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Fish Hoek: another "dry" night  
   

Fish Hoek: another "dry" night

Fish Hoek (Afrikaans Vishoek)is an old fishing village 35 km from central Cape Town by road. It's located on the Cape Peninsula's Eastern side, thus being blessed with the warmer waters of the Indian Ocean. It's popular among old retired people and sunbathers and it used to be forbidden with alcohol in the municipality. Still today, no bottle-stores can be found, and there's only a restaurant or two serving beer, in very moderate doses.
The Fairy & the Farm. Part III: The Magical Bag

February 21st 2007
�Good monin�.� November�s smile filled up every corner of the little shack, and so also did the smell of pancakes. �I�ve made yoo samm breakfast� The fairy sat up on the colourful couch. Next to a plate of pancakes - towering three feet high - laid her flute. �What happened?� Asked the drowsy fairy as she smeared apple-cinnamon ice cream on her first pancake. �I summoned 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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