Ukuhlangana noColombo ngokuphelele akuhlelwanga empilweni yami. Sivele sikwazile "ukubamba" ithikithi elihle ngoshintsho enhlokodolobha yaseSri Lanka.
Ukufika kwakusekuseni, futhi kuhamba kusihlwa. Usuku lonke bekufanele ngichithe edolobheni, abantu abaningi abaphendula bavinjelwe, futhi nakancane - kabi. Ngendlela, leli dolobha libukeka limangalisa esithombeni nakumathemba okukhangisa:
Ngokushesha ngizothi azikho izinkinga zokufinyelela edolobheni edolobheni, ngakho-ke, uma une-docking ende, ungahlali esikhumulweni sezindiza, kungcono ukuchitha lesi sikhathi ukuze ujwayelane noColombo.
Inhloko-dolobha yaseSri Lanka iyidolobha eliyingqayizivele kakhulu futhi kuyadingeka ukuthi ulungiselele ngokuphelele "ukushona ngekhanda lakho" ekushiseni kwe-hellish, umsindo ongezwayo nezixuku zabantu. Kwakuwumqondo lo ukuthi ngathola lapho ngisemigwaqweni yedolobha. I-asphalt ye-rassild incibilike ngaphansi kwezinyawo zayo, ikhanda lihlukane ngokoqobo e-Multipath, eliqukethe izindiza zemoto kanye nendlela yomuntu. Yebo, umoya ngokuvamile uyisihloko esihlukile. Akukhona, kukhona ukugcwala kwe-carbon monoxide, iphunga lezinongo kanye nokunye okuningi.
Abavakashi abaningi abavakashele uColombo, bathi ukuhlolwa kwedolobha kwanele izinsuku ezimbili. Ngaba neyodwa. Futhi, ngemuva kwesikhathi, ayidonseli lapho. Mhlawumbe bengingamqondi.
Ekuqaleni, nganginohlelo lokusebenza, okucatshangwe ngokucophelela futhi kususelwa kubahambi kanye nezincwadi zeziqondisi. Ngemuva kwesikhathi, singasho ukuthi ngabona izindawo eziphambili ezithokozisayo, kepha wangeza okunye ukuheha (zoo), ezotshela kamuva.
Ekuqaleni, kwakusenamabutho amasha, nginqume ukuvakashela amathempeli amaningana. Esikhathini esiningi seColombo yithempeli "I-GangAramay Buddhist Temple" (61 sri Jinaratana Road). Lesi yinkimbinkimbi yethempeli likaBuddha, ngaphezu kokuya kwayo ngqo futhi isebenza njengesikhungo semfundo. Izindela ezingamaBuddha zifundiswa lapha.
Indawo yinhle kakhulu, ilula futhi igcwele amandla amangalisayo.
Okulandelayo Stop Hindu Temple "Kathires kovil" (Street Sea). Angazi ukuthi kungani, kodwa kuwo wonke amathempeli aseMpumalanga, ngaphandle kwenkolo, enye inkululeko yazizwa. IThempeli Catiessan alifani.
Isakhiwo sibukeka sihle kakhulu. Ngokumangazayo, kepha kwakungekho nto ethempelini, ngungqongqoshe munye kuphela. Bengicabanga ukuthi ithempeli lavalwa, kepha ukuphela komuntu owayenguNgqongqoshe, ngamamatheka ngobungane futhi ngangimema ngaphakathi.
Ithempeli linikezelwe kuNkulunkulu weScanda Yempi.
Lapho unyawo lwezithombe, njengenjwayelo, inani elikhulu lokunikelwa ngesimo sezifo ezivela ezimbali, ubhanana nezinye izithelo.
Isonto elikhulu labaJuda "Sri Ponnambalabam Vanesar Kovil" (Kotahena) kwakuyiphuzu lokugcina elihleliwe, kodwa kwavela ukuthi kusekhona isonto laseSt. Anthony eduzane, ngakho-ke ithempeli lalisendaweni yaloluhlu lwami lokuheha kwami. Ithempeli lidala kakhulu, kepha le ndakhu ayizange ithinte ubuhle bakhe. Lesi sakhiwo sakhiwa i-granite, ecubungulwa kakhulu.
