V & A Waterfront Jazz Show

Cape Town, South Africa

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March 16th 2008
Today we were to leave the guesthouse and return to the MSVG which had arrived in Cape Town at the harbour next to the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront at 7.00 this morning. S & P picked us up at 10.00 am, drove us to the docks and kindly helped us transfer our bits and pieces to the ship. As well as our two small backpacks our chattels had been increased by Geoffrey a 1.50 metre carved wooden giraf ... 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