Val ready to board

Shosholoza slow train - Cape Town to Joburg

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April 13th 2018
Today we were up bright and early to get our Uber taxi to Cape Town Railway Station. We were looking forward to being "Premier Classe" passengers on the Shosholoza Cape Town to Johannesburg train. We started with our complimentary tea and coffee with buns in the waiting lounge. Then it was time to board the train and we entered our two berth private compartment. The train was comfortable with loun ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape

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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