Umakhulu wam ukhulele eBaku, wayehlala apho iminyaka engama-30, emva koko wafudukela eRashiya. Abazali bakhe bangcwatyelwe kwesi sixeko, ke sizama ukuza kubo emangcwabeni okungenani kube kanye kwiminyaka emi-2-3. Okokugqibela bendiseBaku ngo-2012.
Ndizohamba apho, iminyaka edlulileyo ukubonakala kwesixeko kuyatshintsha ibe ngcono, kwezinye iindawo kuyandikhumbuza nge-Dubai. Ekuqaleni kokufika kwethu, sahlala eHilton Ihotele, ifumaneka ngqo embindini weBaku.
Zininzi izinto ezincamayo esixekweni, i-Baku Boulevard, i-Maiden tower, iShiirvanshah Palace, i-Caspian Embanov Square. Ngendlela, eminye imiboniso "yesandla sedayimani" idayisi "yadubula eBaku.
Xa umakhulu wayesemncinci, eBaku, ngokwamabali akhe, yonke into yayihlukile. Kwakungekho ngcinezelo kwabase-Armemen, amaRussia kunye namaYuda (amaKristu), ubuhlobo bemikhosi balawula kuwo umzi. Ngoku yonke loo nto yahlukile ngokupheleleyo nje ukuba ushiye i-pap yenqwelomoya, uyaqonda ukuba ukwilizwe lamaSilamsi. Inkululeko enje ese-Egypt, kungcono ukuba ungazivumeli, ukuhamba ujikeleze isixeko kwi-skert emfutshane andiyi kuba. Ngokuqhelekileyo ndinamava amaninzi ngamaSilamsi, ngoko ndiyaqonda ukuba baziphathe kakuhle ngokunxulumene nabakhenkethi.
Umakhulu uyakuthanda ukuhamba ecaleni koLwandle lweCaspian. Ulwandle alunantlonelo kwaye lufudumele, lunxweme oluhle, yindlela entle kakhulu yokuzihlaziya nabantwana. Nangona i-Baku ayisiyoyona dolophu ithandwayo yendawo yokuhlala, kodwa isesaya apho ukuze siphumle. Iilwandle zehotele njengoko ndiqonda kakhulu, uninzi lwamanxweme asendle.
Ukufika eBaku, ndiqala ukuthenga iPahlav yabo, nditya i-Kebab ukusuka kwiMvana kwaye ndithenge bonke abahlobo bahlobo band Azerbaijan. Ndicebisa ukuba ndityelele isitrato sokuthenga, zininzi ii-boutets ngamaxabiso anomdla. Isixeko sinomdla kakhulu kwimbono yabakhenkethi, kodwa abo bafuna ukuyityelela ngesizathu esithile. Ukuba bendingenasizathu sokuya eBaku, andizukuya esixekweni ngenxa yenzala, kwaye ndiphumle ngakumbi.