Wine Country

Finally for dinner we went to the Eastern Food Bizarre a popular food hall we had heard so much about and ate an amazing large portion of food.  After, we went out on Long Street, where there are a bunch of bars, restaurants and clubs.  We ended up finding a local spot, which we of course loved and stayed there a little longer and a little later then planned, since we had to be up at 7am for our trip to the wine region Stellenbosh.

The next morning we took the local train about an hour outside of Cape Town to Stellenbosh and booked a hop on hop off tour.  We went to 4 different wine estates(Alto, Stellenrush, Speir and Neethlingshof)) having different wine tastings at each.  The landscape was beautiful and the different estates were gorgeous.  Our favorite wine by far was the Pinotage, a mix of Pinot Noir and Cinsaut (Cinsaut was known as "Hermitage" in South Africa during the time it was bred).

After a tipsy train ride back to Cape Town we grabbed some food, then headed to the local Carnival that was happening right in Greenpoint where we were staying.  There was lots of food and a parade with creative colorful floats, native music and dancing.  It was quite the experience.

Now it's time to plan the next few days!

Carnival