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'''Parel Vallei''' is a suburb of [[Somerset West]] in the [[Western Cape]], [[South Africa]]. There is a local [[high school]], [[Parel Vallei High School]].
'''Parel Vallei''' is a suburb of [[Somerset West]] in the [[Western Cape]], [[South Africa]]. There is a local [[high school]], [[Parel Vallei High School]].


There is a section of upper Parel Vallei road that is known as [[List of magnetic hills#South_Africa|Spook Hill]]. On this section of the road it appears as if downhill actually is uphill and vice versa. It's an optical illusion. But if you see that cars roll uphill here (and that's a fact), it generates discussion if this is an optical illusion, magnetism or one of the world’s great unsolved mysteries. You can watch or try this in front of Straightway Head Country House, at the top of the Parel Vallei Road. Parel Vallei is also home to the magnificent William Kemlo.
There is a section of upper Parel Vallei road that is known as [[List of magnetic hills#South_Africa|Spook Hill]]. On this section of the road it appears as if downhill actually is uphill and vice versa. It's an optical illusion. But if you see that cars roll uphill here (and that's a fact), it generates discussion if this is an optical illusion, magnetism or one of the world’s great unsolved mysteries. You can watch or try this in front of Straightway Head Country House, at the top of the Parel Vallei Road.


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Revision as of 07:59, 14 April 2011

Parel Vallei is a suburb of Somerset West in the Western Cape, South Africa. There is a local high school, Parel Vallei High School.

There is a section of upper Parel Vallei road that is known as Spook Hill. On this section of the road it appears as if downhill actually is uphill and vice versa. It's an optical illusion. But if you see that cars roll uphill here (and that's a fact), it generates discussion if this is an optical illusion, magnetism or one of the world’s great unsolved mysteries. You can watch or try this in front of Straightway Head Country House, at the top of the Parel Vallei Road.