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Days 7 & 8 – Franschoek and … You Guessed It, Stellenbosch Vineyards
Okay. So, I realize I never finished posting picture from our trip to South Africa. That’s because I’ve either been busy or lazy or some combination of the two. At any rate, on day 7 we went to another smaller area called Franschoek, known for its French influence. It was beautiful, with plenty of vineyards…
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Day 6 – The Waterfront and Kirstenbosch Garden
On day 6, we went to Cape Town to the V&A Waterfront and Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden. The waterfront was interesting, but a bit commercial. There was a nice craft market though with some good souveneir shops. We also went to a restaurant where I tried a number of different kinds of meat common to South…
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Day 3 – Graduation
You may notice that there are no pictures from day 2. That’s because we were exhausted from the trip … and our luggage got lost!!! So, we spent our first afternoon in Stellenbosch trying to get our clothes straight for graduation. Christo (my PhD supervisor) and his wife Marli were so hospitable; they provided us with…
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Day 1 – Frankfurt in Pictures
Our trip has been fantastic so far. I don’t know how much I’ll post since my posts have been infrequent even at home. But, here are some pics from our layover in Frankfurt, Germany. We visited St. Bartholomew’s and the roman ruins. And, we were fortunate to happen upon the Frankfurt Christmas market. Some of…
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Bible Software Conference Day One
As some of you know, I’m in Grand Rapids this week for a conference on the use of Bible software in the classroom and pastorate. My presentation got shifted to Wednesday, so more on that later. I’ll actually be a little bit sharper, I think, since my flight didn’t arrive until about midnight last night.…