Cullinan Hotel

... located right in the centre of this bustling city. Alternatively, you may wish to upgrade to the four-star, colonial-style Cullinan Hotel, just a 5-minute walk from the attractions of the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront. The afternoon is spent at leisure ...

... Friday!!! I got the bus up from George, arriving in Cape Town at 9am, and strolled around the town for a while. Passed the Cullinan hotel, which had the 'springboks' bus outside the door -it was waiting to take them to the game (they were playing the ...

... !). WOW What a collection indeed! I do ask though how many diamonds does a Queen need??? The biggest diamond ever found is the Cullinan diamond which was given to the Crown and was cut into 9 main diamonds. The chips were given to the royal jeweller as ...

... old prison and place of execution for famous people. My favorite part of this were the crown jewels. We saw a replica of the Cullinan diamond, which is the worlds largest diamond at overy 1,300 carats. It was so interesting to read about the royalty and ...

...  speak of reconciliation. Spent the rest of the day at the Vand A (Victoria and Albert) Waterfront close by our hotel. Huge marina with shops, restaurants, and malls quite a bit larger than along the SF waterfront, Prices are so reasonable; ...

... two wars over the Boers (Africkaaners).  Towns much like you would find in Napa Sonoma..  Today we moved into our hotel near the waterfront in downtown Cape Town and rode a rotating cable gondola to the top of Table Mountain a local flat top ...

... Centre, though, so we skipped several potentially interesting places en route:  Ndebele village near Middelburg at Botshabelo, Cullinan diamond mine tour, and the Buddhist temple on the outskirts of Pretoria.  Since the deWildt tours ...

... the diamond mining belt, and you are not allowed to stop or “git out of the cor” for fear there is a Cullinan diamond in the gutter. All activities are monitored via satellite would you believe, and armed guards are with you inside 5 minutes ...

... cremation went as well as these times can. It would be nice to keep in touch with you from time to time for Phillips sake. Ann Cullinan To me Phillip was such a lovely man, so true and honest - I just wanted him to teach me things that he taught ...