| Cape Town is one of the most beautiful cities on earth, in my opinion. And in fact in many other people's opinions. South Africa, from what we saw, is a beautiful place unlike almost any other, with a history of western influence as old as that of the United States. |
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| Cape Town approaching dusk, under Table Mountain. | Evening at the Waterfront, a new shopping areain Cape Town that was the perfect balm for shopping-starved westerners. |
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| Camps Bay and the twelve apostles looking south; this is part of the mountain range that includes Cape Town's famous Table Mountain. The water was very very cold. |
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| One of the townships or shantytowns in Cape town, the homes in Khayelitsha are made out any readily available materials. | As we were nearing the holiday season, many people had left the township and returned to their villages leaving the place looking rather empty. | |
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| With paved streets, electricity and sidewalks, this shantytown makes some of the wealthier areas of Zambia look poor. | Lots of small shops line the streets and walkways of this township. | |
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| Whatever it's made of, it's still home. | Jen visiting with a "mother's program" in Khayelitsha for new mothers with HIV or AIDS, learning beading as a means of generating income. | |
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