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Gold Reef City

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January 5th 2014
For 2 days after we return from Sun City I did nothing because of my sun burn. I made a big mistake of not putting enough sun screen on. When I was feeling better we went to Gold Reef City. Once a mining city now an amusement park. I went there with Chris, Diana, John, Dad and Arlene. The Anaconda is biggest and scariest one in the park. I went on Thunder Mountain a log ride with Arlene, Dad and I ... 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