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Cape Town from Above

A view of greater Cape Town from Signal Hill.
Cape Town, South Africa Day 1

April 15th 2010
Still on our high from the fantastic safari, we looked forward to our stay in Cape Town, which is sheltered beneath the very recognizable shape of Table Mountain that we saw at last nights’ sundowner. Few cities in the world offer this beauty and style. Cape Town has three centuries of being the sea link between Europe and the East. The city has elegant Cape Dutch buildings, characterized by lar ... read more
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South African Flag 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
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