V&A Waterfront and Cape Town Harbour

Cape Town 2010

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February 12th 2010
Thursday 12th February A slow start to the day as the big drive of yesterday had taken it’s toll: leaving me rather red faced on account of too much sun and too little suntan lotion. We decided to head for the Cape Peninsula and aim for lunch at the Mariner’s Wharf in Hout Bay, which in fact is a busy fishing port. We drove into Cape Town and out past the superb new football stadium at Green ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Hout Bay

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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