This week, our stories are about four experiences in Franschhoek, all on the same day. Beautiful music and delicious food and superb wines. The E-Prix motor race caused most of the roads to and from our home tobe blocked off, so getting there and back involved serious traffic jams, but the effort was well worth the irritation. Have a lovely weekend
Our
February monthly music venture was to The Franschhoek Chamber Music and Art
Festival which had performances by members of the Cape Town Philharmonic
Orchestra and local musicians. Our choices were limited as we could not afford
to stay overnight, so we chose the Concert no.3 at 11 am on Friday February
24th, the Schubert Soirée with two pieces by Franz Schubert (1797-1828). Read on…
Following the CPO Chamber Music concert, we headed to
Rickety Bridge for a wine tasting before our lunch appointment. The famous
Manor House guesthouse and the restaurant are in Cape Dutch style. It was a
lovely warm sunny day with a cool breeze, so we opted to sit outside under the
trees. Read on…
Lunch
at Antonij Rupert Terra del Capo
It had been rather a long time since we visited Franschhoek;
we haven't had any invitations for a while. We wanted to have a good lunch and
Lynne researched all the menus at the well known restaurants. Sadly, some are
now so far out of our budget, we may never get to try their food. And some are
still rather traditional and a bit predictable. We have been trying to eat more
salads and less heavy food this summer and we decided that Terra Del Capo had
the menu that appealed the most. And it has reasonable prices. Read on…
A
much-delayed tasting at Paserene, Franschhoek
We had been invited a few months ago to an evening tasting
at Paserene in Franschhoek which we had to miss but promised we would call when
we were next in the area. A tasting was
arranged and we arrived at 3 pm. The name Paserene comes from the Latin word
Passeriformes, the order of “travelling and free” birds containing swifts and
swallows. The story behind the swallow is a true testament to Martin’s
adventures abroad and the need to spread his wings, all the while having a
yearning to return home to create his nest – Paserene. Read on…
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