Eiffel tower at Paljas Backpackers

The Wooden Eiffel tower at Paljas Backpackers Bult Cachet Park, Potchefstroom. South Africa 

Build on assignment by Sakkie Britton, our professional handyman, for Paljas Backpackers in 1999. 

It is completely build out of wooden poles a 1000 screws and only 4 steel 25mm square tubbing and it is 13 meters high. 

We meditate for 2 years about this Eiffel tower. We got some pics from the Internet and even got a small wooden model.  At one stage we even wanted to buy a 4 meter iron Eiffel at Parys a nearby town. 

Then one morning Sakkie came to me and said he is right to build it now. 

He bend the square tubbing against a nearby tree and start building it. He build it lying straight on the ground. When it was finish he used a bakkie to pull it in place. It took 6 weeks to finish. 

It is very strong, you can even sit on the first floor or even climb to the top, but we stopped that because of the risk involved. 

Our motto at Paljas Backpackers: 

To build something out of nothing. 

Sondag middag in Fiori Café Die Bult Potchefstroom

Ek sit hier by Fiori. Dis nou Sondag  2 Nov 2014. 15h20

Lees gewoonlik Sondae die Rapport koerant hier en eet sommer dan lekker buffet hier by Gerda en Johan. Gewoonlik skep hulle vir my kos uit as ek laat is. Vandag kon ek nie eet nie want ek het 'n baie groot en laat ontbyt gehad. dammit! :-)

Ek kyk deur die venster, Dis bewolk buite, lyk na 'n sagte motreën dag.

Ek drink 'n cuppacino.

Die Rapport lê oop voor my... Ek tweet sommer van die goed.
"Cyril se plan met plase weggelag..."
My tweets volg.

@RSApolitics. #ANC "slim" agri policy. Escalating Higher food prices follow. "slim gaan sy baas nog vang" @Mr_Oosthuizen

Ek volg my social media op terwyl ek so lees.... mmm ek vorder nogal sterk; het nou op Facebook seker 500 friends, 1733 Twitter-, 88 Instagram- en 93 pinterest followers.

Het dalk nou so laat in my lewe dalk my lewens nish ontdek... Dan hoor ek die volgende refrein in my kop.
"Do what you love and you will not work one day in your life"
mmm...  Ja dink ek.

Dis nou 16h00 ek Bestel oatspap met koue melk en heuning en 'n ekstra bakkie. Ek lag vir myself, Ja, kan ek nou al weer honger wees? Snaakse eetgewoontes!