The Common Room at Le Quartier Francais

The Common Room has several comfortable, brightly furnished areas where one can enjoy a glass or have a meal

Chef Margot Janse, who has taken Le Quartier Francais to a high ranking among the worl's best restaurants

Satay spiced squid/peanuts/coriander

Mini salmon cakes/avocado/capers in front with baby goat & smoked ham crumble behind

Duck rillette/mebos chutney/crostini

Wildebees bitterballen/apple mustard

Chocolate delice/hazelnut granola crumble

Pear & almond tartlet/vanilla ice cream (taken after we had attacked it - it was so good, we forgot about the photo)

Huguenot Street and the Huguenot Monument

©John Ford, Adamastor&Bacchus, 2012

Visiting Franschhoek, Basse Provence

Basse Provence manor house

Our suite

A grey evening with rain on the twigs

The old stable and dovecote

with Rickety Bridge in the background

Spider gossamer and dew on a protea like plant

A white rose in the rain

Dripping pampas grass

Flying Egyptian goose

Through the vines

Basse Provence accommodation in the rain

Vine tendrils

Red hot pokers in full bloom

Beautiful Cape Dutch gable dated 1855 on Basse Provence manor house

The farm buildings with barrels

The road to Rickety Bridge

Lynne’s substantial Full English Breakfast

John’s Muesli, fruit and yogurt with honey

Raindrops

View of the beautiful Franschhoek valley

Photographs ©John Ford, Adamastor&Bacchus 2012

Visiting Franschhoek, Rickety Bridge

Rickety Bridge Manor House

The restaurant and old tasting room

Inside the new tasting room

Lovely use of old troughs!

Comfortable sofas in the tasting room and the fireplace which is just like our new one

Old oak table and benches for a group tasting

Cynic? me?

Racking wine in the cellar

Lots of things to buy and really clever tasting tables made out of wine barrels

Inside the restaurant

Outside on the porch and the sun is out, finally

Photographs ©John Ford, Adamastor&Bacchus 2012