March 12

Met the owner and builder of the house today, as he just got back from Switzerland ,where he was from -He came to do some repairs.  It was fun meeting him.  Rain again and again and again!!!  Nearby area has had several deaths due to flooding, but it is not in our vicinity although there has been a bridge washed out on the golf course and Gruvers friends had some bridge wash out to their house.

Therefore, shopping has been a big part of our time when it rains. This is at Sandton Mall where the Nelson Mandela memorial is, and it is quite emotional for me, after studying about him and going to the prison in Capetown SA.  What a man he was!!!! We shopped in some amazing stores from all over Europe and Africa. We ate dinner there at a great restaurant called WangKai.  Loud band playing in the atrium area, so Grandma made earplugs out of kleenex.

King and Queen of Thailand at WangKai

Dishes at WangKai Restaurant

Grandpa bought a Pith Hat sp??? and so everyone had to try it on at dinner. He had said that we were now traveling as Sir Reginald and Lady Regina and that this hat fit perfect and he always had wanted one.