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Paarl

December 1st 2014
Leaving Stellenbosch for the beautiful wine area Paarl, we used for the first time in our trip the metro. A funny experience as we were the only white people and provoked a lot of smiles. We were welcomed for three days at Eric and Mariette's place, who moved 12 years ago to South Africa and bought a beautiful vineyard in Paarl called Groot Parys. They mostly produce white wine and champagne, whic ... 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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