UPakbeng uphakathi nendawo phakathi kweHuysai neLuang Prabang, umi emabhange eMfuleni iMekong. Njengoba lo mfula wawusendleleni enkulu yezokuhamba eLaos, kwasungulwa i-Pakbeng njengendlu yenkosi ebusuku yemithwalo yempahla nemikhumbi yabagibeli. Le ndlela yehla i-Mekongu, ngendlela, iyamangalisa kakhulu, futhi kuze kube namuhla ihlala iyindlela ethandwa kakhulu kubavakashi abaningi, kahle, futhi ngenxa yalokhu, iPakbeng ichuma ngokuchuma. Hhawu, ukuchuma kanjani! Kukhona ukuqhakaza okuncane nama-smock.
Igama Pakbeng Sleepy City - lincipha ngokusobala. Kuyindawo enhle kakhulu, indawo ethule kakhulu, ungasho ukuthi ushonile. Yebo, ngisho nomuzi, nedolobhana. Ukuhlanza kungcolile, kungcolile, kumpofu. Noma kunjalo, kunezindawo zokudlela lapho kuphole kakhulu ukuhlala khona kusihlwa. Kunenqwaba yeGetsHaus. Kepha ngaphezulu, empeleni, akukho lutho.
Kodwa-ke, uhlobo lwePakbenga lumnandi - idolobha limi endaweni enhle, lapho umfula i-beng ugeleza eMekong (ngisho negama lomuzi lisho ukuthi "umlomo" lisho "umlomo", futhi "beng" igama umfula).
Thatha ihhotela elihle ngesizini ephezulu liyinkinga impela, ngakho-ke, imvamisa abahambi kufanele baye ehhotela baye ehhotela ukuthola igumbi lamahhala. Lokhu kuyiqiniso ikakhulukazi lapho izikebhe zezivakashi nezikebhe ezifika ethekwini ledolobha futhi ziphonsa izivakashi ezikhathele ubusuku. Izivakashi ezaziyalela i-Alloy eMekong, njengomthetho, zinikezela ngezinombolo ezimbi kakhulu emadolobheni ngamanani entengo (kodwa kungenzeka ukuthi ihhotela lakho lizochaza njengepharadesi Bungalow).
Ngakho-ke funa i-Hotel ngokwakho. Inketho eyanele kunazo zonke ukubhuka ihhotela ngaphambi kwesikhathi, futhi ukhiphe ohlwini oluvela ehhotela olunikezwa yi-ejensi. Yebo, noma umane ungazihluphi - uNkulunkulu kanye naye, ngobusuku obubodwa obuthosiwe. Ube lula.
Isikhungo sedolobhana nje sihamba ngemizuzu embalwa ukusuka ePier yesikebhe (idolobha lincane kakhulu, ngokuvamile kunemigwaqo emibili kanye nokushintshana okuthathu). Uma ufuna ukuhlola idolobha, khona-ke kungcono ukuzulazula - ukuhamba - ngakho-ke uzoba nokuningi ekhanda lami kunokuba unqotshwa ama-bootomen anikeza izivakashi ukubona izivakashi ze-beng esikebheni - lokhu okuyisidina, Umfula unesivunguvungu, izinhlobo zodwa. Futhi asikho isidingo sokusebenzisa imali eyengeziwe kuyo.
Ekuseni kakhulu, njengabahambi abaningi, bekhuluma ngokuphepha, behlela phansi ezikebheni, ukuze baye ohambweni lwabo lwamanzi, imigwaqo yedolobha igcwele ama-kioswich aneziphuzo, amakhekhe namasemishi amasha. Ungaba nesidlo sasekuseni lapha, kepha ungaya endaweni yokudlela. Izindawo zokudlela (iZwi elisha kakhulu, i-cafe, kunalokho) ekwelashweni kwedolobha kusenesikhathi, lapha lapha - i-baguette, i-lao coffee, futhi, amakhekhe amasha aphuzi, amakhekhe aphuzi, amakhekhe aphuphuzayo, amakhekhe aphuphuzayo, amakhekhe amasha aphuzi, amakhekhe amasha aphuzi, amakhekhe amakhwalithi aphansi.
Uma ufuna ukuzwa "iLao Atmosphere", shiya ekuseni kakhulu uye emakethe bese ubheka ukuthi yimiphi imikhiqizo yendawo ethengiswa lapha. Kunokuthile okuthakazelisa ngempela: Isikhumba esimisiwe se-Buffalo, amasele enduku, amakhanda enyama yengulube nezinselo zama-buffaloes. Konke lokhu kuyinto enhle kakhulu futhi ngandlela thile wesabisa ngandlela thile. Kungakho ukuthenga lokhu, odinga lezi zinselo? Ngaphezu kwenyama "ububi", lapha ungathenga okumnandi okuningi futhi ukunambitha amaswidi e-lao, njenge-coconut jelly, ubhanana othosiwe noma ama-donuts amnandi.
Futhi lapha ungazama ibhulakufesi lokudla okumnandi - isobho le-noodle, ku-5000 kip esitsheni (isobho ngaphandle kwenyama libizwa ngokuthi izikebhe zona). Futhi uma udidekile ukuthi ngesobho lesidlo sasekuseni, ngisho nange-noodle yebele, khona-ke uvimba ngenxa kaNkulunkulu, ama-noodle lapha abanalo ilayisi futhi alungele ukudla izinsuku eziyindilinga.
Ngokuqondene nokuphepha nokuvikeleka edolobheni, khona-ke kufanelekile ukuqondisisa, kusekhona ukweba okungahleliwe, ngakho-ke qaphela futhi ulandele izinto ezibalulekile emakamelweni ezivakashi zamahhotela akho.
I-Pakbeng imncane kakhulu ukunikela ngezinsizakalo zethu ezijwayelekile ezitholakala emadolobheni amakhulu. Ngenkathi ama-ATM namabhange asekhona lapho, amamephu angaphandle awamukelwa. Ukushintshaniswa kwemali kungenzeka ezindlini ezihlukene zezivakashi kanye ne-pair yamabhange cishe ngekhilomitha kusuka ku-pier. Qaphela lapho i-Thai bat ishintshaniswa (uma uhlala ngemuva kweThailand) noma ama-dollar - lapha uzokwazi ukuklebhula ngokuqondile - amacala anjalo abe lapha kaningi. Kukhona futhi ihhovisi leposi edolobheni, kodwa ngombono wami, lapho ungathenga uphawu oluphezulu.
Izivakashi zihamba zodwa noma amaqembu amancane azungeze idolobha, kwesinye isikhathi kuzonikezwa izidakamizwa. Ngeshwa, izivakashi eziningi ziyavuma, ngakho-ke eminyakeni yamuva nje ePakyenge ukufa okuningana kwalezi zidakamizwa kwaqoshwa. Ngaphezu kwalokho, zonke izakhamizi zakwamanye amazwe. Sicela unake ngokweqile futhi ungavumelani nanoma yikuphi ukufika.
Woza ubungane, futhi uzoba yisivakashi osithandayo. Abanye banozwela, kodwa into enjalo.
Ukufingqa okubhaliwe, kungacatshangelwa ukuthi kuleli dolobhana elincane kungcono ukuchitha eyodwa, kufinyelela ezinsukwini ezimbili. Beka isandla enhliziyweni, kunezindawo ezinhle kakhulu nezijabulisayo eLaos, kahle, nalokhu, yize, yize zifanelwe ukunakwa, ngakho-ke akukude kakhulu. Ngikufisela inhlanhla!