E-Astana, sasingena esimemweni sabafowabo esikude futhi, ngokufanele, sahlala nabo. Ukushayela emigwaqweni ebanzi yedolobha, saphawula ngokushesha ukuthi inhloko-dolobha yaseKazakhstan iyamangaza ngobukhulu bayo kanye nengcebo futhi ngaphezulu kufana nedolobha laseYurophu eliphakeme kakhulu lengilazi. Isakhiwo se-chic lapho bahlangana khona bobabili eMpumalanga neNtshonalanga, imigwaqo ehlanzekile, izikhumbuzo ezithakazelisayo zizonqoba noma yimuphi umuntu ozofika kulo muzi wanamuhla nochumile okokuqala ngqa.
Ngosuku olulandelayo, ukuqiniswa kwethu kwamenywa masinyane ukubona indawo yokuhlala edumile yaseKhan-Shatyr Center efana netende elikhulu. Izitezi eziningana ziyizitolo nezindawo zokuphumula, ngoLwesithathu kunemikhumbi emikhulu yesikhathi seJurassic ngama-dinosaurs ahambayo. Ngaphezulu kwaphansi kwelule ibhishi langempela elinesihlabathi semvelo kanye nechibi lokubhukuda. Kuliqiniso, asizange siye lapho, kepha nakanjani bakhona nalabo ababefuna ukuthengwa esihlabathini kakhulu. Futhi enkabeni yokugcwele izindawo zokudlala ezihlukile zezingane, ama-cinema, imigoqo ehlukahlukene yokudla okulula, kepha okuwukuphela kwengalungile, zonke izimpahla zibiza kakhulu kunakwezinye izitolo.
Okulandelayo ukubamba kwethu bekukuphawu luka-Astana Baiterek, indawo yendawo nayo ibizwa ngeChupa Chups. Ngaphandle, lesi sakhiwo sibukeka njengesihlahla esiphakeme, emqheleni lapho ibhola liphethe ngalo. Ngaphakathi kwesikhafu kuyigumbi lapho ungabona khona idolobha elivela esweni lenyoni. Sasisesikhungweni sokuzijabulisa saseDuman, lapho u-Oachearium omnandi onezilwane ezihlukene zasemanzini akhona. Kukhona ngisho noshaka abamhlophe.
Vele, sasihamba cishe nsuku zonke emapaki ahlukahlukene. Ngiyithandile ngempela ipaki likaMongameli enezinhlaka ezihehayo kanye nezicucu ezihehayo futhi kukhona nesigodlo sezwe kanye nemvume ngesimo sephiramidi.
Kepha sinombono omkhulu kusukela kusihlwa uhambahamba ezungeze idolobha, lapho imigwaqo imangalela futhi ichichima izibani ezinhlobonhlobo, iqala ukufana ne-las vegas. Imithombo emihle kakhulu yokucula. I-Astana isakhiwa futhi ngendlela le yijubane elikhulu, ngakho-ke uma ufika lapho ngonyaka olandelayo, ungabona idolobha elihluke ngokuphelele, okuyizingqalasizinda zalo zezakhiwo nengqalasizinda zizothola iDubai noma eSingapore.