Durban Casino

A Week in Durban

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December 5th 2008
We spent a week in Durban visiting friends and family and eating and drinking non-stop. We started by making a surprise visit to a baby shower for someone we hadn’t seen for about 10 years. A lunch for 14 had been arranged at Budd’s on the Bay, a casual restaurant with a great atmosphere that overlooks the small boats in the bay. We spent our time working our way around the table making sur ... read more

Africa » South Africa » KwaZulu-Natal » Durban

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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