Esigodlweni seTopkapi futhi i-harom ibanjelwe endaweni yayo ekupheleni kukaJulayi 2013, kanye nomngani wakhe nomngane wakhe. Indiza esuka e-Ukraine. Ekuqaleni kwamangazwa yinkonzo yanamuhla. Ithikithi eliya eTopkapi Palace CAST 25 Turkish lira (lalilingana ne-100 hryvnias, noma amadola ayi-13). Uhlelo luyathakazelisa: uthengisa ithikithi esigodlweni ngqo emnyango, uya esitimeleni, ukuskena (uma ungazi ukuthi, bese kuba khona abasebenzi beMnyuziyamu bazokusiza. Insimu inkulu futhi ngolunye usuku kunzima ukuphatha. Intombazane yami uJulia yayithanda ukuthwebula izithombe, cishe yonke into, ngakho-ke kwadingeka sivakashele isigodlo kabili. Kuliqiniso, ukudubula akuvunyelwe kuwo wonke amakamelo. Ngizokwengeza mayelana "netshe elingaphansi kwamanzi". Saqhubeka nokuvakasha kwamahora amabili ntambama: e-Istanbul ekuseni gazinga olubi. UJulia ngenjabulo waqala ukuthwebula izithombe. Kuze kube manje kwafika ku-harem (futhi kubekwa eTopkapi, kuyadingeka ukukhokha i-15 LIR ngokwehlukana, noma u-60 UAH., Noma cishe ama- $ 8), futhi amathikithi asanda kuthengiswa afinyelela ku-5 PM. UJulia ukusho lokho, ngaphandle kokuba nokubona i-harem, ngeke andize ekhaya. Ngosuku olulandelayo, safika namathikithi izolo futhi sazama ukuchazela abasebenzi bendawo yeMnyuziyamu esasikuTopkapy izolo, sidinga kuphela ukuba yi-harem, bathi, ungathathi imali yokungena. Kepha abasebenzi besiko lesiko bayawazi ibhizinisi labo: Sikhokhele u-25 lira futhi ukuze afike esigodlweni. Kepha kulokhu, kuhambela iphutha lezolo, ngokushesha wagijimela emnyango we-harem wathenga lapho ithikithi. Babesensimini eyinkimbinkimbi futhi amahora amathathu, kungaphansi. By the way, bathola umtapo wezincwadi weSultan, abangazange banake ngaphambili. Ngiyaqiniseka ukuthi ngizothola okuthile okusha ngosuku lwesithathu.
Sisithinte amafulethi acebe kakhulu, iqoqo lezikhali, imidwebo, umdwebo kanokusho ezindongeni nasekwakheni okumangalisayo. Ngalesi sikhathi nje, i-movie ekhuluma ngoRoxolane yahamba, futhi kwabonakala ngathi ngangenwa yiminyaka ephakathi neNkathi Yomphakathi. I-Museum Complex itholakala enhliziyweni ye-Istanbul endala, eSultanahmet. Sasihlala ehhotela eliseduzane, futhi ngenxa yalokho bahamba ngezinyawo. Kwamangaza ukuthi bambalwa kakhulu amaRussia, iningi labezinye izizwe (ahlangana nowesifazane waseCanada) nasebekhulile. Asizange silekele umhlahlandlela, sizitholele bona, kepha abantu bakwamanye amazwe abaningi bangena ezimpondweni balalela umbhalo we-exporsion.
Ensimini yemvelo emangalisayo eyinkimbinkimbi. Kunezitolo ezinokudla nezikhumbuzo, amakhofi amancane. Ngakho-ke akufanele uthathe ukudla nawe, yize sasihamba namaphakeji amancane lapho kwakubekwa khona amanzi nemigoqo yamashokolethi. Sisikhumbule ngaphandle kwezinkinga. Usamangaza isitolo sezincwadi. Ngabona izincwadi ezikhuluma ngeTurkey (ngendlela, eshibhile kakhulu kunasesikhumulweni sezindiza), mayelana nemnyuziyamu uqobo. Izikhumbuzo eziningi ngesithombe sikaRoxane. Abasebenzi bakhuluma ngesiNgisi ngokuphelele, kepha akekho oqonda ngesiRussia.
Ngiphinde ngathanda imvelo enhle, imibala eminingi nemifino. Thenga, uma ukhathele. Indlu yangasese, noma kunjalo, ayihlali kahle kakhulu, kepha yamukeleke. Akekho okufuna wena futhi angakubuki ukuthi uyathinta. Izimpawu zokubonisa zombili ngesiTurkey nangesiNgisi.
Vele, ukuvakashela indawo enjalo kuyabiza. Ngememori ngithenge incwadi ekhuluma nge-harem ne-topkapi ngesiNgisi. Ngingakucebisa ukuthi uvakashele iMnyuziyamu eyinkimbinkimbi kubantu abalwazi ngayo ubuciko, kodwa hhayi ezinganeni. Ngeke bathandeke njengamantombazane nabantu beqembu le-Age Edala.
