Ngonyaka odlule, mina nomndeni sanquma ukuya ohambweni olukhulu oluya e-United States, kwathi iphuzu lokuqala lokuhlala kwethu eMelika kwakuyindawo yokuhlala yaseMiami. Mayelana nale ndawo phesheya kwezilwandle, sifunda okuningi futhi sizwa futhi sacabanga ukuthi yipharadesi elifanayo nalomhlaba. Eminyakeni embalwa ngaphambi kwalokho, mina nomyeni wami sasisogwini oluphambene, eCuba futhi sasikuqhathanisa.
Ngakho-ke, iMiami Beach yidolobha elincane elisezingeni eliphakeme ogwini lolwandle i-Atlantic Ocean. Kunemigwaqo emithathu eyinhloko: i-Ocean Drive, uLincoln Road neWashington Avenue. Sasihlala ehhotela elincane elidala kudayi odayi, njengoba kuwumgwaqo oseduzane olwandle. Kulomgwaqo kunesisindo samahhotela, amathofi, izindawo zokudlela kanye nezitolo, futhi ulwandle lutholakala emgwaqweni. Kusihlwa ku-Ocean Drive kunesifiso esikhulu futhi ngokubuna.
Umasipala we-Miami Beach Beach futhi awuhlome lutho. Akukho cafe emabhishi nakancane, kepha kunezindawo lapho ungaqasha khona izambulela nemibhede yelanga. Asikaze siqashe, njengeqoqo lezihlalo ezi-2 zokuphumula kanye nesambulela esingu-1 selime $ 150. Amabhishi ngokwawo ango-Sandy, ububanzi, kepha antanta ama-algae emanzini, futhi akuzange kukhululeke ukubhukuda kuma-mells. Isimo sezulu ngoMeyi sasihle: Ilanga, lishisa, amanzi olwandle afudumele, kepha cishe nsuku zonke imizuzu engama-30 kwakuyimvula enkulu.
Amanani entengo e-resort aphezulu kakhulu, futhi njengoba ihhotela lethu alizange linikeze noma yikuphi ukudla, kwakudingeka sibe nesidlo sasekuseni, isidlo sakusihlwa kanye nesidlo sakusihlwa saphoqelelwa kumakhofi endawo. Isibonelo, isidlo sasekuseni esiphelele kwi-cafe esithobekile sibalwe ngathi cishe ngama- $ 15-20 umuntu ngamunye. Ukudla kwasemini kanye nokudla kwakubiza kakhulu. Kwesinye isikhathi isidlo sasekuseni sithenge izithelo ezisikiwe ezisikiwe (7-9 $) nama-buns kwesinye sezitolo ezinkulu. Futhi eMiami Beach kukhona amakhofi okudla okusheshayo afana neMcDonalds ne-KFC.
ILincoln Road inezitolo eziningi ezahlukene lapho ungathenga khona, imikhiqizo yezinkumo kanye nezinto ezinophawu. Kukhona izindawo zokuphumula zomkhiqizo womhlaba oholayo, eziqala ngentando yeningi futhi, ziphele ngokunethezeka. Sithenge ama-magnets o- $ 4-5 ucezu ngalunye ne-cap yendodana ngama- $ 20. Asizange sithathe noma yiluphi uhambo, ngoba amanani aphezulu kakhulu.
I-resort ithuthukiswe kahle ezokuhamba zasemadolobheni. Kunamabhasi, kepha babehlala bevalwa abahlali bendawo, ngakho-ke babalwa ngetekisi, lapha, njengakuyo yonke iMelika, basebenze ngemitha.
Kungakhathalekile yini ukuthi kubuyiselwe eMiami Beach? Akunakwenzeka. Ngokunokwenzeka, uma nginquma futhi endizeni yeTransatantic, ngizokhetha iCuba, eMexico noma iRominican Republic ngokuphumula kwayo.