The weekend of the 14th of April we took a trip to
the lovely Cape Town suburb/winelands called Stellenbosch (I think they would
severely dislike being called a suburb of CT). We went for one of my friend’s
birthdays.
Stellenbosch in some ways reminds me of Santa Fe. Not the
way it looks, or really anything specifically about it. There is just a
similar atmosphere of a small, artsy town.
We all had a blast! We went down on Saturday afternoon after
having morning tea at the Mount Nelson hotel in the City Center, which we had
to make reservations for like a month before. I felt so super classy! It was
really nice to hang out with friends and eat massive amounts of scrumptious little foods.
Anyways… after that we caught (just in the nick-o-time) an
hour long train ride. Once we
actually got onto the train it was super simple to get there. Our backpackers
(hostel) was right in the center of town, so it was quite convenient.
We went out to dinner and than gelato for dessert. As we
were leaving the gelato store I was surprisingly accosted with SMAC
(Stellenbosch Modern Art Collection) which was in the building right across the
street. I freaked out just a bit… mostly because a ton of the artists I've been studying in my art history class have had work at that gallery.
The next day we took a tour of the vineyards, it takes a lot
more work to make wine than I would have ever thought! Grapes are super yummy and super beautiful!!
It was a lovely weekend full of friends, views and
surprises. What a great way to spend a 21st (not mine, my fiend Alicia's)
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