Ngaba kunokwenzeka ukuba uchithe iintsuku ezintathu eParis kwaye ube namava ayo? Lo ngumbuzo endikhe ndawudlala kwaye ekugqibeleni waba ngumngeni. Ndinikwe amava am njengomhambi onesibindi, ndigqibe kwelokuba ndiphakame ndiye kuyo kwaye ndizibonele ukuba ingakanani na iParis endinokuthi ndintywilisele ngayo kwiintsuku ezintathu.
Usuku lokuqala
Safika eParis ngo-1: 50 pm ngolwesihlanu kwaye sathatha i-45- okanye i-short train ride (nge-RER) emva koko idluliselwe kwi-Metro #6 ukuya kwi-Marriott Hotel e-Rive Gauche. Ihotele ime ngokugqibeleleyo kuhambo lweentsuku ezintathu kuba ibekwe kufutshane nomgca we#6 weMetro kwaye imalunga nemizuzu eli-15 ukusuka kwindawo yokuqala yabakhenkethi kwihlabathi-i-Eiffel Tower.
Ngentsimbi yesi-3:30 emva kwemini, sajongwa sonke nto leyo eyasinika ixesha elaneleyo lokuzinza kwigumbi lethu kwaye sicinge ngenkqubo yokwenza imini yonke. Bendikhe ndaya eParis ngaphambili kodwa ibiluhambo lokuqala kumlingane wam endihamba naye, ndiye ndagqiba kwelokuba i-Eiffel Tower mayibe yindawo yokuqala yokumisa. Siphume ngomnyango ngo 4:30 sasinga ngase Eiffel Tower. Ngokusekwe kwingcebiso enkulu yeMarriott's Concierge Desk, eyona ndawo ingcono yokumisa iMetro kwindawo yokuqala ye-Eiffel kukuphuma kweTrocadero. Kwaye besisoloko sivuya ukuba siye salithatha elo cebiso kuba ngala Mgqibelo siwunikiweyo, iPalais De Chailot yayizaliswe ngabantu baseParis kunye nabakhenkethi ngokufanayo besonwabele imvakwemini ebanda kakhulu. Inginginya eqhelekileyo yabadlali basesitalatweni kunye nabo babathandayo nabo bathi gqi. Ngekhe sicele ukwamkelwa ngcono eParisian kunoko. Sazipha ixesha lokuzola kuzuko lolwamkelo lumangalisayo, sathabatha imifanekiso esisinyanzelo salo mmandla umangalisayo, emva koko saya kukutya.
Ukutya ngaphandle eParis, kunjalo, ngamava ngokwawo, kwaye imalunga nexabiso, umbono kunye nendawo njengoko kunjalo malunga nokutya. Ngelixa ukutya eParis ngokungathandabuzekiyo yenye yezona zinto zibalaseleyo kumgangatho wokutya, ukuba ayisiyiyo eyona nto ilungileyo, ixabiso lokutya lihlala libonakaliswa yindawo yokutyela. Umntu unokulindela ukuhlawula i-euro ezimbalwa ngakumbi ukujonga i-Eiffel Tower. Kwimeko yethu, sikhethe ukutya kwenye yeendawo zokutyela ezisingqongileyo, njengoko zilungile ngokulinganayo, kwaye sagcina "indawo yokutyela enombono we-Eiffel Tower" kwiziselo zasemva kokutya.
Emva kokutya ukutya kwethu “kwindawo yokutyela engenawo umbono we-Eiffel Tower,” sagqiba kwelokuba sizulazule saza sayiqonda indawo apho iindawo ezimbalwa zeParis zidibene kufutshane, kuquka iMusee de L'Homme kunye neMusee. du Cinema. Sathatha izithonga ezisinyanzelo zale ndawo emva koko sagqiba kwelokuba siye kusela emva kwesidlo “kwindawo yokutyela enombono we-Eiffel Tower.” Loo ndawo yokutyela ibizwa ngokuba yiCafe du Trocadero. Ime ngokugqibeleleyo kangangokuba inika abatyeleli kunye nabasela imbono ye-90-degree ye-Eiffel Tower leyo kanye indawo ekumele ukuba yonwabele ngokupheleleyo lo mboniso wokukhanya we-Eiffel Tower. Andiyi kungena kwiinkcukacha malunga nokuba umboniso wokukhanya ubandakanya ntoni, ukuze ndingonakalisi amava abo bebengekho. Ndiza kuthetha oku kakhulu, nangona kunjalo, kufanelekile ukulinda.
