Nelson Mandela Museum

Update from Cape Town, SA

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November 1st 2010
Greetings Family and Friends, I hope that this blog finds you all well. It is Monday November 1, 2010 and we are in Cape Town, SA. I owe you a lot of updates. The internet connectivity has not been the best. Just found an internet cafe, jumped on for a little, but will do so another day and update you a little more. Cape Town is absolutely beautiful, mountainous, picturesque and lovely a ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Cape Town » Green Point

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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