Ngaphaya kweefestile zemoto yokutyela egungxuzelayo, kwehla ubumnyama. Ubunzima bemvula kunye nesantya sethu bekonyuka ngendlela efanayo-iimeko ezifanelekileyo zeyure ye-cocktail kuloliwe ophambili. Ndiphethe i-Irish gin kunye ne-tonic esandleni sam, ndibukele umphathi we IBelmond Omkhulu uHibernian beka umgca wezibane ezincinane zombane kwitafile ende. Njengombhali wenani leencwadi malunga noololiwe, bendinethemba lolu hlobo nje lokunqanqatheka kwimbali kaloliwe xa & I apos; d ndibeke olu hambo kuhambo lwam lokwenza uluhlu. Izibane zeetafile kwiimoto zokutyela, zihlala zifakwe ngombala opinki, zazizimpawu ze oololiwe ubunewunewu Ekupheleni kweminyaka yoo-1800 neyee-1900, ngakumbi ezo zeenkampani zeWagons-Lits, ezazilele- kuqukwa neeZiko ezohlukeneyo zaseMpuma- zazithwala abahambi abanesitayile kulo lonke elaseYurophu de kwangowee-1970.
Iinqwelo zeeWagons-Lits zaziphakathi kobusuku luhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, njengoko zinjalo KwiGrand Hibernian, kodwa ngezinye iindlela lo mnikelo mtsha uvela kumqhubi wesitimela esiphezulu iBelmond iyazibetha. Izinto zangaphakathi zenqwelomoya azimodelwanga koololiwe bangaphambili kodwa kwizinto ezingahambi kakuhle: izindlu zaseGeorgia zaseDublin. Yiyo loo nto, ukuxhonywa kwamaplanga kumagumbi okulala, izinto ezixhonyiweyo kwimoto yokujonga, kunye neyona nto ibalulekileyo kwimoto enye yokutya.
Umphathi kaloliwe walayita izibane. 'Sisoloko sinezibane kubusuku bokugqibela, utshilo. Oku kuya kuba ngorhatya lokugqibela lwesithandathu kwabo bakhenketha i-Grand Tour yase-Ireland; kum, yayiyeyokugqibela kwezimbini, kuba ndandikwindlela emfutshane yeTaste yeIreland. Ndikhwele ngentsasa yangoMgqibelo ndaza ndatya isidlo sasemini xa sisiya emantla sisuka eDublin, uloliwe ebaleka ngaphezulu kwamanzi aluhlaza eMalahide Estuary phantsi kwemvula enenkungu yaseIreland. Ndihleli ndajongana nenene lase-Austrian elinentyatyambo kumngxunya waso wamaqhosha, elalichaza ukuba 'lizibonile zonke iinkonzo zeBelmond' kwaye lihambile nakwinkampani ephambili IVenice Simplon-Orient-Express, Amaxesha angama-68. 'Yeyona ndlela ilula kakhulu ukusuka e-Innsbruck uye eParis, utshilo. I-VSOE, ngendlela, ayizukubhidaniswa ne-Orient Express ethandwayo sisizukulwana sika-Agatha Christie & apos; Okwangoku ayisebenzi, nangona intshayelelo yefilimu entsha Ukubulala kwi-Express Express, ukuphuma kule nyanga noKenneth Branagh obekade engumboniso, bubungqina kuloliwe kunye nesibheno esihlala sikhona.
Njengokuba kwakusiwa i-dessert (ikhekhe leGuinness- kunye netshokholethi kunye ne-blackberry sorbet), saqengqa uLwandle lwaseIreland kunye neelwandle zaseBalbriggan naseGormanston. Ngexesha lokuwela i-viaduct ngaphaya komlambo i-Boyne, ndandihleli edesikeni kwigumbi lam, ndicinga ukuba ndingomnye wabaphethe izithuthi zikaloliwe-uFerdinand Foch, umphathi we-Allies, mhlawumbi-owayejikeleza i-Western Front e Iimoto zokutyela eziLoliwe eziGuquliweyo eziguqulweyo ngexesha leMfazwe Yehlabathi yokuqala.
