We spent a weekend in the whale coast town of Hermanus, Western Cape and we sort of happened upon the delightful Kitch Cafe in one of the many side streets and nooks and crannies this town seems to have. 
Oh what I would give to have this vinyl kitchen cupboard! Elvis of course had to feature somewhere. 
The Cafe is proudly kitch and beautiful with a good selection of Vladimir Tretchikoff prints hanging all over and so reminded me of a lot of South African homes of my youth. Read more about Tretchi at http://www.vladimirtretchikoff.com
My mother used to have a copy of the swan painting, beatifully and ornately framed and I really wish I knew what happened to it. The crying boy featured in a lot of homes in the 70’s! 
For me the spanish “dance doll” has to take the cake! I have not seen this for many years and remember an aunt that had them in the brightest of orange and bright red, proudly displaying them between other kitch items in her “formal” lounge, imagine….. 
We only had coffee but the food we saw looked great and the service was excellent. Old Afrikaans LP covers used as place mats, nice touch! I will for sure go back for a lunch and to reminisce more about the past. Ahhh, those were the days! 
Visit Kitch Cafe in person where kitch is really cool or on their facebook page at www.facebook.com/pages/Kitch Cafe Hermanus-“Whale Capital of South Africa”
Kitch! Those were the days….
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Loved the vibe there!!!
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Moet daar gaan eet.
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Hoe cool is dit nou!!
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Onthou jy tannie Ousus se Spaanse poppe!
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Ons het so ‘n kombuiskas gehad!
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Wens ons het so een!
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how totally fab! Great to see someone doing something original.
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The place just stands out. Such a pleasure just to sit there and absorb the detail. Thanks for the visit to my blog.
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Cool, I love that
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Thanks for the visit. Yes, all very much in theme there!
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The place I recommended you is closed until next month! 😦
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Thank you for letting me know. Leaving for Seoul and Ulsan in three days time. Soooo excited!
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It’s freezing here, be prepared!
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My daughter tells me Even
worse in Seoul. So difficult to pack. From South Africa it will be a 40 degree C difference! Excited nonetheless.
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No amount of packing will help… best to come here and get a good coat and scarf!
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That Asian lady (painting), somehow the colors (red-green-yellow) remind me of your icon 🙂
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Indeed you are right! My icon is the colour wheel used for mixing paint colours. Thanks for the visit.
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