Ukuphumla eAmsterdam ngo-Epreli kunyaka ophelileyo sityelele umyezo wemibala - Koyfentef. I-Koyntenhof yigadi yeMibala yokuqala-Tulips, Daffodils, Hyhactints kunye neenyibiba. Iintyatyambo zimelwe kungekuphela nje kwiibhedi zeentyatyambo, kodwa iiradi ezininzi ezinemibala zibunjwe.
Umnyango wepaki ubiza i-16 iuro, sathenga amatikiti kumqhubi wethu wokhenketho, kodwa unokukwenza oku ekuphumeni kwepaki. Nangona kunjalo, ndifuna ukuqaphela ukuba kwi-ofisi yebhokisi kukho imigca emikhulu kwaye ungaphulukani nexesha elixabisekileyo, kungcono ukhathalela amatikiti kwangaphambili. IKolentenhof ithatha iindwendwe zayo kuphela kwiinyanga ezimbalwa ngonyaka, ukusuka ngo-Matshi ukuya phakathi kwe-Meyi, ixesha lonke lepaki livaliwe kwiindwendwe. Olu tyelelo luzimeleyo, oko kukuthi, isikhokelo asizange sihambe nathi ngelixa sihamba epakini, ke ndicebisa ukuthatha imephu eneenkcukacha ekungeneni. Kodwa, akunakwenzeka ukuba ilahlekile apho, kulo lonke ixesha leekhompyutha, emva koko unokuhamba ngazo ngokulula. Ipaki intle kakhulu kwaye icocekile, kodwa kuphela ukungaqiniseki okuphela, ngokoluvo lwam, linani elikhulu kakhulu abakhenkethi kulo.
Ndicinga ukuba lo mntu ukhenketho wabahambi ngeenyawo ulungele kakhulu abantu abadala kunabahambi abancinci. Sabelwe malunga neeyure ezi-2 zokuthandana ipaki, eli xesha lanele. Kukho i-cafeterias ezininzi kumhlaba weKolentenhof apho, ukuba unqwenela, unokuba ne-snack kunye nekofu. Iivenkile ezininzi ze-souverir azinikanga nje iibhulethi zee-tulips ezidumileyo, kodwa nazo zonke izilonda ezineempawu zepaki, kodwa amaxabiso kubo aphakamileyo. Ukuya eKoyfentev ithatha ikhamera kunye nawe, epakini Unokwenza iseshoni yefoto eqaqambileyo. Ipaki inomdla kwinto awayeyifumana kuhlaziyo lonke ixesha. Inyani yile yokuba zonke iintyatyambo ezikuyo zinethuba elifutshane lentyatyambo, malunga neeveki ezimbini. Kwaye emva kwehambo yabo, sele kukho iintyatyambo ezahlukileyo kule ndawo. Abasebenzi bePaki basixelele ukuba ukuba undwendwela ipaki okwesibini ngenyanga, emva koko ipaki kuya kuba nzima ukufumana, yonke imibala ekweyo iya kuhlaziywa. I-Koyfenhof, sithanda kakhulu, sincoma ngenkalipho kubo bonke abahambi abaya kubamba eAmsterdam kwindlela yakho yabakhenkethi.
