Grace at the new station

Finally Arrived ;-))

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June 16th 2010
Day 1 Anyway - flight was fine and had a nice day with Grace and Theo in J’burg. It was a Bank Holiday and we took the new Gautrain (the 1st high speed train in Africa no less) - that had been only open a couple days, to Sandton - a posh shopping area, where almost everyone was wearing gold and green in anticipation for Bafana Bafana’s match that evening. Then it was time to head North to some ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Limpopo

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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