#01 Cape Town 20220901_174710

#01 Cape Town

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September 1st 2022
At 20:10 the plane left Zürich airport towards Frankfurt. From Frankfurt the plane took 11:45 to get to cape town and landed at 10:00 just on time. The pilot Stefan Knubel did a very well job on his last roundtrip before his retirement. During flight I had a nice seat neighbour to chat with. She told me the story of her three years stay in USA an her life in cape town, while I told her about choc ... read more

Africa » South Africa

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After the British seized the Cape of Good Hope area in 1806, many of the Dutch settlers (the Boers) trekked north to found their own republics. The discovery of diamonds (1867) and gold (1886) spurred wealth and immigration and intensified the subjug... ... read more