Ndicinge ukulala phantsi ebhedini: hayi iplani efana neplanga yeemoto ezininzi zokulala, kodwa ikhephu elihamba nelinen emhlophe ecinezelweyo, eneentloni ezininzi zemiqamelo. Ngokungafaniyo neeWagons-Lits ezindala, apho kwakusetyenziswa igumbi lokuhlambela nakwezona loliwe zintle, ikhabhathi yam yayinee suite zayo, ishawari inxibe iithayile ezimhlophe ezinemiphetho ebiyelweyo, njengaleyo iseParis Métro.
Kwiikhilomitha ezingama-40 kamva, sawela umda saya eMantla eIreland, apho sayeka khona ukutyelela imyuziyam yaseTitanic Belfast, emi kwizibuko apho inqanawa yayakhiwe yinkampani yaseHarland & Wolff. Umboniso ugcinwe kwisakhiwo seglasi kunye ne-aluminium esecaleni eyilelwe ukuba ifane nenkwenkwezi enezinto ezine xa ujonge phezulu. Iiprongs kufanelekile ukuba zicebise ngaphambili Ititanic kwaye zinobude obulinganayo. 'Abantu abaninzi bacinga ukuba ii-apos zenzelwe ukuba ngumkhenkce,' umqhubi womqeqeshi wazityand 'igila.
Ijig yaseIreland ekhwele uqeqesho lweBelmond Grand Hibernian Umncedisi wenza ijig kwimoto yokujonga uloliwe. | Ityala: UKenneth O'Halloran
Siboniswe kwigumbi lokusebenzela labucala lokwamkela iwayini kunye nee-canapés, endizityayo kunokuba ndonwabise ngelixa ndijonge phantsi Ititanic isiliphu, apho umgca wenqanawa ubonakala khona, ujikelezwe zizithambiso zamaphenyane okuphila. Emva kwexesha, ndazulazula kulo mboniso ndiphinda ndibuhlungu, eyayinzulu ngenxa yokuba, sisivumelwano esikhethekileyo, thina maHiberni sasinendawo yethu. Eyona nto yayibuhlungu yayingumgangatho olayite kancinci ozinikele kwimifanekiso yenqanawa kunye nokuzika, kubandakanya ukungahambi kakuhle kwenqanawa kunye nomzimba wayo ojikeleze ulwandle, njengedada elityayo phantsi kwamanzi.
Inkqubo ye- Omkhulu uHibernian Lelizwe & apos; uloliwe wokuqala wokulala wobunewunewu, nangona isiqithi saseIreland sincinci kakhulu kubantu abalele- baya kuwa emaphethelweni ngaphambi kwentsasa. Ke emva kokuya emazantsi, e-Eire kwakhona, salala sidumbile kwisikhululo saseDundalk esihle. Ukunyuka eqongeni, ndafumanisa imyuziyam encinci kwigumbi lokulinda langaphambili, ucango luvulekile ngokumema. Kwakukho ifoto: Isikhululo saseDundalk, nge-6 kaSeptemba 1957. Sasingakhange sihluke kwisikhululo saseDundalk namhlanje.
Isidlo sangokuhlwa, esasisaziwa ngokubanzi, saqala nge-grouse yaseIreland nge-cauliflower purée kunye ne-hazelnut sauce. Ifilimu yeAtlantic turbot ilandelwe. Emva koko, bekukho umculo wesiko laseIreland kwimoto yokujonga. Ndibathandile abadlali & apos; Imikhwazo emikhulu ka-'D encinci! ' okanye 'Utshintsho oluphambili!' Kwakungathi ndikwindawo yokushicilela emaphandleni eIreland, kudala emva kwexesha lokuvala.
