Posts tagged with "Cape Town"

Day 6 – The Waterfront and Kirstenbosch Garden

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 a restaurant where I tried a number of different kinds of meat common to South Africa: crocodile, warthog, ostrich, springbok, and kudu.

Kirstenbosch was one of the major highlights of the trip. The views there were incredible. And, we got to sea several families of pheasants wandering around freely.

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

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 were absolutely incredible. Along the way, we also decided to stop and see the penguins at the Boulders. We finished off the day with wine tasting at the Asara estate. The Ivory was our favorite, and we went back to get a bottle later in the week.