Southern Sun Elangeni & Maharani

Sithokozile imibhede ethokomele. Sithokozile ukubukwa kwe-Indian Ocean okuvela efasiteleni lethu. Sithokozile ukudla kwasekuseni futhi izinketho ze-vegan zazimnandi. Sithokozile ukuthi banikela ukudla kwasekuseni kwe-comrades kusukela ngo-1:00 a.m. kuya ku-3:00 a.m., okuhlanganisa ukudla okuthathwayo neziphuzo. Sithokozile ukuthi sikwazi ukuthola amabhasi e-Comrades ngemuva kwehotele, kanye nokuthatha uhambo lwe-Bruce Fordyce Comrades ngqo ngemuva kwehotele. Sithokozile indawo yokuhlala eduze kwe-Comrades expo. Sihambe sisuka ehotele siye kwi-expo. Sithokozile ukuthi sathola uMandy, umphakathi wokuhlanza, oza nsuku zonke. Wayenobungane kakhulu futhi wenza umsebenzi omuhle nsuku zonke. Abantu bokusebenza kwekhaya nabo babenobubele kakhulu, futhi i-curry ye-vegan ne-rice yayimnandi kakhulu futhi ibhakeka. Sazizwa siphephile ehotele. Sithokozile igym esendaweni esiyisebenzisile kabili. Ukubukwa kolwandle bekungukubukwa okuhle kakhulu engikubone egym!! Sithokozile i-day spa esiyisebenzisile kanye kuphela ngemuva kwe-Comrades Marathon, sithokozisa imithambo yengalo nehlombe emangalisayo. Abaphumeli bethu babenamakhono aphezulu futhi benza kahle. Iphuli ibibukeka kahle kodwa asizange siyisebenzise ngoba ibibanda kakhulu... kwesinye isikhathi 😊. Iqiniso lokuthi umjaho we-park run we-North Beach wawungaphesheya komgwaqo bekukhangayo. Sazizwa sithokozile ukuthi sathola ukudla kwe-buffet ehotele ngemuva kwe-Comrades Marathon, futhi ngoba sobabili sathola imiklomelo, bekukhipha izindleko. Abasebenzi babenobubele kakhulu kithi ngesikhathi sokudla... kungenzeka ukuthi babebona ukuthi sikhathazekile. Ukuhamba kwe-shuttle emuva e-Durban airport bekukhangayo futhi kusebenze kahle. Sihlele lokhu kalula nge-shop esendaweni ehotele. Owesifazane osishayelayo waya e-airport wayenobungane futhi enolwazi. Izinto ezinhle ngale hotele ziqinisa izinkinga ezincane esahlangabezana nazo. Ngicabanga ukuthi ngibhukhe i-shuttle ye-airport ukusuka e-Durban airport kuya ehotele njengoba sifika sebusuku. Ngithumele i-imeyili ehotele njengoba bekuceliwe ngemininingwane yokundiza. Angizange ngiqonde ukuthi kufanele ngigcwalise ifomu futhi. Akekho owafika ukusithatha, ngakho saphuma sathola okwakukhulunywa ngakho e-Durban futhi sahlangana nomuntu osebenza e-airport. Lo muntu waba nobubele futhi wasiza, walinda izinsuku ezimbalwa ngaphambi kokuthi sikwazi ukumkhokhela njengoba singenayo imali. Lo muntu wasisiza kakhulu njengoba kwakungekho ama-Uber noma amabhasi ngaleso sikhathi sobusuku, futhi angikwazanga ukufonela ngaphandle ngocingo lwami noma ngifonela ehotele. Ekudleni kwasekuseni, bekungekho zinketho ze-vegan ze-yogurt, futhi kwadingeka ngicela ubisi lwe-soy + ibhotela le-vegan nsuku zonke, okwakubukeka kukhathaza abasebenzi. Kwadingeka futhi ngicela inketho yobisi lwe-vegan egumbini lami nsuku zonke, futhi insiza yokusebenza kwekhaya kwadingeka ilethe. Kwakungekho iziphuzo ze-vegan egumbini, kodwa kwakukhona ama-biscuit uma ungenguye we-vegan. Kwakukhona ukuvuza ngaphansi kwesinki ebhathini. Kwakukhona isikhala eceleni kwefasitela esavumela umoya, okwenza kube noisy kakhulu ngobusuku obubodwa lapho bekukhona umoya omkhulu. Omunye wabasebenzi (ekupheleni kokuhlala kwethu) ngesikhathi sokudla kwasekuseni wayengakabi nobungane. Sakhathazeka ngokuqhuba izinkanyezi futhi sathanda ukuthi lokho bekungaba yinkinga ngoba asiqhube. Lokhu bekuyiphutha lethu futhi sizothola ngokuqonda okwenziwayo nezilindelo zokuphakela ohambweni olulandelayo. Ngobusuku obubodwa ngacela i-spaghetti ene-napolitana sauce kusuka ensizeni yokusebenza kwekhaya futhi ngacacisa ukuthi angifuni ushizi njengoba ngingu-vegan. Nokho, ukudla kwami kwafika ne-cheese eningi. Ngakhipha ushizi futhi ngakudla noma kunjalo 😊.

Indawo yeHotele, ukuhlanzeka, igumbi elithokomele kanye nabasebenzi beRestauranti abaqeqeshiwe nabasebenza kahle abaqinisekisa ukuthi imenyu ihlangabezana nezidingo zawo wonke umuntu futhi ukudla bekukuhle. Abasebenzi beHotele babenobungane futhi beqeqeshiwe. Nokho, angizange ngithande ukuthi abaphakeli babengatholakali kalula eFoyer yeHotele (ngaphandle) futhi babengahlinzeki ngosizo lokuthwala izimpahla. Ngaphezu kwalokho, angizange ngithande ukuthi abanye abasebenzi beReception babedla igum ngesikhathi besiza izivakashi, okungukuthi, ngombono wami, akuhambisani kahle.

Noma ukuhlanzeka kanye namagumbi bekulungele, ukudumala kwavela lapho bekufanele sime emigqeni emide ukuze sithole ukudla kwasekuseni naku-dinner? Ngaphezu kwalokho, niye nathokozisa umphakathi wamaSulumane ngesikhathi sokudla kwasekuseni ngokugcina ukudla okungahhalali kuhlukaniswe, kodwa lokhu sekuphelelwe yisikhathi. Ngikhulume nabapheki mayelana nalolu daba, futhi wayengakabi nobungane ngakho. Ngiphinde ngakhuluma nomphathi we-fnb ophakathi kokuphathwa mayelana nokugcina ukudla okungahhalali phakathi kwe-veggie ne-chicken, okukhuluma ukuthi bazocabanga kabusha. Kodwa akukho lutho olwenziwayo ohambweni lwami lwesibili lapho. Kufanele kube nohlelo olwakhiwe ukuze wonke umuntu ajabulele ukudla kwasekuseni ngaphandle kokuma emigqeni emide, futhi ukudla okungahhalali kugcinwe kuhlukaniswe. Angizokweluleka le hotele kunoma ubani wami noma emndenini. Ngidumala.