Hotel guest lounge

A Bit of History...

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May 14th 2010
TIME TO EXPLORE Woke up to winter again but it started to clear up by mid morning, well the rain stopped anyway! Went downstairs to the lounge and cranked the air conditioner up to a respectable 28 degrees, was considering bringing my pillow and luggage down and moving in here until… two staff (presumably management of the hotel) decide to have a meeting with a couple of people in OUR lounge ... 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