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Mar 19, 2010 - Cape Town Continued
Wednesday, March 17, 2010 St. Patrick’s Day Cape Town Continued We were supposed to take a cable car to the top of Table Mountain, but again, the winds were too strong that the cable car wasn’t operating. ... It contains thousands of plants native to Cape Town and South Africa. ... Ron lead us through an avenue of Camphor trees that had absolutely beautiful trunk and branch formations.Wednesday, March 17, 2010 St. Patrick’s Day Cape Town Continued We were supposed to take a cable car to the top of Table Mountain, but again, the winds were too strong that the cable car wasn’t operating. ... It contains thousands of plants native to Cape Town and South Africa. ... Ron lead us through an avenue of Camphor trees that had absolutely beautiful trunk and branch formations....
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Mar 16, 2010 - Cape Town
Cape Town Monday March 15, 2010 Yesterday was spent in transit from Victoria Falls to Johannesburg to Cape Town. ... We were on our way with our luggage in the bus for a Cape Town Ron is our guide as we started at Cape Town and headed south along the western coast of the Cape Peninsula, with Table Mountain following us for quite a while. ... Tuesday, March 16, 2010 We have a free day to explore Cape Town on our own, so a group of ten of us arranged a private tour of Robben Island, just off the coast of Cape Town. ... Eight of us who took up that option were given an enlightening trip to the parts of Cape Town that regular tourists rarely see. ... I was fortunate to have this opportunity to see Cape Town and its history that will have a lasting impression on me. ...
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Mar 7, 2010 - South Africa
In Cape Town, we were surprised at the amount of security around the buildings and houses, each had large iron fences and gates, a security guard at the entrance and/or armed responses. ... At night it is advised to not walk on your own and to take a taxi to wherever you needed to go.In Cape Town, we were surprised at the amount of security around the buildings and houses, each had large iron fences and gates, a security guard at the entrance and/or armed responses. ... At night it is advised to not walk on your own and to take a taxi to wherever you needed to go....
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Dec 3, 2009 - Final Night Capetown
Saying good bye at the Long Street Cafe to our fun friends.Saying good bye at the Long Street Cafe to our fun friends....
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Dec 2, 2009 - Cape Town Final Days
The World Cup Draw is just one day away.The World Cup Draw is just one day away....
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Dec 1, 2009 - Cape Peninsula National Park
The wind died down today as we took our second day pass on the hop on hop off bus.The wind died down today as we took our second day pass on the hop on hop off bus....
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Nov 30, 2009 - Camps Bay and Table Mountain
The winds where screaming down the mountain on this day.The winds where screaming down the mountain on this day....
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Nov 29, 2009 - V&A Waterfront Capetown
We spent the weekend walking around Capetown.We spent the weekend walking around Capetown....
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Nov 28, 2009 - Road From Stellenbosch to Downtown Cape
So we go from wine to breathtaking scenery. Lucas our wine director had a opening so we scheduled a wonderful ride from our Guest house in Stellenbosch to the Downtown area (City Bowel of Cape Town) The Baboon's where just on our road, the ostriches where grazing everywhere and the penguins lived in the Boulders. ... What a day.So we go from wine to breathtaking scenery. Lucas our wine director had a opening so we scheduled a wonderful ride from our Guest house in Stellenbosch to the Downtown area (City Bowel of Cape Town) The Baboon's where just on our road, the ostriches where grazing everywhere and the penguins lived in the Boulders. ... What a day....
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Nov 26, 2009 - Final Wine Tour (I think)
I bet everyone is glad to be a home looking at our pictures to insure that you can go quickly past some of the repetitive ones.I bet everyone is glad to be a home looking at our pictures to insure that you can go quickly past some of the repetitive ones....
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Nov 24, 2009 - Cape Town Wine Tour 1
What a great day we had.What a great day we had....
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