Usapho lwam beluzinze kwisidlo sangokuhlwa kwiXesha leXesha leSine - besijonge emanzini, sibukele izikhephe ezihamba ngephenyane zidlula, kunye nokusela i-champagne ukubhiyozela ubusuku bethu bokuqala eSeattle. Ukufika kokutya, umncedisi wabeka isitya esihle sepasta eneentsimbi phambi komtshana wam oneminyaka emi-2 ubudala. Udadewethu wakhawuleza wayibamba, wayisusa ngaphandle koloyiko lokuba angayiqhekeza. Emva koko, waqonda ukuba yayingeyodongwe konke konke, yayiyiplastiki.

Ngelixa umphezulu amaXesha amaNne eminyaka ingangabonakali njengeyona ndawo ifanelekileyo yabantwana, njengaso sonke isixeko, yamkela iintsapho ngezandla ezivulekileyo.

U-Seattle uhleli ecaleni kwesandi se-Puget, umxube we-urban hustle kunye ne-quaint, indawo ezolileyo zonke zibekwe kumhlaba weenduli ujonge amanzi angezantsi. Isixeko saba namava Ukunyuka kwenani labemi ukusukela ngokukhawuleza kwegolide Ngasekupheleni kweminyaka ye-1890, eyathi yakhuthaza uphuhliso olusabalulekileyo esixekweni namhlanje, njengePike Place Market.

Kwaye ngelixa isixeko singaziwa ngeenqwelomoya (likhaya laseBoeing), iiwayini, kunye nekofu (i-Starbucks isuka apha, emva kwayo yonke loo nto), ikwayinto entle kakhulu yosapho kwaye iphuma kwindlela yayo yokwamkela abantwana phantse kuyo yonke indawo.

Zininzi izinto zesixeko ezigqibeleleyo kubantwana nakubantu abadala ngokufanayo-nazi iintandokazi zethu:

IMyuziyam yeNdiza

I-Boeing yaqala ukwenza iinqwelomoya kwindawo encinci ebomvu ebomvu ngo-1916. Namhlanje, ungandwendwela loo bhala (isusiwe kwindawo yayo) njengenxalenye IMyuziyam yeNdiza .

Sityelele lemyuziyam ethe saa kumazantsi esixeko kwaye sazifumana simangalisiwe zi-aircrafts ze-175 kunye ne-spacecrafts ebonisiweyo, uninzi lwayo onokuhamba ngayo. Umtshana wam, okwinqwelomoya ngokwakhe, wamangaliswa kwizingqengqelo ngaphakathi kwe-Air Force One (le nqwelo-moya yahlala kwizithuthi zika-Mongameli de kwangunyaka ka-1996) kwaye yadlala nolawulo ngaphakathi kwindlu yenqwelo moya yenqwelomoya. Emva kwexesha, wenza ngathi usijonga ngenqwelomoya kwenye yeendawo zokudlala zabantwana ezazisetwe njengekhhawuntara yetikiti (egcwaliswe yimpahla yemithwalo) kunye nomgca wokhuseleko. Siceba ukuchitha iyure kwiziko lolondolozo lwembali, kwaye saphela sele sikho phantse isithathu.

Kwaye njengoko sasikhwela inqwelo-moya sigoduka siye eNew York kwiintsuku ezimbalwa kamva, wabamba itoyitoyi yeBoeing 747 esiyifumene kumyuziyam, isikhumbuzo sembali yasemoyeni kaSeattle.

Indawo yentengiso yePike

Akukho tyelelo eSeattle lugqityiweyo ngaphandle kokuma Indawo yentengiso yePike . Imakethi yezithonjana ilikhaya elingaphezulu kwama-200 amashishini amancinci afakwe kwindawo eneembali ezisithoba. Ukutyelela kwiPark Place Market kukuhlaselwa kweemvakalelo zakho ngendlela efanelekileyo, kunye neyona ndawo ifanelekileyo yabantwana ukuba bathathe ukutya okutsha.

Intengiso yaqala ngo-1907 emva kokuba ixabiso le-anyanisi liphumile kulawulo (amafama ayedla ngokuthengisa izinto zawo kubathengisi abathe bazithengisa kwakhona, ngokufuthi ngaphandle kwenzuzo enkulu kubalimi). Xa imarike yayiqala ukuvulwa, umfama wokuqala wathengisa imveliso ngaphandle kwemizuzu kwaye kwiveki ephelileyo kwaqokelelwa iinqwelo ezingama-70 ukuthengisa iimpahla zazo.

Namhlanje, ungabona iintlanzi ziphoswa emoyeni, zingcamla iibhisikidi ezineeshizi, kwaye uzonwabise nge-mac netshizi zika-Beecher. Ukufikelela kwangoko kwiVIP yoKhenketho lokutya Ukusuka kuSavor Seattle udibanisa imbali kunye nokulunywa kwesalmon kunye nesinamon iti yeorenji evela Intengiso yeSpice (eyaqala ukuvulwa ngo-1911) kunye nesifundo sokuphosa iintlanzi.

Sabelane ngezi zinto zincinci kunye nomtshana wam, simjongile ethatha kancinci kancinci kwimaple-bacon mini-donut, umxholo kunye neswekile ekhawulezileyo.

Inaliti yendawo

Kuvulwe ngo-1962 ngenxa yelizwe elineminyaka eli-5 ubudala elinobulungisa kwaye limi kwii-605 iinyawo, i Inaliti yendawo imele enye yezona ndawo zibaluleke kakhulu nezaziwayo kwindawo yase Seattle. Malunga nabantu abazizigidi ezi-1.3 batyelela unyaka nonyaka, bethatha imizuzwana engama-43 ukuya kumgangatho wokujonga kwaye bajonge ezantsi kwiiglasi ezinkulu ezityibilikisiweyo kunye nomgangatho weglasi ojikelezayo esixekweni esingezantsi.

Umtshana wam wayengakholelwa kwithamsanqa lakhe xa wayemi kwibhentshi yeglasi kwaye ebeka izandla zakhe kwiifestile ezinekona - ebonakala exhoma ngaphaya kwesibhakabhaka. Ubewuthanda kakhulu umgangatho weglasi ojikelezayo kakhulu, kuye kwafuneka simkhuphe kuwo xa ilixesha lokuba sihambe.

Monorail

Xa ukhwela i Monorail , ukhawuleze wabethwa yimifanekiso yeefestile- zikhulu kakhulu baziva ngathi uphandle. Kwaye njengoko usondeza esixekweni usuka edolophini eSeattle uye kwiSale Space, unokucinga ngekamva leemoto ezibhabhayo kunye nokuhamba ngesantya esiphezulu. Emva kwayo yonke loo nto, umbono ngekamva yayingumoya osemva kweMonorail xa yayakhelwe ukulunga kwe-1962.

Iifestile ezinkulu kunye nembono enqabileyo evela phezulu (ungakhankanyi ukuba ihamba njani xa ujikeleza ikhoneni kwi-Needle Space) yenza ukuba i-adventure ekhawulezayo, kwaye engabizi, kubantwana babo bonke ubudala.