View from the top of Table Mountain

Cape Town

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April 8th 2008
We arrived in Cape Town, our final destination, on Monday night. We stayed for five nights at Carnival Court Backpackers. It’s located on Long Street, which is one of Cape Town’s major nightlife areas. The hostel had a bar that was also open to locals and our room was right next to it, so it was pretty loud til 4 or 5am every night. It was good for meeting interesting people though. Like ... read more

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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