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Table Mountain above the clouds

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May 4th 2015
Waking up on our last morning in Cape Town was kind of disappointing, partly because we had 1 day left to see the infamous Table Mountain and it was cloudy. Table Mountain is one of the highest vantage points in Cape Town sitting at 3500 feet and is one of the most photographed icons of the city. This is a mountain were you would prefer seeing it on a clear day. There are two ways you can get to t ... read more

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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