Woke up to a wet, cold & stormy morning, after heavy rain & wind through the night. Not knowing what was ahead to Stellenbosch, we decided to chill out in our very comfortable loft room over looking the stream at the bottom of the garden. It was good internet access so I was able to catch up on the blogs. After a little shopping in the town we drove to the tourist info for things to do. As it turned out it was situated in the Drostdy Museum. The museum is a collection of several historic buildings which was the old goal dating back to 1747 & built by the Dutch East India Company. The preservation of the items was first class and we ended up spending most of the day there, stopping only to have an enjoyable meal in one of the buildings which had been converted into a restaurant. We ate in the Coca-Cola room which is the biggest collection of memorabilia in South Africa. It was over the top and some. The people were extremely friendly and a good day was had. We also visited the Dutch Reform Church which replaced the origin thatched roof building erected in 1802. The present one was built in 1910 & had polished brass taps in the garden. Very well cared for & typically Northern European presentation.
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