Njengabahambi abaninzi, bendikulungele ukubaleka, nokuba a Uhambo lwendlela ukuya kwindawo ekuyiwa kuyo kwiiyure nje ezimbalwa. INgcwele uBarbara , iAmerican Riviera, yayibonakala ifanelekile ngenxa yokuba yonke eminye imilambo yayingenamida. Eli candelo lonxweme laseCalifornia libizwa ngokufanelekileyo- kunye neeyure ezimbini ukusuka eLos Angeles.

Umyeni wam kunye nam samangaliswa kukugcwala kwetrafikhi uninzi lwendlela, nditsho nenxalenye entle yohambo ku-LA oyikisayo u-405 Freeway. Inkungu yakusasa yaphakama kwaye ngokunjalo neemvakalelo zethu njengoko sasijonge phambili kwikhefu lethu - kude kakhulu ngokwaneleyo ukuba singabizi ndawo yokuhlala. IPacific yavela apha endleleni, iluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka kwaye icacile, kwaye sazivuyisana nathi ngokuphuma kwethu - ngononophelo nangokuqonda - sihleli kakuhle nendawo esiya kuyo kunye nehotele esiyikhethileyo.

Inkqubo ye- UBelmond El Encanto isethwe kwiinduli ngaphezulu konxweme lwaseSanta Barbara, phakathi kwemithi enamagqabi e-eucalyptus kwindawo yokuhlala. Saqhuba izitrato ezinamajikojiko, sidlula izindlu kunye nabakhweli beebhayisekile abambalwa, sisazi ukuba besizakuba nzima ukufumana ihotele kwiintsuku ezingaphambi kweGPS. Ngapha koko, ukungena okuhle kodwa okungazukisiyo kungadlulela ngaphambili kwenye yezona ndlu zintle zaseSanta Barbara, ezakhelwe umhlaba ngokugqibeleleyo.

Imoto yethu sayinika umfana onesimilo, ozigqume ubuso owathi uza kusiphatha kakuhle xa siphethe. Sasihamba ezindleleni ezibomvu ngezitena sidlula kwii bungalows, nganye nganye yahlukile, ingqongwe yingca nengca eneentyatyambo. Igumbi lethu, elinye leeBungalows zesitayile soMsebenzi, yayinegumbi lokuhlambela elikhulu elinebhafu eyahlukileyo kunye negumbi lokuhlambela elinendawo yokulala, ibhedi enobukhulu benkosi, idesika, indawo yokuhlala ebanzi, nepatio yabucala engaphandle. Siqaphele ezinye izakhiwo, isitayile saseCalifornia seGcisa, sineeveranda ezibanzi kunye neephandle zangaphandle.

Kutyelelo lwaseSanta Barbara, siye sahlala kwiihotele ezikufutshane nolwandle kunye nedolophu Indawo yeFunk zokutyela, ukungcamla iwayini, kunye nokuthenga. Ngeli xesha, sixabise indawo esecaleni yehotele, indawo yokuhlala eyahlukileyo, kunye neendawo zangaphandle zabucala. Indawo yokutyela ebanzi yenza ukuba ukuhanjiswa kwentlalo kube lula kwaye kube yinto yendalo, ejonge ngaphezulu kwemithi kunye nolwandle njengemva. Idama lokuhlaziya elingenasiphelo linike umbono ofanayo kunye nendawo eninzi.

Ngokuhambelana nesicwangciso sethu sokuphumla kunye nokubaleka okukhuselekileyo, ihotele yalungiselela ukutshona kwelanga ngasese ngomkhumbi USanta Barbara Ukuhamba ngenqanawa kunye nesidlo sangokuhlwa esinebhodi. Umphathi wethu wabonisa amanye amanqaku anomdla ngaselunxwemeni, kubandakanya indawo yokuhlala iihektare ezingama-23 kunye nendawo yokuhlala ye-heiress yobhedu kunye negcisa uHuguette Clark. Igama elibizwa ngokuba nguBellosguardo, indlu yokuhlala ihleli ingenamntu amashumi amathandathu eminyaka, ngo-1933 i-Cadillac abagibeli abasixhenxe behleli egaraji. Ndenze izicwangciso zokufunda le ncwadi ' Iindawo ezingenanto Oko kuchaza ubomi bakhe obuyimfihlakalo.