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Lion Park

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December 23rd 2013
We arrived in Johannesburg in the morning. We were picked up by Arlene and her family at the air port. It didn't take too long to get through the security and find them. We drove back to the house and met very one besides the ones at work. We got our bags upstairs and settled. A short time later we all went to the lion park which was about 30 minutes away. It was extremely hot that day and I w ... read more

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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