Imfihlo yam enetyala lokuba ngummeli woololiwe basebusuku kukuba ndihlala ndibabona belele ngegama kuphela. Ndidla ngokulala ndiphaphile, ndizama ukulungelelanisa ukuhamba okuxakekileyo koololiwe: izinto eziphazamisayo zokuhamba kancinci, ixesha elide elixhomisa amehlo. Ukuchitha ubusuku bufakwe kwisikhululo saseDundalk, ndafumanisa ukuba isisombululo kukuhlala ndimile kodwa ndithathe indawo kaloliwe ngesandi - esibanjiweyo kancinci - sikaloliwe odlulayo ngamanye amaxesha. Ndilele ngokunjalo kwi Omkhulu uHibernian njengasehotele elungileyo .
I-Grand Hibernian yoLoliwe oLala kwiCabin Igumbi lokulala elikhwele kwiBelmond Grand Hibernian, ethatha uyilo oluphefumlelweyo kwizindlu zaseGeorgia zaseDublin. | Ityala: Ngokunyanisekileyo kweBelmond
Ngentsasa elandelayo, ndatya isidlo sakusasa njengoko sasiqengqeleka kwakhona sidlula elunxwemeni eGormanston naseBalbriggan, ngoku ekhanyiswe lilanga kodwa isala iyintlango. Sibuyele eDublin saqala ukubheka emazantsi, sihamba ikhulu leemayile ze-Emerald Isle, i-40 yayo eluhlaza yodumo kwimiboniso epheleleyo-umvuzo wayo yonke loo mvula. Imoto yokujonga ngoku yayiyigumbi lokuzoba elitofotofo, nabantu befunda amaphepha, besela ikofu, bethetha ngokungakhathali, nangeCawa. Sasondela kwidolophu entle yaseWaterford kunxweme olusemazantsi, sibaleka ecaleni komlambo iSuir, onamanzi amnyama aluhlaza ohambelana ncam nombala kaloliwe wethu. Sikhwele umqeqeshi osithabathe kwihlathi elishinyeneyo saya eCurraghmore House, ikhaya elibethwe kancinane kodwa elihle ngokungaqhelekanga iMarquess yethoba yaseWaterford. Usapho lwakhe luhlale apha kule minyaka ingama-847 idlulileyo. Owayesakuba ngumngcamli ukuya kumtshato wesibhozo wenza olona tyelelo luphambili lwendlu endakha ndaya kuyo. Ukuba & ampos; d ndithwele isambrela, nangona kunjalo sodden, ndiqinisekile ukuba ngendingayixhoma kwitonga lendlovu & apos ngaphakathi komnyango wangaphambili, enye yeendebe zokuzingela endizibonileyo ndakujikeleza umhlaba. Emva kokufumana ubushushu njengoko isikhokelo sethu sichaza isizathu sokuqhekeka phakathi kwizinyuko (irakish marquess yesithathu yayikhwele ihashe), ndahlala ecaleni komlilo ogqumayo ndaza ndajonga ngefestile kwiihektare ezingama-2 500 zegadi ezisesikweni.
Siphinde sakhwela umqeqeshi kukhenketho olukhokelwayo kumzi-mveliso apho iWaterford Crystal yenziwa khona. Kuba abo bakhweli banomdla ngakumbi kwinto eyayiyi phakathi iglasi, ulwamkelo kwivenkile yefektri lulandelwe- kwaye okukhona sisela i-champagne, kokukhona kuthengiswa iWaterford Crystal.
Ngolo rhatya, bekukho umculo odlalayo emotweni yokujonga, kwaye omnye wabalungiseleli wadanisa ijig, efumana ihlombe elihlokondiba labakhweli abathi kwezinye iimeko babeyiglasi enye ye champagne kude nokuzibandakanya nabo. Ngoku sasizinzile eBagenalstown , Carlow. NjengaseDundalk, isikhululo sasiqhelekile kangangokuba ndandingothuki ukuba uloliwe omphunga wayekhukhumele edlulileyo ebusuku.
Njengoko sasisiya kwiitheminali ngentsasa elandelayo, uninzi lwabakhweli lwalukwinqwelo-mafutha yokujonga. Irhafu kubasebenzisi be Omkhulu uHibernian ukuba imeko yayiyenye yokudangala. 'Oh hayi!' kwatsho ibhinqa, njengoko iqonga lalityibilika ecaleni kwethu. 'IDublin!'