At Bantry Bay and Clifton, the houses and apartments cling precariously to the cliff-side, almost as they do on the Riviera or in Hong Kong. It is hard to find a building plot as big as a pocket handkerchief, and if you do it is likely to be well-nigh perpendicular. Sky-high property prices prove the immense popularity of the coastal stretch from Bantry Bay to Camps Bay and Bakoven. Yet for centuries, these sought after, fought-for beauty spots were the least developed part of Cape Town's surrounding. Van Riebeeck and his ...
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At Bantry Bay and Clifton, the houses and apartments cling precariously to the cliff-side, almost as they do on the Riviera or in Hong Kong. It is hard to find a building plot as big as a pocket handkerchief, and if you do it is likely to be well-nigh perpendicular. Sky-high property prices prove the immense popularity of the coastal stretch from Bantry Bay to Camps Bay and Bakoven. Yet for centuries, these sought after, fought-for beauty spots were the least developed part of Cape Town's surrounding. Van Riebeeck and his successors were interested in vegetables, not vistas; and they made their homes in the loamy soils of the Liesbeeck valley. The majestic rocks and delicate fynbos along the Atlantic coastline were left undisturbed.
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Add this copy of The Lion Mountain to cart. $132.00, very good condition, Sold by Chapter 1 Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA, published 1987 by A.A. Balkema.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Signed by Author(s)the jacket has small tears at the edges and edge worn. shelf rubbed. a bit marked. Inscribed by the author. internally clean and tightly bound. [P.K. ]