun run again. I came in 5th overall and second in the 'veterans' division, only 6 seconds behind the leading vet, but 3 minutes quicker than last year. (In this event once you are over 40 you are considered to be a veteran!).
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| Staff and students of USP Alafua practice for the 50th anniversary march |
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