Walking Tour of Stellenbosch

The day started out with walking tour of the historic district of Stellenbosch. Our guide said that Stellenbosch is the most segregated city in South Africa. It was founded in 1679 by a Dutch man and became the center for Afrikaan settlers and the Afrikaans language is still spoken in the town. A seminary for the Dutch Reformed Church was established in 1859. 

This is the seminary building. There were beautiful Jacaranda trees and a large monkey puzzle tree in the courtyard.

The orginal  Dutch Reformed Church burned down and was then rebuilt. The thatch rof was being redone. It was interesting to see the workers securing the new thatch.

The inside of the church had beautiful stained glass windows and an impressive pulpit. 

City Hall has an unique sculpture in fron to it that reveals the face of Nelson Mandela.

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here are many historic buildings in Stellenbosch.