Dutch architecture

Cape Town and a ski trip

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June 19th 2008
Cape Town was never really on my itinerary as it is in the opposite direction of where I want to end up. The reason why I came down was Matt a friend of mine which I met in Sydney a long time ago and which is living here now. Cape Town is in a stunning location with the ocean on one side the table mountain in the back and some other mountains on the sides. It still contains quite a few old col ... 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