Ngaphambi kokuya edolobheni elisenyakatho neSri Lanka Japhne, kuyadingeka ukuba nokuqonda okucacile isikhathi eside kakhulu esifundazweni sasenyakatho, inhloko-dolobha yalo lo muzi yawumbozwe yimpi yombango yangempela, futhi Ukuphela kuphela ekugcineni kweshumi kwaleli khulu leminyaka. Okusho ukuthi, ukubhujiswa, ubuphofu, ukuntuleka kwengqalasizinda ethuthukisiwe, kufaka phakathi izivakashi.
Kodwa-ke, leli dolobha likhangelwa yinani elikhulu lamathempeli namahlelo ezikhungo kanye nezinkolo ezintathu: uBuddha, amaHindu kanye neKhristu. Lokhu kugcina kwalethwa ababanqobi bakaCeylon, okwakuqala ekuqaleni amaPutukezi, base bethathelwa indawo amaDashi, okuthi, ngenxa yezizathu ezahlukahlukene, washiya idolobha laseBrithani.
Ungangena edolobheni ngezindlela ezimbili, izindiza noma ngebhasi. Eduze kwedolobha (ama-15 km) uJaphne kuyisikhumulo sezindiza esincane esisingatha izindiza zasendaweni kuphela, ngakho-ke uma useColombo, khona-ke le yinketho enhle kakhulu. Uma le ndlela ingafanele, ibhasi lihlala. Kuyakufanelekela ukulungiswa ngeqiniso lokuthi ngebhasi kuzodingeka ukwenze okungenani ezimbili, noma ngisho nokufakelwa okuthathu, ngoba ibhasi liqondile eJaphne kuphela edolobheni lokususa. Phambilini, izitimela ziye lapha, futhi isiteshi sesitimela sendawo sasingesinye sesakhiwo esihle kunazo zonke somuzi, manje siphenduke amanxiwa ahlala abantu abangenamakhaya. Kepha lesi siteshi sithandwa ngabavakashi, ngale ndlela, bengasho lutho lapha.
Kusuka kokuhehayo kwedolobha engingathanda ukukubona kwakhiwe kabusha ngemuva kwesenzo sokuvutha ngenxa yezempi yezwe lomtapo wolwazi wedolobha, iCity College (isakhiwo esinenhlangano eminingi ekhona), kanye nehleloningi elikhona Ibhola Free khulula. Ngokuvamile, idolobha liyingxube emangalisayo ye-tamil yasekuqaleni kanye nempilo yamakoloni lapha. Sisindisiwe, yize kungenengeka futhi kushaywe ngezinhlamvu eziningi izakhiwo zamakhulu eminyaka ayi-17-19, okuthi, ngangokunokwenzeka, zama ukubuyisela. Kepha ukuheha okuyinhloko kunguDaphne, lezi zisekhona abantu. Umbala, uvuleke futhi unobungane, okwazi ngokumangazayo ukuthi kufanele badlule.
Njengoba sekubhaliwe ngenhla, ingqalasizinda yabavakashi ayikho lapha, amahhotela namahhotela ekuqondeni kwawo okujwayelekile, akukho. Kunenombolo encane kuphela yezivakashi kwikota yamaKristu, lapho bonke abavakashi beyeka khona. Azikho izinkinga ngamakamelo, hhayi abantu abaningi abafuna ukufika lapha.
P.S. Ukwengezwa okuncane. Uma uya kuDaphne ngebhasi, pre-yenza ikhophi yepasipoti. Kuzodingeka ekuhlolweni kwezempi eduze kwedolobha lokususa.