UP,UP AND AWAY Photo 5

UP,UP AND AWAY

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June 26th 2010
Here we go again. This time to Bloemfontein. Naively Roger and I assumed England would win everything, unfortunately not the case. We didn't book accommodation taking into account the Team would be runners up in the group. This morning we spent time trying to get somewhere to stay in Bloemfontein, which is about 5 hours drive away from where we currently are. Everywhere is rammed. fortunately one ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Gauteng » Johannesburg

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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