Emva komboniso wokukhanya, sagqiba kwelokuba sizidibanise nesihlwele esasihlanganisene ePalais du Chaillot ngakumbi. Kodwa, sisuka eHawaii kwaye sasingayilungiselelanga “ukubanda,” sagqiba kwelokuba sibuyele ehotele. Ngapha koko, kwakusemva kwentsimbi ye-10:00 ebusuku yaye oko sasikulungiselele ngosuku olulandelayo kwakuza kufuna ukuba siphumle ubusuku bonke.
Usuku lwesibini
Usuku eDisneyland Paris lwalungeyonxalenye yesicwangciso, kodwa ngandlel’ ithile yasebenza, kwaye sahlala siyivuyela. Andizange ndala ithuba lokundwendwela iDisney nokuba iseCarlifonia okanye eFlorida, njengoko iyindawo yokwenene endingadinwayo ukubuyela kuyo naphi na.
Savuka kwangethuba ukuze siqale intloko. Ukusuka kwi-Marriott Rive Gauche, sacetyiswa ukuba uhambo oluya eDisneyland lwalumalunga nemizuzu engama-45 ukuya kwiyure ngololiwe. Ukusuka kwinto ebesiyixelelwe, bekufuneka sitshintshe kube kanye ukusuka kwiMetro #6 ukuya kumgca weRER ukuya kwicala laseMarne la Vellee. Ilula ngokwaneleyo, akunjalo? Ayilunganga. Ukufika kwethu kwindawo yokutshintshela izinto, izinto zaba nzima ngenxa yokuba ivenkile yamatikiti ayizange isebenze kakuhle—yayingasithathi mali yethu kwaye nekhadi lokuthenga ngetyala alizange lisebenze. Ndimele ukuba ndizame onke amakhadi am etyala kwaye ndafikelela kwisigqibo sokuba umatshini wawunempazamo. Akukho nanye kwezi ndawo zintathu zamatikiti eyayinaye nawuphi na umlindi osebenzayo endawufumanisa ungaqhelekanga. Sijikeleze isikhululo imizuzu engama-25 elungileyo ngaphambi kokuba sigqibe kwelokuba “sifumane ithuba.” Ngaphandle kwetikiti likaloliwe elisebenzayo, sifike kumgca weRER A saya eDisneyland. Kulo lonke elo xesha lokukhwela, ndandilindele ukuba umntu othenga amatikiti eze aze ajonge amatikiti ethu, njengoko kusenziwa kumazwe amaninzi aphucukileyo. Akukho mntu uthengisa amatikiti wakhe wabonisa. Ngalo lonke eli xesha bendizicingela, "Kodwa le yiFrance, ngokuqinisekileyo kufanele ukuba kukho ukubanjiswa kwindawo ethile." Kwaye ngokuqinisekileyo kwakukho. Ekupheleni kohambo lukaloliwe oluya eMarne la Velle, kwakukho “abantu bamatikiti” abalishumi abajonge amatikiti. Apha kulapho ukuqhambuka okukhulu kwiminyaka yam yokuhamba kwenzeka. Ngaphandle kwamatikiti, "saxingekile." Asikwazanga ukuphuma esitishini kwaye kucacile ukuba asikwazanga kubuyela umva. Ngoko, simsulwa, saya komnye “wabantu bamatikiti” saza sazama ukuzikhwebula kule ngxaki yethu. Ilinge eliphuthileyo, ewe, njengoko thina ngokwenene, ngenxa yokunqongophala kwengcaciso engcono, sibanjwe ngaphandle. Sanyanzeleka ukuba sihlawule i-euro ezingama-40 umntu ngamnye! Yi-US$63 umntu ngamnye! Iqabane lam lokuhamba kamva lachaza indlela eyayimangalisa ngayo ukuba iDisneyland yayifumaneka ngokufanelekileyo kwisikhululo sikaloliwe. Kum, nangona kunjalo, kwakukrokreleka ngakumbi ukuba i-kiosk yetikiti kuphela kwindawo yokutshintshela ayisebenzi kwaye isikhululo sasingenabo nabaphi na abalindi. Kwaphantse kwabonakala ngathi lizame ngabom ukubhida abahambi. Babenokuqesha “abantu bamatikiti” abalishumi ekupheleni kohambo, kodwa abanakuqesha omnye kweso sikhululo sinye? Kwakubonakala kucwangciswe kakhulu, njengoko abo babebizwa ngokuba “ngabantu bamatikiti” babexhobile yaye belungele oomatshini babo bamakhadi okuthenga ngetyala. Kuhle kubo, bafumana i-US $ 63 yam.
