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Colonial Dutch architecture

in the heart of wine country

STELLENBOSCH    After reading The Covenant by Michner, I wanted to see Stellenbosch.c The people who worked at the hotel desk in Capetown said that under no circumstances should I take the train on the weekend.c I would be robbed. c

I looked into hiring a ride (different from a taxi).c I was quoted a prince of 400 Rand (just under $60.00) and knew there was no way.c A taxi would have been even more.c So, I took the train on a workday during business hours.c Round trip was less than three dollars - my kind of travel.

Stellenbosch was the heart of the wine country.c I didn't want a tour there because I'd heard people just went from winery to winery getting plastered.c Not my idea of fun.c But, I wanted to see some of the colonial Dutch architecture.c It was a quaint little tourist trap town.c Been there, done that, and I made it safely back to the hotel without getting mugged.