S1 - Ep 477 - Petrus Steyn, Free State!

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Ай бұрын

The journey from Reitz to Petrus Steyn in the Free State was a picturesque drive, showcasing stunning scenery along the route. Upon arrival in Petrus Steyn, we were pleasantly surprised to find that the town exceeded our expectations in size. Exploring its streets and arriving at the old station building was a delightful experience. In the town center, at Dirkie Uys Square, we encountered intriguing monuments and learned about the family cemetery of Petrus Steyn himself, prompting us to seek it out. The rich history of this well-kept town left us in awe. #DustBugs #dustbugstravel #southafrica #southafricavlog #travelongravel #petrussteyn #freestate #reitz
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@beryl9538 Ай бұрын

Hi you two. I am still blown away by the love you have for nature, old buildings, stations, bridges, dirt roads, and not forgetting vegetation and animals. I look forward to your vlogs. Stay safe till the next one.❤

@tillabezuidenhout6460 Ай бұрын

Love this programme.

@heleneswart5675 Ай бұрын

Hi there, I was so hoping you would visit Petrus Steyn. We lived there for about three years when I was at Primary school, around 1960. My dad had his first position as Barclays Bank manager and my mom was a teacher. When we were there, there were no tarred streets, no cinema, nothing. But we managed to entertain ourselves. My strongest memory of that time is walking in the streets after rain with mud deliciously squelching between my toes. And I had the most amazing piano teacher, Mrs Welz, for whom I had the utmost respect and love. Apart from that I don't recognize anything, but it looks peaceful and clean which is nice to see. Thank you.

@terrimeyer3815 Ай бұрын

❤LOVE YOU GUYS❤

@deonzar Ай бұрын

It is very encouraging to see the town so well preserved. It is a pity that the old oak tree as well as the 2 graves are not fenced off. And I love all the trees all over town.

@nepcontshadi3853 Ай бұрын

I was born and grew up here. I left home when i was turning 18, to further my studies in Bloemfontein. I still go visit my mom and brother from time to time. Thank you for showcasing this beautiful small town. Cant wait to go visit my people soon.❤

@AnnetteCarolanFourie Ай бұрын

Love the places you explore so awesome how you show just how lovely South Africa is

@user-bm9gu1yg6x Ай бұрын

So nice to see these places

@mariusroos Ай бұрын

Lovely trees all over. Nice well kept town. The church is beautiful and the replica a cherry on the cake. Also a very clean town. I love this town. It looks so quiet and pretty. Thank you for showing us much appreciated.see you on the next trip

@user-se3we1et5o Ай бұрын

Overall a neat and clean town with an interesting history. The gem for me was the magnificent 126 year-old oak tree under which Petrus Steyn and his wife were laid to rest. I hope it lives for many more centuries! Thank you for the stop.

@susanlombaard3135 Ай бұрын

Hi guys please be safe. Look twice before you investigate. Skelms are all over. I'm from Reitz but living in Bloemfontein for 2 and a half years now. Love your videos so much

@Johan-mi9lg Ай бұрын

My father worked on those railway lines, he was a "Stoom "stoker" in 1985. I might be wrong but there was never a 506 railway line. You guys should visit Lindley and the church there.

@charlietreston4035 Ай бұрын

Hi guys a quiet town with Lots of of history loved the drive in harvesting springbok and geese. The cbd looks well supplied with shops station boards!!! And a station building that would have been great back in the day. The municipality garden was well maintained and how great the Monuments were in good nick I love the idea of the tracks and hoof prints. The little family cemetery has not been vandalised witch is good news loved the mighty oak stunning. The old Methodists church being repurposed fantastic. NGK CHURCH Was immaculate loved the little model of the old one. Functioning sports fields!!! Beautiful stone houses and the Taal Monument fits in with the guy who translated the bible into Afrikaans nice clean town credit to the towns folk great video thanks for taking me along cheerio till the next one ( just to say I was talking to my sister and she said SA had one of the highest standards of living in the world and I must agree)

@user-yy7ri5lt9o Ай бұрын

Goeie more julle nog n pragtige plekkie wat ek nog nooit in was nie. Dankie dit was nou baie mooi om te sien en dankie vir al julle moeite net om vir ons n deel van die land te besoek deur julle oe

@metalbird8992 Ай бұрын

A bit of trivia about Sasolburg, famous for the production of oil from coal. Number plates in the old Orange Free State began with the letter 'O'. Sasolburg number plates aptly began with 'OIL'.

@magdapienaar1993 Ай бұрын

We visited the town last year in Oct. The lady who started the Riemland petrolstation etc told us the muniscipality is bancrupt and does nothing. So the farmers gave her a budget to redone the petrolstation and they bought tractors etc to start cutting the lawn en cleaning the streets and pavements. In that building at Riemland there are a few shops within. They started with 15 staffmembers and they have now 130 people working there. Die Afrikaners se sêgoed ' As daar n wil is, is daar n weg' en ' n Boer maak n plan'. Danksy hulle is daar lewe en werk vir mense

@dawnbarnes1361 Ай бұрын

Howdy I enjoyed the trip ❤🙏

@marievanderross5181 Ай бұрын

Hi Sonia you always make my day

@ritameintjies Ай бұрын

Die lied is Pampoen van Steve Hofmeyer.