Ngokwemozulu, imini yam eDisneyland eParis yayiyeyona yoyikeka kuzo naziphi na iintsuku endakha ndazichitha kwipropathi yeDisney. Noko ke, oku akuzange kuthintele umoya wokuba sichithe imini yonke kwipaki yolonwabo endiyithandayo ehlabathini. Yaye ngokwenkangeleko, abanye abaliwaka babengayikhathaleli imvula ebakho ngamaxesha athile nengqele. Enkosi kwiDisney, sifumene amanqaku amatikiti kuzo zombini iDisneyland kunye neDisney Studios. Asizange sicinge ukuba siya kukwazi ukutyelela ezi paki zombini xa sibona iindawo ezinomtsalane kuzo zombini ezi paki. Kuyacetyiswa ukuba abakhenkethi bazinike usuku ubuncinane kwipaki nganye ukuze babe namava okwenene eepaki zombini. Ukuba bekungengenxa “yeThuba lokuPhuma ngokuKhawuleza,” ngesingazange sikwazi ukunandipha zombini ezi paki.
Nandipha, kunjalo, ligama elisebenzayo. E-Disneyland, kufuneka sibukele i-parade yokuvula kwiSitrato esiPhambili, sikhwele "iNtaba yeNdawo: iMishini ye-2" kabini, sikhwele "iNtaba enkulu yeNdudumo," sikhwele "i-Indiana Jones kunye neTempile yePeril" kabini, emva koko sihamba ngenqanawa kunye ne "Pirates of kwiiCaribbean.” Konke oku kwathabatha malunga neeyure ezintandathu, kuquka nesidlo sasemini. Akunjalo, kodwa sasiyazi kakuhle into esasifuna ukuyenza kunye nokukhwela ukuze sikhwele.
Ulindelo lwam kwindawo yethu yokumisa elandelayo, iDisney Studios, yayingekho phezulu kakhulu. Ukonakaliswa ngamava ethu eDisneyland, injongo yotyelelo yayikukukhwela “iNqaba yoBugrogrisi.” Ukuba ngumlandeli wenguqulelo yeDisneyWorld, ndacinga ukuba iya kuba licebo elihle ukuba ubuncinci ube namava enguqulelo yaseParis. Kodwa, ngenxa yento endiyaziyo ngohambo, bendifuna ukukhangela ezinye izinto ezinomtsalane kuqala kwaye ndigcine oko bendicinga ukuba lolona hambo lungcono kokugqibela. Ukujonga ngokukhawuleza imaphu yethu kubonise ukuba i-“Rock'n'Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith” kunye ne-“Moteurs! Inyathelo! Spectacular Stunt Show” yayiziindawo ezimbini ezinomtsalane esicinga ukuba kufanelekile ukuzijonga. Kwaye ndothuka kakhulu kuba andikhumbuli ndisonwabisa ngakumbi ndikwindlela eyonwabisayo kunokuba ndenzayo nge "Rock'n'Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith." Uhambo olungaphantsi komzuzu ngenene belugcwele amajiko-jiko awothusa nentatheli enomsindo. Ukongeza, sifumene umculo weAerosmith ukhala ezindlebeni zethu. Olu hambo lula lwaba lolona hambo luthandwayo losuku. Sayikhwela ubuncinane izihlandlo ezithathu.
Iiyure ezisibhozo kuzo zombini iipaki kwaye sasiyibiza ngokuba lusuku. Njengesiqhelo, iDisneyland ayizange isilele ukuhambisa. Mna, nangona kunjalo, bendingathanda ukuba iifoto zethu zokukhwela zibe nesitampu saseParis kuzo. Kundwendwe oluqhelekileyo lweDisney njengam, isitampu saseParis ekukhweleni kwam iifoto siya kwahlula amava am kwezinye iipaki zeDisney.
Sabuyela eParis, sidinwe siyimfe, kodwa singenawo amabali amasikizi etikiti likaloliwe. Sasinexesha elincinane lokuthenga izinto ezisisikhumbuzo, ngoko saphuma kwindawo yokumisa iMyuziyam yaseLouvre sajikeleza iRue de Rivoli. Isidlo sangokuhlwa besingumceli mngeni kuba bekungeCawe iindawo ezininzi zokutyela bezingekavulwa. Ngombulelo, indawo yokutyela yase-Italiya yaseMarriott Rive Gauche yayivuliwe.
Usuku lwesithathu
Kusuku lwethu lokugqibela, icebo yayikukufika e-Eiffel Tower kwangethuba ukuze siphephe isihlwele. Ngentsimbi yesi-8:30 kusasa sasise-Eiffel, kodwa safumanisa ukuba iofisi yamatikiti yayingalungiselelwanga ukuvulwa enye iyure. Saye sagqiba ekubeni sihambe sakwazi ukujonga ngokusondeleyo ePalais de la Decouverte, Place de la Concorde, Palais Bourbon, Hotel des Invalides kunye nezinye iindawo ezikhangayo ezingqongileyo.
