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The Sydney Opera House

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Showing posts with label South Africa. Show all posts
Showing posts with label South Africa. Show all posts

Thursday, April 07, 2011

Sun City in South Africa

Sun City is the South African “kingdom of pleasure.” The town is located 190 kilometers from Johannesburg in the heart of African forests on an extinct volcano. Legend has it that many years ago, settled here and established his kingdom ancient African civilization – Palaces, sunk in luxury in typical African style. The site of today’s palace in the center of Sun City was a former royal palace, destroyed by earthquake, swept away all the townspeople. Since then, he exists only in legend as the Lost City until 1992, when he was rediscovered and called Sun City – City of the Sun. Around the resort is located Pilanesbarg beautiful national park, home of the “great five ‘- elephant, rhino, buffalo, lion and leopard – an exciting encounter with wildlife in Africa. Significantly, at the beginning of the tour of Sun City tourists are startled by an artificial earthquake – to wake up and watch wide-eyed whimsical buildings of hotels and restaurants in the Lost City, parks and water attractions. 

The earthquake, however, and refers to the legend associated with past Sun City. The complex is the work of Sol Kertsner businessman, the son of poor immigrants from Russian origin, which paves the large South African city water and electricity. The idea of Kertsner was to create entertainment center, was created and the greatest variety show in the artificial city hall – Super Bowl with 6000 seats, are exported worldwide concerts legends like Queen, Frank Sinatra and Bryan Adams. Not to mention beauty contests and fashion defiles, which are often organized among this world gorgeous scenery.
But Sun City is a city of luxury. Of course while traveling to Europe, Africa, Australia, America or other destination, you should make an insurance for secure holiday.

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