LADYSMITH

HISTORY COME ALIVE

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September 25th 2012
HI, IT'S ME AGAIN JUST LETTING YOU'LL KNOW WHERE I'M NOW IN THE WORLD. THE PAST WEEKEND I WAS IN LADYSMITH, IF YOU LOVE HISTORY THEN YOU WILL ENJOY THIS PLACE. THERE IS THE BATTLEFIELDS WHERE THE WAR TOOK PLACE MANY YEARS AGO. THERE ARE MUSEUMS WHICH SHOW THE HISTORY OF THIS CITY. THERE ARE ALSO ADVENTURE FOR EXAMPLE: HIKING, HORSE RIDING ETC. IT WILL BE AS IF YOU WERE TRAVELLING BA ... read more

Africa » South Africa » KwaZulu-Natal » Ladysmith

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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