@ingeborgvanderveer789 Ай бұрын

Geweldig om te zien, die enorme runderen en prachtig van kleur vlakbij die oude spoorrails! Die hebben een fraaie weide om in te grazen en zo te zien gaat het ze goed. Verrassend dat de graven van de naamgever van deze plaats en zijn vrouw er nog steeds liggen onder de originele boom en toegedekt met prima onderhouden stenen. De NG kerk ook nog met mooie glas in lood ramen en op het gehoor een uitstekend orgel. Er is niets zoals een orgel, well said Sonia 🎼. Zodra ik dergelijk geluid uit een kerk hoor komen, moet ik naar binnen. Al betreft het in Europa vaak genoemd een bandje dat door de speakers klinkt 😊 Via meerdere elpees luister ik regelmatig naar het orgelspel van Albert Schweitzer en zijn uitvoeringen van Bach muziek, een lust voor het oor. Dank dat jullie de rocky roads trotseerden om ons veel moois te tonen, in dit historische stadje waar de Boeren dapper vochten en de Nederlandstalige bijbel omgezet werd in het Afrikaans 🇳🇱.

@frederikbrits9559 Ай бұрын

Mooi geskiedenis vertel Sonia...

@samsonkjoseph6087 Ай бұрын

Baie dankie vriende.

@renecrouse572 Ай бұрын

Wow.ek love daai boom. Ek wil net dankie sê dat julle my Vader land vir my wys een Klein dorpie op ñ slag. Asseblief moet nie ophiuchus nie ., daar lê ñ hele Transvaal. Voor julle. Ons almal Ken guateng maar daar is Middleburg , waterval bowen... ek hoop julle Kan dit doen.

@user-ve5yp3of8v Ай бұрын

Loved this so much history

@HannesWilken-zg2xg Ай бұрын

Baie dankie julle 2 tjies vir n puik channel. Sonia die liedjie se naam is Pampoen van .STEVE. DIE WOORDE IS Vat die trein na Bloemfontein en die 506 na Petrus Steyn en as jy wil vat daar n bicycle ........ Ons geniet julle program geweldig baie.

@moetilephoto6553 25 күн бұрын

The town is next to my hometown, Lindley, I pass there all the time, good job for sharing

@setshabamosata3963 Ай бұрын

Really enjoyed this episode Curtis and Sonia any chance you will be going to Koppies please?

@DustBugsTravel Ай бұрын

I'm glad you enjoyed Petrus Steyn with us. 🚙😁 We don't like saying ahead of time which places we'll still visit on any particular trip, so you'll just have to wait and see! 🤩

@funkdunk Ай бұрын

Great episode, I was humming the song Pampoen by Steve Hofmeyr which contains the lyrics "Vat a trein na Bloemfontein en die 506 na Petrus Steyn.." whilst watching. I agree with your closing statement re Petrus Steyn being rich in history...it most definitely is and its heartening to see that for the most part its being preserved..."Huis Silwerjare" what a stunning name for a retirement village that enjoys a five star rating, it sounds great according to the review. Sonia's concern for the baby goats highlights who she is as a person...😊

@terrimeyer3815 Ай бұрын

I was also doing that 😂❤🎉🤦‍♀️🤷‍♀️🍿🍿🎸🎤🎤🚙💜

@jonathanhopkins4042 Ай бұрын

Sasolburg - brings back memories, the plant there looked like it belonged on trhe Moon or Mars.

@gertruidavanwyk2416 Ай бұрын

Jy is reg! Dit is die Pampoen lied van Steve Hofmeyr.

@MontiMofokeng Ай бұрын

I WENT TO SCHOOL OVER THERE,THE NAME IS STILL PETRUS STEYN AND THE TOWNSHIP NAME IS MAMAFUBEDU.

@frederikbrits9559 Ай бұрын

Taalmonument 1875 - 1975.......Stigting van die Eerste Taalbeweging in die Paarl deur Ds S.J. du Toit....and his friends

@ianheaton7984 Ай бұрын

It is sad to see how dilapidated the stations in this country have become. I used to work for the railways and I remember the station masters having competitions for the best station.

@NicoKock01 Ай бұрын

Also more potholes because that farmers harvest have to go via big trucks now

@renecrouse572 Ай бұрын

Jy's reg ek het ook met daai Lyn in my kop gesit.... iets .. iets. Peutrus styn 😂😂😂

@HannesWilken-zg2xg Ай бұрын

Vat di trein na BLOEMFONTEIN en die 506 na PETRUS STEYN en as jy wil vat daar n bicycle

@claudrebille178 Ай бұрын

Je is reg ...dis HOFMEYER CLAUDE REBILLE FRANKRYK

@AnnetteCarolanFourie Ай бұрын

Such a shame about the buildings they could be restored and used for housing

@lindaholtzhausen1539 15 күн бұрын

Hoekom praat julle engels, as julle altwee afrkaans sprekend is? N afrikaanse boere gemeenskap, grafte van afrikaners! Daar is nog afrkaans sprekende mense in die land! Dankie!

@DustBugsTravel 15 күн бұрын

Your assumption that we're both Afrikaans-speaking, is completely inaccurate. I'm from an English-speaking family and I grew up in the Free State. While I'm fluent in Afrikaans, our videos will always be in English so that my elderly mother and our friends abroad can also follow our travels. 🚙

@ettienedutoit1908 Ай бұрын

Hi, why do you speak English?

@DustBugsTravel Ай бұрын

Because I'm English-speaking. 😁 It's important that my elderly mom and our friends abroad can follow along too, so our videos will always be in English.