Not too early a start today as we left our hotel at 9. Sylvia had a surprise for us as we stopped at the prison from where Nelson Mandela was released on 11 February 1990 and had time to take photos.
Next stop was the beautiful town of Stellenbosch where we visited the botanical garden, had a walk around and a hot chocolate/mineral water.
We then moved on to Franschhoek, a lovely little town in the foothills of the mountains with a Huguenot history. We had an enjoyable lunch with a delicious glass of local Cabernet Sauvignon. We then visited the church with its magnificent wooden roof before getting back on the coach to head to our next stop - wine tasting!
The wine tasting was at the interestingly named Rickety Bridge, so called because it once had a rickety bridge - never we hear you say! After a tour of the winery we were taken for our tastings - chardonnay, chenin blanc, pinotage, Cabernet Sauvignon. We sat patiently with our glasses in front of us whilst we listened to a talk and eventually were able to sniff and drink the wine - just like real connoisseurs 🤣. As we tasted we got louder and more giggly and a fun time was had by all.
It was then back to the hotel for our evening meal - a Cape Malay buffet. We had a choice of curries, all fairly mild with rice, naan, poppadoms etc.
Just under 20 Rand to the pound.
Dutch gables
Student quarter of Stellenbosch University
Landslips visible
Dutch Reformed Church. "Rejoice in the Lord"
