Days 7 & 8 - Franschoek and ... You Guessed It, Stellenbosch Vineyards

Okay. So, I realize I never finished posting picture from our trip to South Africa. That's because I've either been busy or lazy or some combination of the two. At any rate, on day 7 we went to...

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Days 10 & 11 – The Seatop comments

by Jeremy on February 2, 2012 - 0 comments

On days 10 and 11, we went to visit Christo (my supervisor) and his wife Marli at Hermanus. We visited the local beach for a short time and tasted wine at La Vierge. La Vierge may have been our favorite …

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Day 9 – Table Mountaintop comments

by Jeremy on February 1, 2012 - 0 comments

On day 9 we visited Table Mountain. It is now considered one of the seven natural wonders of the world. The view was gorgeous after we rode the cable car to the top. Then it got pretty cloudy, but it …

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Days 7 & 8 – Franschoek and … You Guessed It, Stellenbosch Vineyardstop comments

by Jeremy on February 1, 2012 - 0 comments

Okay. So, I realize I never finished posting picture from our trip to South Africa. That’s because I’ve either been busy or lazy or some combination of the two. At any rate, on day 7 we went to another smaller …

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Day 6 – The Waterfront and Kirstenbosch Gardentop comments

by Jeremy on December 15, 2011 - 0 comments

On day 6, we went to Cape Town to the V&A Waterfront and Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden. The waterfront was interesting, but a bit commercial. There was a nice craft market though with some good souveneir shops. We also went to …

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Day 5 – Penguins, the Cape of Good Hope … and More Wine

by Jeremy on December 14, 2011 - 0 comments

On day 5, we decided to drive the coast because we had heard that many of the businesses in Stellenbosch are not open on Sundays. Then, we decided to just keep driving to the Cape of Good Hope. The views …

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Day 4b – City Centre

by Jeremy on December 14, 2011 - 0 comments

On the evening of day 4, we spent some time in the central part of Stellenbosch, getting around in our little green rental car. Cafe au lait is different – coffee and milk are served separately and you have to …

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Day 4a – The University

by Jeremy on December 13, 2011 - 0 comments

On day 4, we visited my university. I’m including two videos from the walking trail we took which gives you views of the university and surrounding area. In the evening on day 4, we spent sone time in the city …

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Day 3 – Graduation

by Jeremy on December 10, 2011 - 0 comments

You may notice that there are no pictures from day 2. That’s because we were exhausted from the trip … and our luggage got lost!!! So, we spent our first afternoon in Stellenbosch trying to get our clothes straight for …

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Day 1 – Frankfurt in Pictures

by Jeremy on December 10, 2011 - 0 comments

Our trip has been fantastic so far. I don’t know how much I’ll post since my posts have been infrequent even at home. But, here are some pics from our layover in Frankfurt, Germany. We visited St. Bartholomew’s and the …

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Review of Knowing Jesus Through the Old Testament

by Jeremy on November 22, 2011 - 0 comments

For those of you who might be interested, I’ve posted a review of Knowing Jesus Through the Old Testament over at Unsettled Christianity. It’s a good read, and not overbearing in length if you are interested in the topic. The …

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