the wine valley of Franschhoek/Paarl/Stellenbosch

Trip to Stellenbosch

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April 10th 2007
Hi There, As I am quite used to left-driving now (allthough.....when I left a restaurant on its driveway, I suddenly wondered why this car was on the ' wrong' site....LOL), I made thid wonderful trip through cape towns ' winelands' territory. I had a just splendid lunch at a winery where the restaurant (as are the wine cellars) built inside a hill). The scenery is just breath-taking, with mount ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Cape Town

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After the British seized the Cape of Good Hope area in 1806, many of the Dutch settlers (the Boers) trekked north to found their own republics. The discovery of diamonds (1867) and gold (1886) spurred wealth and immigration and intensified the subjug... ... read more