Kwiminyaka embalwa edlulileyo, ndabhala inqaku kwikholamu yam yeHotele Insights enesihloko esithi "Ibali leenqaba ezintathu." Yayikukuqaqambisa umtsalane kunye nokufikeleleka kokuhlala kwiihostele ezingaqhelekanga ngelixa uhamba eYurophu.
Ukuba inkumbulo yam isandigcina kakuhle, enye “yenqaba” yayikwisithili saseHaute Savoie eFransi yaye enye yayikumntla-mpuma weSpeyin kwingingqi yaseCosta Brava. Le yokugqibela yayiyenye yezinto endandizithandayo kwaye yayikufutshane nedolophu yakudala yasePals.
Kufuphi, kwidolophu encinane yasePujol, kwakukho inqaba encinane yaseGala, umfazi kaSalvador Dali owayesahlukana naye. UDali wayehlala kumgama oziikhilomitha ezingama-25 kwidolophana yasePort Lligat.
Ngenxa yokuba behlala ngokwahlukeneyo, babeza kulungiselela iintlanganiso ngamaxesha amkelekileyo.
Le, ukuza kuthi ga ngoku, "inqaba" engachazwanga, kunye nendawo yokuhlala yelizwe, yayiyiMas de Torrent. Ukuba uDali noGala bebesaphila namhlanje, ngebabedibene apha, njengoko kwakulingene phakathi kwamakhaya abo. UMas de Torrent kum… likhaya elikude nekhaya.
Ezi "Relais et Chateaux" okanye "iinqaba" zihlala zicocekile kwinkonzo yazo kunye ne-ambience ukanti kukho inqanaba lesibini lehostele, elinomtsalane ngokulinganayo kodwa lisezantsi ngokucace gca ixabiso. Yiyo, ngenxa yokunqongophala kwenkcazo engcono, ibhedi yodidi kunye nesidlo sakusasa.
IYurophu inezi ndawo zokulala ezincinci ezihlala zingabizi kakhulu kunokuhlala kwindawo yakho yeHoliday Inn. Bakwavula i-Airbnb ukuze bafumane imali yabo.
Kuhambo lwam oluya kuMazantsi eSpeyin, ndagqiba kwelokuba ndizame enye yezi hostele zincinane kwidolophu engaselwandle iPalamos kwiCosta Brava. Ndimele ndivume ukuba ndandinexhala njengoko i-Inn yayibizwa ngokuba yiCasa Vincke (casa intsingiselo yendlu) kwaye ndazibona ndihlala ecaleni kosapho lwaseSpain, ndingenandawo yokubaleka.
Ndandingenakumangaliswa ngakumbi. Igumbi elilungiselelwe kakuhle kwiCatalan Villa ebuyiselweyo entle ilindelwe. Ngamagumbi alithoba kuphela (kwaye kwahlala amane kuphela ngexesha lotyelelo lwam), imvakalelo iyonke yayizolile kwaye izolile. Emva kokwenza ugcino, ikhowudi ithunyelwa kwifowuni yomntu evumela ukufikelela kwi-foyer ephambili, kwaye isitshixo sifumaneka ngokukhawuleza. Lo ngumba obalulekileyo kwabo bafika emva kwexesha ebusuku ngelixa besendleleni.
Ngentsasa elandelayo, kwafuneka ndihambe kwangethuba ndisiya eValencia, izibuko lam elilandelayo. Andizange ndivunyelwe ukuba ndihambe ngaphandle kuka-Isabel, umgcini wendlu endikhwelisa kwigumbi lokutyela ukuze ndifumane iglasi yejusi yeorenji entsha kunye nekofu eyomeleleyo yaseSpain; Ndinqwenela ukuba bendinexesha elingakumbi lokonwabela ukutya kwasekuseni!
Kolu hambo lwendlela yaseYurophu (kwaye nangokuhlala ixesha elide), ndijonge kwiphephandaba laseBritane, iTelegraph. Ikholamu yayo yeNdawo zokuHamba yenye yezona zinto zibalaseleyo endizifundileyo kwaye ndidwelisa ngokubanzi iihotele ezikumgangatho ophezulu kwiindidi ezahlukeneyo kunye namaxabiso aphakathi amagumbi. Apha kunye nenombolo yokuqala kuluhlu lwabo lwaseValencia, yayizizindlu zaseBarracart, umcimbi ophethwe yintsapho kwinto eyayichazwa “njengendawo engaselunxwemeni emdaka.” Oku kwabangela umdla wam, ndaza ndabafowunela. Ndabuliswa ngobubele ngumphathi, uOlga Juhasz. Igumbi lam likhuselekile, ndaye ndazisiwe ukuba le ndawo ilawulwa lusapho ikwaqhuba indawo yokutyela ehlonitshwayo yaseCasa Montana apho ndiza kutyela khona ngobo busuku.
Indawo yam yokugqibela kolu hambo lwendlela yaseSpain yayiyiJerez de la Frontera eAndalucia, kumbindi woshishino lwesherry yaseSpain. Ubawo wayekhe watyelela lo mmandla ekuqaleni kweminyaka yoo-XNUMX waza wabhala ngokubanzi ngolonwabo lwaseJerez de la Frontera kwakunye neSanlucar, kufutshane nonxweme.
Eyona nto yayimchulumancisa ngokukhethekileyo yayiyiVendemia yaminyaka le okanye umthendeleko wokuvunwa kwewayini ngoSeptemba apho kwakusenziwa isiko “lokusikelela iidiliya.” Ndandifuna ukuhlola le nxalenye yeSpeyin eyayithandwa ngutata, eyayiphakamisa amahashe ewayini kunye neflamenco.
Ndijonge kwakhona kwiTelegraph ngengcebiso malunga nendawo endihlala kuyo, umdla wam wavuselelwa ngoko nangoko ligama elithi "Casa." "I-Casa Vina de Alcantara," yindlu yelizwe esulungekileyo eyaqala kwiminyaka yoo-1900. I-Telegraph yanika i-8/10 yokukala ngexabiso elifanelekileyo ukuqala.
Kwakhona andizange ndiphoxeke, njengoko le ndlu yelizwe yayihlala kwintsapho yaseGonzales-Byass njengoko ilizwe labo libuyela emva. UGonzales-Byass ubekwishishini lokwenza eyona sherry igqwesileyo ukusukela oko yaqalwa ngo-1835.
Ndivuyiswa kukudibana nabanini beCasa Vina, ngokukhawuleza ndathatyathwa njengelungu lentsapho, yaye usuku lwam olulandelayo eJerez lwalucetywe ukuba lundihambele ngokhenketho lwaseGonzales Byass Bodega.
Iinqaba, iindawo zokuhlala zelizwe, kunye nabantu abanemibala emangalisayo ababalisa amabali, yiza nam kuhambo lwam oludlula eSpain.
Kukho izinto ezininzi zokuhamba ezinokuthi zibekho ngaphandle, kwaye kunye nenani elincinci lokucwangcisa, kunokuba mnandi, ukuba akukho namava abalaseleyo.
