- Kuphi ukufumana: iKapa, i-Waterfront Village
Ukuba isetyenziswe kwisixeko, ungatsho ukuba unentliziyo, ngoko intliziyo yeKapa iyisango lakhe elidala, i-Waterfront. Umhlobiso oyintloko wendawo yechweba iminyaka emininzi yiVictoria kunye no-Alfred, ukutyelela indawo yokutyelela.
Imbali yePort Port
Iinqanawa zokuqala zaqala ukuguqula ulwandle lwaseMzantsi Afrika phakathi kwekhulu le-17, xa i-East India Inkampani yaseYurophu eyayimelwe nguJan van Riebeeck yasungula isixeko kunye nesango laseKapstad (iKapa elizayo kwiCape Peninsula). Kwiminyaka amabini ezayo i-harbor ayizange yakhiwe kwakhona, kodwa xa ephakathi kwekhulu le-19 isiphepho esinobundlobongela sabhubhisa malunga neenqwelo ezingama-30, igosa lika-Cape George, uGrey Grey kunye noRhulumente waseBrithani banquma ukwakha ichweba elitsha.
Ukwakhiwa kwechweba eKapa laqalwa ngowe-1860. Ilitye lokuqala ekwakhiweni labekwe ngunyana wesibini wase-British Queen waseVrithani, u-Alfred-ke ngoko igama lomgwaqo omkhulu wesithili. Njengoko ixesha lihamba, iinqanawa zeempahla zaza zatshintsha iinqwelo zokuhamba, igolide kunye nedayimane efunyenwe ngaphakathi kwilizwekazikazi, kwaye ukuthuthwa kwempahla yolwandle kwakufuneka kakhulu. Kuze kube phakathi kwekhulu lama-20, ichweba laseKapa lisebenza njengesango eMzantsi Afrika.
Nangona kunjalo, ngokuphuhliswa kwezothutho lomoya, ubuninzi beempahla ezithunyelwa lulwandle luyancipha. Abemi babengenako ukufikelela mahhala kwintsimi yesango, akukho mntu wayebandakanyeke ekubuyiseleni izakhiwo zembali nezakhiwo, ichweba elidala lahla kancane kancane.
Ngasekupheleni kweminyaka ye-1980, iinzame ezidibeneyo zamagosa asezidolophini kunye noluntu zikhokelela ekuqaleni ukuvuselelwa ngokugqibeleleyo kwechweba elidala kunye nokufakwa kweziseko ezintsha.
Namhlanje i-Port of Waterfront isebenza njengeziko lononophelo lomzi, kodwa iyaqhubeka yamkela iinqanawa ezincinci kunye nezikebhe zokuloba.
Old Port Waterfront namhlanje
Namhlanje kule ndawo yonxweme, apho kuphela iminyaka engama-30 edlulileyo kwakukho ichweba elidala elingenakulinganiswa, ubomi basezidolophini bubulalayo: kukho iindawo ezininzi zokutya, iivenkile neevenkile, iihotele zehlabathi kunye neehotele ezithengayo. Kukho izitolo ezingaphezu kwe-450 kunye neevenkile zokukhumbula!
Izakhiwo ezintsha ziseduze nezakhiwo zembali, kodwa zonke izakhiwo zise style Victorian. Umculo okhoyo uvezwa kuyo yonke indawo, iindawo ezincinci zenziwa ngeeksiksi. Ukutyelela ezinjengeenkcukacha zokuzonwabisa ezifana nepaki yokuzonwabisa okanye i-Aquarium yamanxweme amabini kunokuthatha usuku lonke. Iinqanawa ezineminyaka eyikhulu ubudala zixutywe kunye ne-embankment, zimema abavakhenkethi ukuba bazifundele izixhobo zesitya sokudala saselwandle.
Nantsi i-pier, apho i-ferry ishiya iRobben Island. Unokuhamba ngeeyure ezimbini ezithandekayo kwi-harbor, kwaye ulandele i-helicopter kwaye wenze uhambo lwenu.
Kwaye emva kwexesha elikufutshane kwidala elidala lizele abantu. Amapolisa ayabonakala engabonakaliyo, ngelixa i-Waterfront ithathwa njengenye yeendawo ezikhuselekileyo zedolophu. Kwinkonzo yabakhenkethi-isikhungo solwazi esinika iimephu kunye nolwazi malunga neziganeko ezizayo, amashishini okutshintshiselana, apho unokutshintsha imali ngezinga elifanelekileyo.
Kwaye abahambi abanamava kunye nezikhumbuzo ezinombono weTable Table bazisa itiye yaseMzantsi Afrika eyaziwayo i-South Rooibos itiye, enokuthengwa kwiivenkile ezininzi ze-Waterfront, ngaphandle kokwesaba ukuqhubela inkohliso.
Ndingafika njani?
Yiya kwi-Waterfront ukusuka naphi na eKapa ukuthutha izithuthi zikawonkewonke , okanye ngokusebenzisa iinkonzo zeteksi zendawo. Ichweba elidala leManzi laseMntla liphakathi kwidolophu, kwikhilomitha ukusuka kwisikhululo sesitimela kwaye ifakwe kwiiholide ezininzi zokuhamba.
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