Franschhoek, the French corner

The vineyard area is called "french corner", because it was settled by French protestant huguenot fleeing religious persecutions.
So many vineyards have French names, it's quite cute.
Still, the architecture is quite Dutch, so here are a bunch of random houses from this area!
(As a child, visiting South Africa and seeing non-French architecture for the first time, the Dutch gables rocked my understanding of the world. They still have a big place in my heart because of that)Read more