Cape Town and Franschoek (Eating Capital of South Africa)

From the heat of a New England summer, we took off for winter in South Africa. We are on the road for the first few weeks before we settle in Durban for almost four months. Although not always sure of the day of the week or the time, our first few days have been wonderful. We flew into Cape Town by way of Amsterdam, arriving in the middle of the night. We woke up the next morning to beautiful views of the hills of Cape Town, and the views have only gotten better since.

With a rented VW Polo, we spent a day in Cape Town before taking off for the wine country northwest of Cape Town. The first pictures below are in reverse order, but hopefully they capture some of the landscape of this beautiful country.


Sarah on the passenger's side of our sporty car. Learning to drive on the left side of the road has been interesting.

Views of Franschoek, a town in the wine country, from the hills overlooking the town.


In Franschoek, we stayed in a small cottage on a vineyard and fruit farm.

Our cottage and adopted dog.

Views from our cottage porch in Franschoek.

Learning to drive on the left side of the road.

The new Cape Town soccer stadium built for the World Cup.

Cape Town waterfront.

Cape Town harbor.

Sea Point area of Cape Town, where we spent our first two nights.


Boarding our flight from Amsterdam to Cape Town.