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October 16, 2010

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October 18th 2010
Kate, Emma, Corinna, I, and a couple other girls went to the mall today. Well, Tyger Valley Mall to be exact. There were no crazy old ladies like there were in Paarl Mall and there were much better stores than at the Cape Gate Mall, the mall I went to last weekend. In some ways, Tyger Valley was better than malls back in the US. It has a lower floor that is dedicated to banks and currency exchange ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Franschhoek

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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