Ithempeli linikezelwe eShiva futhi ithandwa kakhulu nama-Pilgrim avela emhlabeni wonke.
Amasonto Saint Anthony (St Anthony's Mawatha), njengoba ngabhala, bekungekho ohlwini lwami, ngaya lapho ngelukuluku. Lapha, ngokungafani namathempeli avakashelwe ngaphambilini, kwakungekho zizola.
Abantu abaningi, izinxibi eziningi. Kepha isakhiwo sihle. Akudingekile ukuya lapha, kepha ungabheka endleleni.
"I-Colombo National Museum" (U-Albert Crescent) uzokujabulela bonke, ngisho nalabo abangayithandi iminyuziyamu. Okokuqala, kupholile lapha! Ngikholwe, kuyinto enkulu eColombo. Yebo, kanti okwesibili, ukuchazwa kwemnyuziyamu kumane kukhulu. Ngichithe isikhathi esingaphezu kwamahora amabili lapho futhi, mhlawumbe, lena ukuphela kwendawo eColombombo lapho ngangingenaso isikhathi esanele. Indaba yonke kaCeylon imelwe kahle lapha.
Izingubo zikazwelonke, izinto zasendlini, amathuluzi, ubucwebe nokunye okuningi. Ngamafuphi, iMnyuziyamu Kazwelonke.
Imnyuziyamu ye-puppet "Indabuko Puppepent Art Museum" I-Anagarika Dharmapala Mawatha, iDehiwala) ingavakashelwa uma unesikhathi samahhala, kungenzeka ukuthi uqhubeke nabantu abashisekayo lapha.
Imnyuziyamu imahhala. Onke amanono benziwe ngesandla. Imnyuziyamu ikhombisa izigcawu ezincane zezethulo.
Kwakusekuyisikhathi esiningi, kwakulula ukuzulazula emigwaqweni. Ngemuva kokuthenga isikhumbuzo esiphindwe kabili uthathe isinqumo sokuya e-zoo, okuyi-3 amakhilomitha aqhamuka eColombo. Ufuna umoya omusha kakhulu futhi ngeshwa, kwakuse-zoo phakathi kwezilwane engingaphefumula ngebele eligcwele. Imindeni enezingane Mina, ngokuvamile, ngikucebisa ukuthi uvakashele lapha kuphela.
"Izingadi ze-Zoological" I-Anagarika Dharmapala Mawatha | Dehiwala) itholakala ezindaweni ezingaphansi kwe-dephela. Insimu ye-zoo ilungiswe kahle futhi inkulu. Kunezimpophoma ezincane, izihlahla eziningi - ngokuvamile, ukuze zihambe injabulo.
Kunezindlovu eziningi ongagibela ngazo, futhi ubheke ukwethulwa kwalezi zinto ezinkulu.
Ngaphezu kwezindlovu, inani elikhulu lezilwane ezahlukahlukene liqoqwa lapha. Ngiyithandile ngempela lokho okubizwa ngokuthi "i-Night House" lapho ungabuka khona izilwane ezisebenza ngesikhathi sobumnyama kuphela. I-Zoo - indawo enhle yokubulala "amahora amane. Ngajabula ukuthi ngabe lapha ngaqeda ukujwayelana kwami noColombo.
Inhloko-dolobha yaseSri Lanka idolobha elithile. Khuluma lapha, naphezu kokuba khona kolwandle, ngeke kusebenze - kungcolile kakhulu. Ukuze ujabulele ukuhamba emigwaqweni nakho kuyinkinga: ukungcola, umsindo, inqwaba yephunga elingathandeki. Le akuyona indawo lapho ngifuna ukubuya khona, kodwa ngisajabule ukuthi ngivakashele.
