Malay Quarter Cape Town

Our days in Cape Town

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September 3rd 2009
Well we are finally here in Africa! Cape Town is beautiful. The weather hasn't been so great but we are still enjoying ourselves. Yesterday after spending the last 24 hours on planes and in airports we just decided to explore the V&A Waterfront. There were a few African song & dance street performers, lot's of little markets and the beautiful back drop of Table Mountain. Today we had our Table ... 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