View from funicular

Cape Point, Nov 14

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November 16th 2009
Slept like a baby, was tired after the trek yesterday, didn't know I had so many bones that could ache 😊 Made plans to stay at Cape Town tonight and go to Stellenbosch tomorrow, taking BazBus (that's the backpackers bus here) and will be staying at a dorm. Let's see how my community living experience turns out 😊 On my way to Cape Point from the cottage, I saw Ostriches. And when we ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Cape of Good Hope

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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