Table Mountain and Cape Town from Durbanville Hills Winery

South Africa 2017: May 12

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May 12th 2017
Today is all about the wine! We get under way at 7:30 and head to a nearby winery called Durbanville Hills for breakfast. We are seated on an outside patio with a great view of the surrounding area. I have eggs Benedict again, but this time with springbok carpaccio. After breakfast we take a stroll outside along manicured paths that feature indigenous plants. One of these is an unassuming littl ... read more

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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