Kulonyaka ngihambe nomndeni wami ukuze ngiphumule eBulgaria. UBurgas wakhetha, leli dolobha lihle kakhulu, izikhangi eziningi ezithokozisayo, namanani ashibhile, ulwandle olufudumele. Konke okudingayo ukuze uphumule. Vele, hhayi kuphela ogwini olulele nsuku zonke, ufuna uhlobo oluthile lokuhlukahluka, ukubona okuthile, ukuhamba edolobheni, kujabulele ukubona.
Ngaphezu kwakho konke ngikuthandile ukuvakasha esiqhingini saseSantanastasia, esiseLwandle Olumnyama, amakhilomitha ayisithupha nje avela eBurgas. Ungafika lapha ngaphandle kwezinkinga, umane nje uthathe nje isikebhe sokuhamba esibonakalayo, esizowuthatha ngqo esiqhingini, futhi umhlahlandlela uzoyixoxa le ndaba, kuzokhombisa konke okuthakazelisa kakhulu lapha.
Kuyathakazelisa ukuthi lesi siqhingi ngokwaso singelokwaba iSonto LaseBulthodox LaseBulgia, futhi endaweni yalo kunesonto lama-Orthodox kanye neLightouse. Futhi lapha ungahlala ubusuku, ngoba ihhotela lakhiwe, kukhona nendawo yokudlela. Ngokuvamile, isiqhingi sihlala endaweni encane kakhulu, singahlanganiswa isikhathi esingaphansi kwehora.
Muhle kakhulu lapha, isiqhingi sinikeza umbono omuhle wama-burgas kanye nezindawo eziseduzane. Nezintaba ezibonakalayo. Umbukiso uyamangalisa. Futhi esiqhingini uqobo, imvelo enhle kakhulu, buthule nangokuthula, kuphela umsindo wolwandle kuzwakele. Ungahlala ogwini futhi ujabulele ukuthula futhi ungqongqoze amaza ngamatshe.
Lesi siqhingi sinendaba ende. Ngesikhathi samasosha aseSoviet, wabizwa ngokuthi iBolshevik, kwathi ngo-1924 kwaba nekamu lokuhlushwa lapha. Manje imali enkulu itshaliwe kulesi siqhingi, futhi ithola ukuthandwa minyaka yonke. Izixuku zezivakashi zihlala ziza lapha, futhi ngamangala ukuthi baningi kakhulu abantu lapha endaweni encane kangaka.
Vele, amanani entengo endaweni yokudlela kanye nezindleko zobusuku azishibhile, kepha ngikholwe, kufanelekile. Ngicabanga ukuthi nakanjani ngeke ngidumazeke, ngemuva kokuhlala lapha okungenani usuku.
Kumaphutha, ngingabizwa kuphela ukuthi akukho lubhishi lapha, ngakho-ke ukugeza akunikezwe. Futhi, cabanga ngeqiniso lokuthi phakathi nohambo oluya esikebheni lapho, kulula ukusishisa, ngakho-ke angincomi ukuya esiqhingini ezinsukwini zokuqala zokuphumula.
Ngiyithande impela lapha, leli yiPharadesi langempela emhlabeni, lihle kakhulu lapha, indawo ihlukile kakhulu. Ngincoma kakhulu lapha ukuza kuwo wonke umuntu ozophumula kule ndawo.