Showing posts with label Cape Town. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cape Town. Show all posts

16 Sept 2007

Cricket...South Africa/England



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SA beat England in the Twenty20worldcup Group E match in Newlands, Cape Town today.

and read here....about the Twenty20 world cup cricketin South Africa.

21 Jul 2007

Time Line South Africa

Saturday 06 April 1652 : The first white settlers, led by Jan van Riebeeck arrive at the Cape on board the Drommedaris. The Cape is governed by the Dutch East India Company (VOC) until 17951654 : Asian convicts brought to Cape as slaves1656 : Catharina Anthonis, a slave born in Bengal, was the first slave to be freed, because Jan Woutersz wanted to marry her1657 : Slaves imported from Madagascar and JavaWednesday 21 February 1657 : First white Free burghers, nine men received grants of land along the Liesbeeck River (now Rondebosch)Thursday 28 March 1658 : 38 male slaves and 37 female slaves from Angola, arrive in Table Bay aboard the AmersfoortMay 1658 : 228 slaves from West African coast arrive in Table Bay aboard the Hassell, about 80 are shipped to Batavia1660 : Almond hedge planted to protect the settlement from the Hottentots (Khoikhoi)1660 : First horses arrive at the Cape from Batavia 1660 : Expansion of Cape settlement 1661 : Rumours noted at Cape concerning "Briqua" - later known to be TswanaMay 1662 : Jan van Riebeeck leaves the Cape for Malacca Tuesday 09 May 1662 : Zacharias Wagenaar appointed Governor1663 : Outposts set up at Saldanha Bay and Hottentots Holland.
Read more here:
http://www.e-family.co.za/families/erasmus_smit/timeline.htm

24 Jun 2007

Table Mountain cable car

To go up Table Mountain is really an experience! Very exciting and amazing views...but at one point...in that cable car, it's a bit scary...more than scary....you come so close to the mountain! But, it's worth going, the scenery is awesome! Any person going to Cape Town and not going up the mountain, hasn't been to Cape Town! You have to have the "mountain experience" before you can say you've been to Cape Town!


















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