IMAG0419

Joburg

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August 10th 2015
Well I arrived in Johannesburg today from San Francisco....took a day and a half to get here, but I made it! It also only took an hour and a half to get through but my bag made it so all is good! The hostel workers weren't up yet as it was about 6 in the morning. There was the night guy but he didn't know anything so I waited another hour to have someone check me in and then I rested for a while. ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Gauteng » Johannesburg » Melville

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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