Big Blue Backpackers

Finally...Cape Town

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May 1st 2007
Today we arrived at the final leg of our journey...the beautiful city of Cape Town. I'm not a city person, especially big cities (which I think Cape Town is, since it has over 1 million people), but I was drawn to Cape Town by friends, pictures, and dreams (okay, dreams sounds a bit cheesy, but I couldn't think of a third thing...I wanted to say penguins, but we haven't seen the penguin colony ye ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Cape Town

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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