Cape Town and the Winelands

I think South Africa is the most surprised I’ve been by any country I’ve visited. I had heard good things but was not prepared for how much I would love everything about it.

Let’s start with Cape Town; it must be on everybody’s bucket list, that’s the first rule. Cool, sophisticated, spotlessly clean, modern, beautiful, friendly; there are so many words to describe it.

We stayed near Camps Bay; a tree lined beach promenade with restaurants, cafes and hotels along the front with the most spectacular views. It reminded me of Miami with the rollerbladers and runners and its super cool vibe, as well as gorgeous beach. The waterfront is along the bay and about a 15 minute drive from Camps Bay; again, your are spoilt for choice with award winning restaurants but there is also shopping here and lots of people watching as huge yachts arrive and depart all day.

One thing that surprised me was how reasonable it is to eat and drink out; much cheaper than the UK, US and the majority of Europe. It was genuinely hard to spend all our money and some of our favourite restaurants of all time were here.

We had a few days out and among other things would recommend the Penguins at Boulders Beach and of course Table Mountain and Robben Island, the latter being where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for over 20 years. Table Mountain has spectacular views of the city and coastline and the revolving cable car to the top was fun too.

I could talk all day about Stellenbosch and the Winelands. A short drive or train ride from the city and you can experience vineyards on a hop on, hop off tram which travels between them. It’s my idea of a perfect day; gorgeous weather, wine tasting at one vineyard, followed by a picnic at another.

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