{"id":2923,"date":"2025-08-09T19:29:40","date_gmt":"2025-08-09T19:29:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/?p=2923"},"modified":"2025-08-10T17:48:50","modified_gmt":"2025-08-10T17:48:50","slug":"south-africa-day-2-va-waterfront","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/index.php\/2025\/08\/09\/south-africa-day-2-va-waterfront\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa &#8211; Day 2   V&amp;A Waterfront"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today was Matt&#8217;s birthday. Unfortunately the day dawned wet and windy so we changed our plans. We drove to the V&amp;A waterfront &#8211; the dock area where the area has been revived with lots of shops and restaurants. 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