Heidelberg

Johannesburg

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February 15th 2010
Good bye winter, hello leiderhosen. After 44 hours of travelling we arrived in Jo'burg with a stop over in Frankfurt. Our friend Kath who lives there came and picked us up in FRA to do a quick tour through the beauitful city of Heidelberg. So we cruised the cobblestone streets and decided to do as the germans, have some sauerkraut, sausage and beer - das is good! We arrived zombie like in Jo'bu ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Gauteng

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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