Stellenbosch Lodge Country Hotel
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A Blog by Libby
We arrived in Cape Town, and it seemed only just. As we were taking off from Heathrow the snow started and didn’t stop. So while we were hearing about the troubles of the UK, Pete kindly suggested sushi at the V&A Waterfront. http://www.sevruga.co.za . If this was the type of food we would be getting for our trip …
Voorbereiding: Geestelike en ligaamlik.
Ons Stap elke aand as ons kan en elke tweede aand stap ons die bergroete en dra ek nou ook my rugsak. Zeus geniet dit natuurlik gate uit want hy kry kans om te hardloop en te ondersoek en nuwe maats te ontmoet. Almal is sy maats wat hy op die roete raakloop, hy geniet die ore vryf en kop krap terdeë. Op die huidige het ons twee stap roetes wat ons stap en wissel dit af, eerste is die roete van die huis met ...
Good Hope for the wine
... position on the viewing platform. Once again going slightly off the main track (to the second boardwalk) we escaped most of the crowds, which was odd considering the second boardwalk was 10m from the main boardwalk and gave just as good views.
We then trundled round the coast before heading inland to Stellenbosch.
Stellenbosch is lovely, leafy with lots of street cafes and student art adorning the corners and ...
Two Girls and a Goat
... and I had to have our picture taken in front of the goat on the ramp outside of his tower b/c it is not every day you see a goat with his own turreted tower! :-) Now on to the good part -- the wine and cheese! We sampled six different wines starting with white and working our way to red (apparently better for the palate and for not getting tipsy). Each wine was paired with a cheese designed to bring out the flavor of both. It was just divine and we especially ...
Robben Island to Stellenbosch
... functioned was 'right' and 'just'.
Robben Island was fascinating. Not as harrowing as some of the schools turned prisons of the Khmer Rouge horror but what I picked up was more of a mental, manipulative cruelty. Where the systems where built to turn prisoners on themselves and passively abusing them by means of an abominable benefits system. Using it as leverage for many forms of dominance and oppression. The grade of prisoner you entered the island was linked to your ...