Franschhoek

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It was hot, we had walked at La Motte, and the priority was a beer! Then we visited the Huguenot Memorial and Museum. The flight of Protestants from France was precipitated when the Edict of Nantes was revoked by Louis XIV in 1685, ending … Continued

Bradshaw’s Hand Book, PART II, The East: Third Day’s Route continued, District II (no.12)

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It was a beautiful day as I set off up Globe Lane. But I felt sad to find a graveyard, with no-one to remember Matthew Spooner, dead at eight months in 1822. At least the flowers were there. It is … Continued