tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post4209127583108144140..comments2024-03-08T11:16:16.812+00:00Comments on A Postcard a Day: Outeniqua Choo Tjoe trainSheila @ A Postcard a Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09140046386364588303noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post-66537433567693431552012-02-23T21:14:24.624+00:002012-02-23T21:14:24.624+00:00I have photos of that train that I took on my seco...I have photos of that train that I took on my second honeymoon! We went to George and Knysna in August 2003 after our April 2002 honeymoon was slightly marred by colds and flu. It is stunning down there.<br /><br />As Jocelyn said, "tjoe" is pronounced "choo". It is the Afrikaans approximation of the sound "ch" because the letter "c" is not used in Afrikaans. We have steak and tjops too.Mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11931248631361366673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post-51549020912273954192012-02-23T19:30:38.812+00:002012-02-23T19:30:38.812+00:00"Choo choo" is the sound that steam trai..."Choo choo" is the sound that steam trains make as they chug along. There whistle as they warned of their approach was a loud: "Choo choo!"Guynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post-73972090927629128972012-02-23T09:56:51.479+00:002012-02-23T09:56:51.479+00:00Haha! Same goes for me. I grew up with choo choo t...Haha! Same goes for me. I grew up with choo choo trains too. They were my favourite toys. :) Isn't choo choo the sound produced by the steam train, and that's why we call it choo choo train?Breehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17105519155925616893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post-71412761978320918812012-02-23T03:28:47.302+00:002012-02-23T03:28:47.302+00:00What a lovely name for a train. I still dream of r...What a lovely name for a train. I still dream of riding Amtrak. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post-75854967563691382512012-02-22T22:02:44.947+00:002012-02-22T22:02:44.947+00:00I'd go anywhere with warm sunshine at the mome...I'd go anywhere with warm sunshine at the moment.Sheila @ A Postcard a Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09140046386364588303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post-8755755198139827632012-02-22T22:02:07.595+00:002012-02-22T22:02:07.595+00:00Yes, I grew up with choo choo trains too. Maybe s...Yes, I grew up with choo choo trains too. Maybe something to do with the Chattanooga Choo Choo?Sheila @ A Postcard a Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09140046386364588303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post-78509803565570694082012-02-22T20:30:15.369+00:002012-02-22T20:30:15.369+00:00I would like to be taking that train to the beach ...I would like to be taking that train to the beach this very moment.Christine H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09786732494496282743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post-55682802582383890302012-02-22T18:53:52.525+00:002012-02-22T18:53:52.525+00:00Yes it is pronounced Choo Choo. I have no idea why...Yes it is pronounced Choo Choo. I have no idea why but choo choo was what we always called trains when I was a kid. A South African colloquialism. As a big treat we used to take the train to Scottburgh beach.Jocelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11601680153719290665noreply@blogger.com