Victoria Alfred Waterfront

Cape Town Reunion

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February 18th 2007
16Feb07 Today is my first day in Africa. Breakfast at the hotel blew me away. I now realize we are staying in a nice hotel with multiple staff waiting on you during the included breakfast buffet. I feel like I’m treated as royalty here and it make me uncomfortable. Mmmm French press coffee and smoke salmon! I met Dave (mechanic) and John Valk in the restaurant during breakfast. The re ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Cape Town

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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