Today we travelled to the Wine producing area of South Africa and we saw mile upon mile of grape vines growing in the fields and we passed many famous Wine Houses and Wine Estates. We made a stop at Stellenbosch which is a University town with 29,000 students but, because we were there at Easter, the students weren't around. Stellenbosch also has a museum that shows the development of housing architecture in the town since the early 18th Century.
The first house was built in 1709 and it was a single story building with cow dung on the floor and an open fire for cooking and keeping warm.
The guide in the house.
The second house was built in 1789 and again it was a single story house but it was quite interesting because it had a very small room in it where the slaves would live.
The Guide.
The Slave Room.
The third house was built in 1803 and this house had an upstairs and was very Georgian in appearance. The walls were covered in wallpaper and paint.
The fourth, and last house, was built in 1850 and it also had two floor, a child's bedroom and an inside bathroom.
The Guide.
The Children's Room.
The Inside Bathroom.
After we viewed the houses in the Museum we did some shopping in a very upmarket looking town centre.
After our visit to Stellenbosch we made our way to the Neethlingshof Wine Estate for lunch and some Wine tasting. We got to taste three whites and three reds and then slept it off on the way back to the Hotel.
Tour of cellar.
Some members of our group.
Just one more evening left as tomorrow morning we shall be leaving for Johannesburg Airport at lunchtime and then we shall be catching an onward flight to Heathrow to arrive home during the early hours of Monday morning.
I will leave you with a photo of South Africa's national flower, the Protea, but I will do one final Blog when I get home. Bye for now. L xx
Tell me you drank 3 white and 3 red wines. Bet Sue polished off yours, (no offence Sue)!!!. Can't believe it's the end of the adventure. Time truly does fly. See you soon Lynn and Sue. Lol.
ReplyDeleteI felt very proud of myself for tasting all the wines but I only liked one - I think it was the Malbec - but Sue liked them all, say no more! You would have loved the wine tasting although none of them had bubbles in them!
DeleteI can't believe it's the end of your holiday. It's gone so quickly. You've see and done such a lot. It's really been interesting and fun following your adventures xx
ReplyDeleteYes, it has gone quickly but we have packed such a lot in. I have just finished writing the last bit of the story but thank you for being with me on my journey. I have just heard from our children and everything seems to be going well for them. Speak soon, L xx
DeleteWhat a fabulous time the pair of you have had! Thanks for finding the time to entertain us!! See you next month as I'll be flying out of Heathrow after you fly in!!
ReplyDeleteGlad you got out of Heathrow safely, enjoy your holiday and no doubt we will catch up when you get back. L xx
DeleteOh shame it is ending. I have enjoyed reading the blog and the nonsense you get up to. It s flown! wish you both a safe homeward journey . see you soon .
ReplyDeleteWell, the final leg of our journey didn't go quite as planned but at least we are home and safe now. Loved having you with us on our journey, it's been fun! L xx
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