The Castle of Good Hope

Parliament, Cliffton Beach, Valentines Day

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February 15th 2009
I'll start with Sunday because I think I updated this on Saturday last week. Last Sunday I went to a church called Hillsong with Brittany, Sarah and Peter. It was crazy... it was held in the Cape Town Convention Center and there were smoke machines and disco lights. It was entertaining if you were looking for a show, but we didn't feel like it the Church was very centered around God. It just felt ... 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