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.. after 27 hours....

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December 13th 2006
we finally arrived ... in capetown. after 26 hours in a crowded plane from zuerich to johannesburg, after a 6 hours waiting at the airport, we had a wonderful flight to capetown! nice view from the window, and a nice drive to the hostel ... a very small, but nice room, and a bed! now we are enjoying the nice temperature. photos will follow... verstopfte u6, dann zum flughafen wien, die mitteilung ... 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