Opened: 1907. Why itâs famous: This 20-story hotel off Central Park was recognized as a NYC landmark in 1969, and is as much a part of the cityâs fictional history as its real one. Not only did it snag a cameo in last yearâs film rendition of The Great Gatsby, but F. Scott Fitzgerald actually lived there once.
Stellenbosch, the 'town of oaks', is also the educational and research centre of the winelands. Stellenbosch University is the only university in South Africa which offers a degree in viticulture and oenology, and it has many of the countryâs most successful winemakers as alumni. The Elsenburg School of Agriculture is also near Stellenbosch, as is the Nietvoorbij Institute of Viticulture and Oenology.
View traffic fines online. By Paul Vecchiatto, ITWeb Cape Town correspondent Cape Town, 14 Dec 2006. Speeding motorists being trapped by the Stellenbosch municipality can now not only pay their fines online but can view their speed trap pictures on a new Web site.ayfine.co.za is a site that has been developed by Internet development company Syntell and through it one can view photographic evidence of speeding from 13 municipalities, mainly located in Gauteng and the Western Province.