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The Gardens Next Door

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January 5th 2011
Geo: -26.1625, 27.8725Today we went for a walk among the Walter Sisulu Botanical Gardens. The gardens are next to the estate, which is handy and we don't have to pay an entrance fee as we have our own key. Firstly we went and sat in the hide which overlooks the dam. When it stopped raining, we continued our walk in the gardens. Here we saw quite a few tortoises wandering around and the Witpo ... 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