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Day 3: Cape Town

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August 14th 2012
Today was a real lekkerday. Yesterday I made mention that I was heded to Stellenbosch to do a wine tasting day, so today, that's what I did. It really was a marvelous day. We went to 4 wineries. The first specialised in champagne style white wines. We tried 3, plus a rose and a dessert wine while sitting around a fire place; the perfect beginning to a cold and miserable day. The seco ... 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