Kristin and Michael

Seeing the Sights in Cape Town

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June 17th 2007
Friday wasn't too busy, sight-seeing wise. We spent a lot of time on the campus at University of Cape Town, getting oriented to our program and meeting our professors. We took a tour of the campus, and I have to say, the South Africans sure seem to love their stairs. A lot of things around here are named after Cecil John Rhodes (aka the Rhodes scholarship), and there is a lot of controversy surro ... 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