Umyeni wami nomyeni wakhe babenamaholide oNyaka omude kaNyaka omude, owasilethela umcabango munye kuphela - yini okufanele siyenze ekhaya? Futhi lapho nje sithola amathikithi angabizi ngokuphelele eMalta ngezinsuku ezifanelekile ngathi, asisenandaba nabo. Isiqhingi esincane sihlelekile impela, cishe asikho cishe ulwazi mayelana, kepha sasinezinhlobo eziyisigamu nengxenye ngaphambili kwezimali. Ngakho-ke sanquma ukuhamba.
Sibe nokufika sekwephuzile eMalta - ngo-23: 30, futhi ibhasi lokugcina elivela esikhumulweni sezindiza lingu-15: 00. Ihhotela ngesimiso esisinikele ngokudluliselwa kwama-euro angama-25, kodwa sabala ukuthi ibibiza ngamakhilomitha ayi-10. Ngakho-ke, abazange bale futhi banquma, esimweni lapho esithatha khona itekisi. Sindize ngendiza yase-Airline Ryanair, futhi sasikhipha omagazini lapho sathola khona ukudluliselwa esiya nasesikhumulweni sezindiza. Bekulula kakhulu, ngoba sakwazi ukuthenga ithikithi lokudlulisa ngqo endizeni futhi lalishibhile kakhulu.
Leli hhotela labhukwa kusengaphambili ngokwengeziwe. Kuyisizotha, kepha itholakala ngokuphelele ngohambo oluzungeze isiqhingi. Konke kuseduze - amabhasi okuma kanye nomusi eValletta. Yebo, ukubukeka okunjalo kusuka kuvulandi, okungathethelelwa konke ukushiyeka kwaleli hhotela. Kubonwe eBaselica kaMama weKarmeli kaNkulunkulu, okuyiphawu le-Malta, elicishe libe njengesandla ngqo kusuka kuvulandi yethu.
Ekuseni, lapho nje sesidla isidlo sasekuseni, ngokushesha baphuthuma bahlangane neValletta. Kuhle ukuthi i-Berth yayiseduze, yathenga amathikithi futhi yahlala esikebheni. Kusuka esikebheni, uFort Manoel wayebonakala, owayesebenza kulo mdlalo wezihlalo zobukhosi. Yebo, sinenhlanhla enkulu ngesimo sezulu - isibhakabhaka siluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, ulwandle, ilanga elikhanyayo! Muhle. IValletta iyidolobhana lenqaba, linamandla odonga elibekwe eGolden Limestone, imibhoshongo yokuqapha, izisekelo zamatshe, ama-moat avikela nokunye. Imigwaqo emincane yedolobha igcwele komunye nomunye, futhi nanoma yimuphi kubo cishe njalo yabona ulwandle. Futhi siqaphele amakhona okuhlobisa amabhilidi amaningi avela kwaSaints Scopptures. Futhi yini ama-ballonies ayinkimbinkimbi nemihlobiso yoNyaka oMusha yonke indawo! Ngakho-ke leli dolobha kusihlwa liphenduka nje libe yinhle, ngendlela i-Valletta iyinhloko-dolobha encane kunazo zonke eYurophu.
ICathedral yaseSanta John, okuyithempeli eliyinhloko lokuhleleka kwezibhedlela. Ngaphandle impela kunesizotha kakhulu, kepha ngaphakathi kokunethezeka ngokumangazayo. Lapho uya lapho, ubukhazikhazi be-Baroque Era bumane buwele ngandlela thile kuwe - i-curl ngayinye icatshangwe lapha futhi itholakala kuleyo ndawo lapho udinga khona kuleyo ndawo lapho udinga khona. Isitezi semabula kanokusho esine-mosaic enhle, amatshe ethuna wemabula kanye ne-knight yomyalo waseMalta angcwatshwa ngaphansi kwawo ngakunye. Esitofini empeleni ijazi lezingalo kanye nencazelo yempilo yakhe nemiklomelo yalo, futhi ngenxa yalokho amathuna angama-380 ama-knights. Ngesonto lesonto kunesonto eli-8 elihlotshiswe ngokucebile, ngoba empilweni yansuku zonke yokuhleleka kwezibhedlela kwakukhona izilimi eziyi-8.
Emva kwalokho, sasihamba kancane sazungeza idolobha futhi saya esiteshini sebhasi siye eMdin. Kuncane, kuthokomele, kwegolide ngemigwaqo emincane egobile, phakathi kwezibani ezingezinhlamvu ezinezindonga eziphuzi kunesibhakabhaka esiluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, ungabona iminyango esindayo ngezibambo ezinhle, ofuna ukubamba ngazo. Le dolobha yasendulo Malta igcwalisiwe iminyaka engaphezu kwengu-4,000, futhi isesiqongweni sentaba ephakeme cishe maphakathi nesiqhingi. Ukusuka ogwini, ibanga eya eMdina ngamakhilomitha ngandlela thile, ngakho kwakhiwa ngendlela yokuthi ungakhipha noma ngubani ngokuhlaselwa okungazelelwe okuvela olwandle.
