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CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA (ROBBEN ISLAND)--Wednesday, February 26, 2014 1402-57 Bust of Nelson Mandela

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA (ROBBEN ISLAND)--Wednesday, February 26, 2014

February 26th 2014
Capetown, South Africa--Wednesday, February 26th. Morning tour of Robben Island Had a good buffet breakfast and then took the hotel shuttle to the ferry for Robben Island that you catch from the Victoria and Alfred waterfront. We got there early and had to stand around waiting for the 9:00 ferry, so, of course, Valerie kept busy taking pictures of the plaza’s Clock Tower and T ... read more
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South African Flag 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
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