Kwakukho imigca emibini emikhulu ngexesha sasibuyela kwi-Eiffel Tower, ukucinga ukuba sasihamba malunga neyure kuphela. Saye sajoyina enye yemigca, saza salinda kancinane ithuba lethu lokuthenga amatikiti, awayezii-euro ezili-12 lilinye (US$19). Sime emgceni sanikwa umboniso ngempazamo ngowasetyhini owayethetha isiJapan ekhwazayo esasicinga ukuba wayexelela isihlwele sabakhenkethi baseJapan malunga notyelelo lwe-Eiffel Tower. Ukumjonga ngokuqinisekileyo kwenza ixesha lokulinda lokuthenga amatikiti ethu lihambe ngokukhawuleza kakhulu.
Sichithe iiyure ezimbini ezilungileyo kwi-Eiffel Tower, sijonge eParis kubuqaqawuli bayo obungathintelekiyo. Indenze ndaqonda ukuba kungakhathaliseki ukuba kukangaphi ndityelela, isixeko phantse ngokungagungqiyo sisoloko sisenza kubonakale ngathi lutyelelo lwam lokuqala. Ngokwenene ayikho enye indawo emhlabeni endiyityelela rhoqo endinika le mvakalelo.
Emva kwe-Eiffel Tower, sagqiba kwelokuba sihambe siye kwisikhululo sethu esilandelayo, iArc de Triomphe, esayibalekisa kuba kwakubanda ngokwenene ngaloo ntsasa. Uhambo lwemizuzu engama-20 okanye ngaphezulu beluneziganeko ezininzi kuba “uqinisekile ukuba sihamba kwicala elifanelekileyo?” uhlobo lonxibelelwano oluqhubekayo. Ngombulelo, siye safika kwi-Arc singenangxaki. Emva kokuthatha imifanekiso embalwa, sehla e-Avenue Des Champs kwaye sahamba kwiivenkile ezimbalwa zodidi oluphezulu ngaphambi kokuba sigqibe kwelokuba siye kwindawo yethu elandelayo: iLouvre Museum.
Imyuziyam yaseLouvre yeyona ndawo inomtsalane kubakhenkethi eParis ngenxa yepeyinti engafanelekanga wonke umntu afuna ukuyibona-iMona Lisa kaLeonardo Da Vinci. Ekwabizwa ngokuba yiLa Gioconda, umfanekiso wenkulungwane ye-16 wawupeyintwe ngeoli kwiphaneli yepoplar ngexesha leRenaissance yaseItali kwaye ujinga kumgangatho wokuqala weLouvre. Ngenxa yobuninzi bengqokelela yobugcisa kunye nendlela eyayixinene ngayo imyuziyam ngaloo mini, sizame ukubuza omnye wabalindi baseLouvre ukuba iphi iMona Lisa, kodwa sajongwa ngokungathi sinuka kakubi, kwaye kuyaqondakala ukuba kunjalo. Ngaba unokuthelekelela ukuba usebenza eLouvre kwaye ubuzwa kwaloo mbuzo ufanayo ngamakhulu, mhlawumbi namawakawaka amaxesha ngemini? Umfo olihlwempu, akunjalo? Indlela asabela ngayo kumlindi waseLouvre yedwa yayixabisa i-9 euro (US$14.00) yokungena. Njengoko sasingenalo ixesha lokuphonononga zonke iziqwenga zobugcisa, sangqala ngqo ngaseMona Lisa emva koko saya kwisidlo sasemini. Endleleni eya kwisidlo sasemini, sema ngakwiPyramidi saza safota. Sasicebe ekuqaleni ukumisa eNotre Dame de Paris, kodwa sasidinwe kakhulu saza sakhetha ukubuyela ehotele endaweni yoko.
Ukukhupha uhambo, sagqiba ekubeni sidle isidlo sethu kwindawo yaseTrocadero, apho siqala ukubona umboniso we-Eiffel Tower. Sasikhethe iCafe du Trocadero, kodwa ekugqibeleni kuye kwafuneka sitshintshe kuba sasinemiba yeetafile ezincinci zendawo yokutyela, esasicinga ukuba zifanelekile ukuba ziselelwe kodwa azikufanelanga ukutya okupheleleyo.
Ngenxa yobutyebi obuninzi bezinto ezibonelelwa yiParis malunga nokutsalwa kwabakhenkethi, ngaba ndiyifezile into ebendizimisele ukuyenza? Ngaba ndikwazile ukufumana undoqo weParis ngeentsuku ezintathu? Andisondeli nakancinane, ukukroba kuphela endinako. Kwaye ngombulelo, kuba iParis ngenene yindawo endifuna ukubuyela kuyo kwaye ndingakhumbuli into endiyenzileyo ukugqibelana kwam ukutyelela, ukundenza ndizive ngathi andizange ndandwendwela ngaphambili.
