E-Yekaterinburg, ngaqala ukuvakashela u-2012, lapho, kanye nomyeni wami, uMuntu omusha wagujwa kwabathandekayo bethu. Naphezu kweqiniso lokuthi idolobha lingamakhilomitha angama-700 ukusuka ku-Tobolsk yami yendabuko, ngeshwa kwakungekho isigameko esikahle sokuza enhlokodolobha ebabazekayo ye-Urals futhi ubone izindawo zayo ezithakazelisa kakhulu. Abangani bethu bahlala kude kakhulu enkabeni yedolobha, endaweni yase-Ekaterinburg Airport, kodwa e-minibus ekuseni kakhulu sagcina ngaphandle kwamathrafikhi afike enkabeni yedolobha afike edolobheni laseKamaya e-Ietskaya Embankment.
Okokuqala, sivuke saya endaweni yesikhulumi sokubuka kwe-BC vysotsky, sinikeza umbono omuhle kakhulu womakhelwane wedolobha, embonini, ithempeli egazini nakwezinye izakhiwo ezinhle. Izindleko zokufaka ipulatifomu yokubuka zingama-ruble angama-50 kuphela, kanti phezulu kungafinyelelwa kusetshenziswa i-lifti elinethezekile, elima esitezi se-32, futhi ukusuka lapho kunezinyathelo ezimbalwa eziphezulu ezitebhisini.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, sasihamba ngezinyawo, kepha abangane bathi e-Yekaterinburg, kwakudingeka ukuba zifike ehlobo, ngoba lapha ungagibela ngisho ne-yacht encane emfuleni futhi wenze izithombe eziningi ezikhanyayo nehlobo.
Sivakashele edolobheni elihle leqhwa, sakhiwe enkabeni yedolobha eliseduze kwe-Ural Arbat edumile, lapho kunemifanekiso eminingi namakhofi athokomele. E-Arbat, ungabona isithombe esibaziweyo esivela encwadini ka-Ilf noPetrov "Ithole Eligolide", amabhere amabili amahle alethwe emkhakheni we-marse eParis, neminye imibukiso.
Akunakulibaleka kimi kwahlala khona uhambo oluya esikhungweni sokuthenga esiluhlaza, lapho ungalahleka khona, ngoba inani leminyango yokuhweba, amathofi nezitolo zokudla lapha akulungile nje.
Ngemuva kokuhamba maphakathi ne-yekaterinburg, mina nabangane bami saya eGanin Yam, ngoba le yindawo edumile lapho kwahluzwa khona umndeni waseRoyal of Romanovs kwathi lapho kwakhiwa khona amasonto amaningana ekukhumbuleni ilungu ngalinye elibulawa ngumndeni UMbusi waseRussia. Kulungile lapha ehlobo nasebusika, kodwa ehlobo ungangena emthonjeni ongcwele, nasebusika kuphela ukuthola amanzi kuwo.