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Uma ingane incane kakhulu, kunengqondo ukuthatha nami eJordani. Iqiniso ngukuthi cishe alikho kuleli. Lapho ngifuna isithelo semifino enonyaka owodwa ubudala kanye nemifino evutha amazambane ezitsheni ngisho nasezitolo ezinkulu, abathengisi bangibuka ngaphandle kokuqonda engikufunayo. Ifana nezimbiza zethu ngokudla kwengane, ngithole emakhemisi kuphela. Bangumkhiqizo wakwa-Israyeli futhi babiza kakhulu kunaseRussia. Nambitha, ngokusobala, ahlukile, njengoba bengayithandi ingane yami nhlobo. Angazi nokuthi kungani kungekho mandla anjalo. Kepha ngicabanga ukuthi izingane zaseJordani zihleli ekhaya, azihambi ezinkulisa futhi omama nazo azisebenzi futhi zibe nethuba nesikhathi sokupheka ekhaya, hhayi ukuthenga ukudla kwezingane ezilungele.
Ku-Ammenu uqobo, kukhona ukuzijabulisa kwezingane, njenge-zoo.Yebo, uyinhle kakhulu neyakudala, kepha kukhona i-carousel kanye ne-cafe yezingane. Ukungena kubiza cishe ama-dinar amahlanu.
Kuwo wonke ama-Amman aphakathi nendawo amakhulu, kunesikhungo esikhulu sezingane zokuzijabulisa. Lapho, ungaya esitimeleni bese ugibela egqumeni nasezinye izingane eziningi okufanele uzenze. Ukuyivakashela, udinga ukuthenga ikhadi, ubeke imali kulo futhi usebenzise izinto ezikhangayo kuze kube yilapho umkhawulo uzophela. Uma ufisa, kungabuyiselwa kaninginingi. Njengombukiso wokuzijwayeza, kuyadingeka ukunciphisa ukuzijabulisa okunjalo, i-10-15 Dinar. Ezikhungweni ezifanayo zokuthenga Kunamakhofi amaningi lapho ungasondla khona ingane. Kukhona ukukhetha okukhulu kwezitsha zemenyu yezingane. Ikakhulu kukhona izingane ezinjenge-cocktails yobisi enabagibeli abahlukahlukene.
Futhi ukuhlanganisa okumnandi okuwusizo, ungathenga lapho. Ukukhethwa kwezitolo zezingubo zezingane kukhulu ezikhethweni zesabelomali ku-Elite Clothing Boutiques. Ngendlela, ingane ingashiywa kalula enkabeni yezingane, kunendawo evaliwe futhi ngeke akwazi ukuya ndawo. Futhi abazali bangakuthanda ngokuphephile ukuthenga. Kuleli lizwe, awukwazi ukwesaba ukuthi noma ngubani ocasule ingane. Okuphambene ngokuphelele, izingane zokubukeka kweYurophu ziyavuma futhi zithwebule isithombe.
Ngaphezu kwezikhungo zezitolo zedolobha laseJordani, izingane zingancishiswa zibe khekhe lendawo. Amaswidi ama-Arabhu enziwa kubo futhi kukhona ikhefi kuwo, lapho athunga khona.
Ingane evela esitezi sesibili ingabuka ukuthi amakhekhe amnandi alungiselela kanjani owokuqala, abese edla.
Uma uhlela ukuhamba uPeter noma uJerash nezingane ezincane, ungathatha inqola, kodwa ngeke uyisebenzise yonke indawo.
Kepha namanje uzosiza kakhulu ukunyakaza kulo la madolobha asendulo. Yize kunjalo, kunzima kakhulu ukugqoka ingane ngaso sonke isikhathi ezandleni zakho, futhi yena uzokhathala. Izimbadada zokuhamba okunjalo ngeke zilunge. Ingane izodinga izicathulo ezintofontofo, kanye nakubantu abadala. Ngaphezu kwalokho, kuyadingeka ukuthatha isitoko samanzi nokudla kokuvakashela uPetra noma uGerash, ngoba kule mizi ungathenga ngaphandle kwezikhumbuzo. Kepha kuPeter, ungagibela ingane embongolweni, ekameleni noma emahhashini, uzothola injabulo enkulu.
Abaningi banesifiso sokuthi bashayela nezingane eMfuleni iJordani. Futhi ngingasho lokho kunjalo kufanele. Lona kanye indawo yokuthola lo mfula muhle kakhulu. AmaKristu angabhukuda lapho akhokhe ingane. Futhi kubahambi abancane kakhulu kukhona okugeza okuhlukile ngamanzi avela eJordani. Uma ufisa, ungenza futhi isiko lokubhabhadiswa. Umgwaqo oya eJordani awukhathali ngokuphelele, kusuka ku-Amman, kuyadingeka ukuthi udlule kuwo wonke amakhilomitha angama-30 futhi sizophathwa yibhasi. Indawo lapho kuhlomele kahle, uma udinga ukuba nendlu yangasese.
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Izivakashi nezingane ziyathanda ukugibela i-Aqaba. Ngifuna ukusho ukuthi kunokuphumula okuhle e-Aqaba nezingane ezincane. Kunamabhishi amahle nolwandle olucacile. Kepha ezinganeni ezindala lapho kuzoba nesidina lapho, ngoba edolobheni ngaphezu kwezitolo namakhekhe akukho lutho. Ngandlela-thile akuzange kucatshangwe kuleli dolobha lasezokuzijabulisa. Futhi ukuphumula kukhona okuhle entwasahlobo noma ekwindla, ehlobo kushisa kakhulu. Lapho uhlangana ku-aqabu udinga ukungakhohlwa nge-sunscreen ye-suncreen kanye nekhanda. Kungcono ukuhlala ehhotela lapho, abanye banezithombe zezingane namamenyu. Futhi-ke, edolobheni uqobo, akuwona wonke amathofi abangela ukwethenjwa, bangcolile okuyisisekelo futhi abayi lapho nezingane ezizohamba. Emakhofi amahle, bazonikeza ngokushesha i-highchair namamenyu. Izithelo ezimnandi ze-cocktails kanye no-ayisikhilimu zithengiswa emigwaqweni yedolobha. Futhi kusuka ezinganeni zejusi zifana nejusi kusuka ezinsukwini.
Ngokuvamile, ngincoma ukuya eJordani nezingane futhi ngihambe nabo ezweni lonke. UJordani muhle kakhulu futhi uyamukeleka, bathanda izingane kakhulu futhi zihlobene nazo kahle. Mina uqobo ngiye lapho nendodana eneminyaka eyodwa kanye nabesifazane abaningi basondela emgwaqweni, bancoma futhi bamanga. Futhi ngabona isithombe esinjalo kaningi nezinye izingane. Lapho, azisoze zakhubeka, futhi esimweni esinzima sizosiza. Ngingathanda impela ukuphinde ngiye lapho, lapho iNdodana isakhula, yayisikhathaza kakhulu kuPeter ngaphandle kweTartiers yengane.