From Cape Agulhas, we go north over Bredadorp to SWELLENDAM where we spend the night. This is the 3rd oldest city of South Africa, after Cape Town and Stellenbosch (including Franschhoek), established in 1746. The church is, according to the tourist flyer, the most photographed of South Africa.
Here is an interesting website about the history : http://www.heritageportal.co.za/article/what-are-oldest-towns-south-africa
From there, we continue north-eastwards, take the Tradouw mountain pass to Barrydale, Ladismith and Calitzdorp the capital of the South African port wine, to reach OUDTSHOORN, the ostrich capital. This region is called the Klein Karoo, just south of the Swartberg mountains.
Nous continuons notre periple. Nous quittons le Cap Agulhas pour remonter vers le nord-est. Nous logeons a Swellendam, la 3e plus ancienne ville d'Afrique du Sud. On visite le musee qui me fait penser a Bokrijk (musee en plein air en Belgique). Ensuite, continuation vers Oudtshoorn, la capitale de l'AUTRUCHE.
Swartberg mountain range with Swellendam
Swellendam museum
Swellendam Museum.
Swellendam
Eglise autoproclamee la plus photographiee d'Afrique du Sud.
Buffeljagsrivier :
on the right, bridge built by the English of which it is said they mixed sugar in the cement so it would dry slower as to make it stronger.
Plezante naam voor een school.
Montagne de FYNBOS - Tradouw Pass.
Barrydale
Mag Pie Gallery , Barrydale:
everything is made from recycled material
Tout est fait a partir de materiaux recycles
The township of Barrydale, on the other side of the hill.
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Solar power was installed on most of the houses of the township when built in the Apartheid era, and it still works. It is pretty hot here so it makes a lot of sense. Ce township a ete construit, comme tous les autres, pendant l'Apatheid. Deja a l'epoque, ces petites maisons ont ete equipees de panneaux solaires car il faut dire qu'ici, il fait CHAUD et c'est tres utile et logique d'utiliser cette chaleur. |
Ladismith. Altijd plezant om wat vlaams te lezen (enfin, ik bedoel afrikaans ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Calitzdorp
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