Ngemuva kokufika e-Ottawa, kanye nokuhamba nehhotela, eduzane nendawo enkabeni yedolobha, eduze kwesiteshi uRoudo kanye negquma lePhalamende, asizange sizifihle, saya ekuhlolweni, okukhangayo.
Kwakumangaza kakhulu ukubona izakhiwo ze-gothic enhlokodolobha yanamuhla.
Le ndlela kungenzeka ukuthi ithambekele kanjani isakhiwo sePhalamende futhi eduze kwaso, izikhungo. Empeleni, eduze kwePhalamende, kunendawo encane enezitsha eziluhlaza, lapho abantu basekhaya bavame ukusetshenziswa. Esigcawini akukho ndawo embalwa ethokozisayo - ilangabi eliphakade livutha emanzini njengophawu lobumbano lwezinto ezimbili.
Ngendlela ngesiteshi seRago Rid. Ebusika, lapho amanzi akuqala edlula khona futhi ingaphezulu lithathwa yi-ice crust eqinile, isiteshi siphenduka i-roller engu-8-kilometer lapho abanikazi be-ice skates ekuseni nangaphambi kokudla isikhathi sabo samahhala.
Indawo elandelayo lapho saya khona kwakuyi-National Photo Gallery, lapho umbukiso weVincent van Gogh ubengumbukiso. Hhayi imisebenzi yomculi odumile kuphela owaba yinto esemqoka yelukuluku lethu. Vele wabheka i-chapel ngaphakathi kugalari. Ngicabanga ukuthi lapha kuphawula kuyangikhathaza.
Yini engase ishiwo ngabakhileyo enhlokodolobha? Lesi yisimo esimangalisa! Okokuqala, bayahlekisa futhi bajabule kakhulu, bakulungele ukusiza nganoma yisiphi isikhathi. Futhi laba bangabantu abathanda imvelo. E-Ottawa, kunezindawo ezimbalwa zokupaka, zihamba lapho sihlangane khona nabantu abasha, isikhathi eside esichithwe. Omunye ugibela ama-roller, abanye bakhetha imisebenzi evuselelekile: izincwadi zokufunda noma ukulalela umculo. Nowesithathu futhi nhlobo bakhetha ukuhlala yedwa ngokwabo.
Ngokuvamile, ukuphumula e-Ottawa kushiya izinkumbulo ezifudumele kuphela. Lapha, ubukhulu bezakhiwo ezindala kanye nokuvela kwezakhiwo ezintsha kuhlangene kahle. Le ndawo, ukuphumula okuzojabulisa ngisho nabahambi abaphanga kakhulu. Ukugibela enhlokodolobha yaseCanada kumnandi ngokufanayo ehlobo nasebusika.