- Lapho ungathola khona: Cape Town, Village Waterfront Village
Uma ifakwe edolobheni, ungasho ukuthi unenhliziyo, khona-ke inhliziyo yaseKapa iyisango lakhe elidala, i-Waterfront. Umhlobiso oyinhloko wendawo yokudoba iminyaka eminingi yi-Victoria and Alfred, ukuvakasha okuhambelayo.
Umlando we-Port Old
Imikhumbi yokuqala yaqala ukugoba ogwini lwaseNingizimu Afrika maphakathi nekhulu le-17, lapho i-East India Company Inkampani emele uJan van Riebeeck yasungula umuzi kanye nechweba laseKapstad (iKapa elizayo eKapa Peninsula). Emakhulwini eminyaka amabili alandelayo leli dolobha alizange livuselele, kodwa lapho phakathi nekhulu le-19 isiphepho esinamandla sabhubhisa imikhumbi engaba ngu-30, umbusi we-cape, uSir George Grey nohulumeni waseBrithani banquma ukwakha ichweba elisha.
Ukwakhiwa kwechweba eKapa kwaqalwa ngo-1860. Ilitshe lokuqala ekwakhiweni lafakwa yindodana yesibili yeNdlovukazi yaseBrithani uVictoria, u-Alfred - ngakho-ke igama lomgwaqo omkhulu wesifunda. Njengoba isikhathi sasihamba, imikhumbi yezimoto zafika esikhundleni sokuthutha izikebhe, igolide ne-diamond deposit zatholakala ngaphakathi kwezwekazi, futhi ukuthuthwa kwempahla ngasolwandle kwakudingeka kakhulu. Kuze kube phakathi nekhulu lama-20, ichweba laseKapa lisebenza njengesango eNingizimu Afrika.
Kodwa-ke, ngokuthuthukiswa kokuthuthwa kwezindiza, ubuningi bezimpahla ezithwalwa ulwandle luyancipha. Izakhamizi zazingenakho ukufinyelela mahhala ensimini yechweba, akekho ohilelekile ekubuyiselweni kwezakhiwo zomlando nezakhiwo, ichweba elidala lahlehla kancane kancane.
Ngasekupheleni kweminyaka yama-1980, imizamo ehlangene yamagunya wedolobha kanye nomphakathi kwaholela ekuqaleni kokuvuselelwa okuphelele kwechweba elidala kanye nokufakwa kwengqalasizinda entsha.
Namuhla ichweba laseManzifront likhonza njengendawo yokuzijabulisa yedolobha, kodwa liyaqhubeka lamukela izitsha ezincane nezikebhe zokudoba.
I-Old Port Waterfront namuhla
Namuhla kule ndawo engasogwini, lapho kuphela eminyakeni engama-30 edlule kwakusengaphandle kwechweba elidala elingenakuqhathaniswa, impilo yasemadolobheni iyabilisa: kunezindawo eziningi zokudlela, izindawo zokudla nezitolo, amahotela omhlaba wonke kanye nezindlu zehostela ezitholakalayo. Kunezitolo ezingaphezu kwezingu-450 nezitolo zokukhumbuza!
Izakhiwo ezintsha ziseduze nezakhiwo zomlando, kodwa zonke izakhiwo zisesitayela saseVictoria. Umculo obukhoma uzwakala kuyo yonke indawo, kuqhutshwa ama-circus amancane. Ukuvakashela izakhiwo zokuzijabulisa ezifana nepaki yokuzijabulisa noma i-Aquarium yamachibi amabili angathatha usuku lonke. Imikhumbi eneminyaka engu-100 ubudala ixhunyiwe emkhathini, izivakashi ezimema ukuba zijwayele ukuzivikela ngemishini yasolwandle.
Nansi i-pier, lapho umkhumbi ohamba khona uhamba khona eRobben Island. Ungahamba ngezinyawo zamahora amabili okuthakazelisayo eduze kwechweba, futhi uhlele i-helicopter bese wenza uhambo lwakho siqu.
Ngisho nasesikhathini esilandelayo eduze nendawo yechweba elidala ligcwele abantu. Amaphoyisa cishe ayabonakali, kuyilapho iManzi yasemfuleni ibhekwa njengenye yezindawo eziphephile kakhulu zedolobha. Kumasevisi abavakashi - isikhungo solwazi esinikeza amamephu nolwazi mayelana nemicimbi ezayo, amaphuzu okushintshanisa, lapho ungashintsha khona imali ngezinga elihle.
Futhi abahambi abanokuhlangenwe nakho kanye nemikhumbuzo enombono weThebula Mountain baletha itiye laseNingizimu Afrika elidumile laseNingizimu South Rooibos, elingathengwa ezitolo eziningi eMfuleni waseManzi, ngaphandle kokwesaba ukuthi kuqhubekile.
Ungafika kanjani?
Fika eMfuleni wamanzi kusuka noma yikuphi ukuthutha komphakathi eKapa, noma ngokusebenzisa izinsiza zamatekisi zendawo. Ichweba elidala laseManzifront liphakathi nendawo yedolobha, ikhilomitha elivela esiteshini sesitimela futhi kufakwe ezinkambeni eziningi zokuhamba.
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