Cape Town - Hout Bay

End of this African Journey

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April 17th 2006
We are writing this last blog with mixed feelings, as our African adventure is ending in two days but we are also looking forward to seeing our relatives and friends. Once we arrived in Capetown, we rented a car to go around the city. Capetown is probably the most picturesque city we have ever been to. Surrrounded by the Atlantic/Indian Oceans, the Table Mountain towering on one side, spectacul ... read more

Africa » South Africa

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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