Kuzo zonke izinhlangothi, idolobha lizungezwe odongeni olungenakunqotshwa, amasango amakhulu angenye yezinto ezikhangayo zedolobha. By the way, nabo bakhanyisa kumdlalo wezihlalo zobukhosi. UMalta ngokwazo wabheka uMdina idolobha elithule, ngoba liyindawo yabahamba ngezinyawo. Kuthule kakhulu lapha, futhi sahamba ngenjabulo azungeze imigwaqo emincane, savakashela amapulatifomu okubuka kwesikwele sokuma kanye nokudla okulula, futhi futhi saphuza ikhofi kwelinye lamakhekhe.
Ngemuva kweMdina, saya esaphulukweni, sahamba phezu kwaso, sathenga amaswidi sabe sesiya esitobhini sebhasi esiseduzane ukufika e-dingley futhi sibone lapho ngokushona kwelanga. Kodwa-ke, ibhasi lehluleka kithi, ngoba wayesephuze cishe ihora, futhi asizange sisazibalekile, noma ngabe bazama kangakanani, kodwa ilanga selivele lifihlwe. Ngakho-ke sasingenaso isikhathi sokuhlangabezana nokushona kwelanga. Amawashi kaDingle acishe anamawa agingqika anokuphakama okungama-250 m, futhi okuphezulu kwawo kuvulwa imibono emangalisa ngempela. Le yindawo enhle yokuhamba lapha noma vele uhlale ebhentshini. Bese kuba nokubuyela ehhotela lethu.
Ngosuku lwesibili, saqala sahlala phansi esikebheni futhi saya eValletta, ekugcineni saba nesikhathi sokubuka i-shot yesibhamu esigangeni eBarack Gardens. Ngena ngemvume lapho, ngendlela, yayikhululekile futhi kulokhu sakwazile ukuShit. Kodwa-ke, kuzwakala okukodwa kuzwakala, kepha bahlala bekhokhisa izibhamu ezimbili uma kwenzeka, kahle, awusoze wazi ukuthi yikuphi okwenzekayo.
Ngokulandelayo, sahlala ebhasini saya edolobheni laseMarsaiskala. Kuncane kakhulu futhi kuthulile, kutholakala ogwini lwe-bay emncane nelokude, yonke ingqalasizinda yayo itholakala kahle eduze kwe-promenade. Idolobhana elibanzi alizange likukhumbule ngempela, ngoba umgomo wethu kwakuwukugeza ngosawoti, futhi ngokushesha sahamba eceleni kwaso leso sikhathi. Sathola abashayeli bamaholide basemaholide, kodwa asizange sibona ukubhukuda.
Ngemuva kwemizuzu engama-20, safika endaweni yaseCape, lapho kutholakala khona iqembu lokuqala lamabhathi kasawoti. Isifiso sethu kwakuwukulungile konke ukulahlekelwa nokubhukuda, ngoba kwakushisa kakhulu. Amabhati anosawoti angamampunge anjalo angenayo emadwaleni asogwini, futhi amanzi olwandle afika lapho ngesikhathi sesiphepho. Ngemuva kwalokho, lapho ephuma elangeni, usawoti uhlala ekujuleni. Okufanayo okufana nesiqhingi saseThassos eGreece, kepha kukhona okugeza kusuka emhlophe emhlophe, nakulapha kuphuzi lwegolide. Kodwa sahamba sabukeka njengezinyawo ezingenalutho ziqonde emadwaleni abushelelezi amnyama - lalipholile kakhulu! Sibuyele esitobhini sebhasi sicaphuna. Ngemuva kwemizuzu engama-20, sase sivele siseMasachlock.
Bahamba kancane eceleni komfazi futhi umfelokazi bathandana nezikebhe ezigqamile ezipendiwe ngamanani aphezulu - lo mkhiqizo we-maltese. Zifana ne-gondolas yaseVenetian. Futhi lapha zivame ukusetshenziswa njengetekisi lesingeniso. Ngemuva kwalokho bahlwitha futhi badlula emzimbeni, badlula phakathi nendawo babuyela emuva eValletta. Wayemangalisa ngokumangazayo kusihlwa - abantu abaningi babehamba ngomgwaqo ophakathi nendawo, bakhanyisa izibani futhi badlale umculo.
Ekuseni sasukuma, sizwa ukuthi lolu suku lwethu lokugcina eMalta. Okokuqala, sanquma ukuba nesidlo sasekuseni kwenye indawo ngombono omuhle esiwulawule empeleni. Ngemuva kwalokho saya esikhungweni sezitolo siyothenga ushizi wendawo, kahle, futhi isendleleni yagxumela ebhulohweni lothando. Ngokuvamile, ngakho-ke usuku noma kunalokho, sahamba sazungeza idolobha, bese sivele sibuyele esikhumulweni sezindiza.
Njengoba singazange sithenge ithikithi le-shuttle yokubuyisa, khona-ke ibanga elingamakhilomitha ayi-10 ngenkathi emi ebhasini lempi licishe libe yihora lonke. Wafika kuzo zonke izitobha nazo zonke izindawo ezingenzeka. Esikhumulweni sezindiza, isikhathi sasihamba kahle ngokusuka kwethu - saphuza iwayini lendawo ekhefini laqhubeka nendiza. Ngakho-ke isiqhingi esincane esisele emphefumlweni wethu isifiso esikhulu sokubuyela lapha emuva. Mhlawumbe ngolunye usuku sizokwazi ukukusebenzisa.