20 July 2016
I woke to a
rainy, grey day. I knew that my whale watching expedition was canceled and I
was scheduled for the wine country tour.
Our tour guide, Clare, came to me while I was having breakfast and told
me that my tour would leave from the lobby at 9:00 am.
Our tour guide
was Graham who really was very familiar with the area. The wine country tour was more than just
visiting wineries. As we drove through
the area, Graham spoke about the history of the area. Our first stop was at Fairview winery where
we sampled 6 different wines, which were good.
They were paired with different cheeses.
After I finished sampling the wines, my head was spinning and I ate
cheese in an attempt to stop the spinning.
Our next stop was
at Spice Route where we sampled the chocolate that they used. The cocoa beans were sourced from Uganda,
Madagascar, Trinidad & Tobago, Venezuela Carenero, Sao Tome and Venezuela
Rio Caribe. I am sorry that I didn’t buy
any to take back with me. After the chocolate
tasting, we headed to the café where we had coffee.
At Spice Route
Spice Route
Spice Route View
Art and Dutch Architecture
Chocolate Tasting
We headed into
Franschoek to observe the village which was very pretty. This village was originally settled by French
Hugenots who were brought to South Africa to develop the wine industry. With the passage of time, the French culture
was lost and the people speak Africaans.
In Franschoek where the Hugentotes settled to start the wine industry in South Africa
Monument at end of village
Dutch Reform Church
In the Dutch Reform Church
Our next stop was
Stellenbosch, where we visited the museum which consisted of four houses that
were built from 1698 to 1850.
Stellenbosch has one of the largest universities in South Africa. Originally the language of instruction was
Africaans, but currently instruction is offered in both Africaans and
English. Stellenbosch is a very pretty village
and I would have enjoyed spending a little more time there.
Stellenbosch Village Museum - House nbr 2
Date 1789
Stellenbosch Village Museum - House nbr 1
Date - 1698
Stellenbosch Village Museum - House nbr 4
Date 1850
Stellenbosch Village Museum - House nbr 3
Date 1782
Unusual Piano
Thatch Roof
Thatch Roof
We headed back to
Cape Town. The rain was really coming
down. Apparently there has been a
drought consequently, the rain is really appreciated..
After we got
back, I met Erick and we went out to eat.
I was not terribly hungry and had a relatively light meal. Clare, our
tour guide, joined us and we sat and spoke for a while.
Tomorrow we head
for Kruger National Park where we will see the ”Big Five”, Lion, elephant, Leopard, Rhinosorous, Cape Buffalo)
No comments:
Post a Comment