Southern Sun Elangeni & Maharani

Sithokozile imibhede ethokomele. Sithokozile ukubukwa kwe-Indian Ocean kusuka efasiteleni lethu. Sithokozile ukudla kwasekuseni futhi izinketho ze-vegan zazimnandi kakhulu. Sithokozile ukuthi banikela ngodla lwe-comrades kusukela ngo-1:00 a.m. kuya ku-3:00 a.m. ngodla oluthathwayo neziphuzo. Sithokozile ukuthi sikwazi ukuthola amabhasi e-Comrades ngemuva kwehotele, kanye nokuthatha uhambo lweBruce Fordyce Comrades ngqo ngemuva kwehotele. Sithokozile indawo yokuhlala ibikude kakhulu ne-Comrades expo. Sihambe sithokozisa ukusuka ehotele siye kwi-expo. Sithokozile ukuthi sathola umpheki uMandy oza nsuku zonke. Wayenobungane kakhulu futhi wenza umsebenzi omuhle nsuku zonke. Abantu bokusebenza kwendawo yokuhlala nabo babenobungane kakhulu futhi i-curry ye-vegan ne-rice yayimnandi kakhulu futhi ibhakeka. Sazizwa sikhululekile ehotele. Sithokozile igym esesitolo esikwi-inthanethi esesisebenzisile kabili. Ukubukwa kwe-ocena kwakuyinto engcono kakhulu engike ngiyihlangabezane nayo egym!! Sithokozile i-day spa esiyisebenzisile kanye kuphela ngemva kwe-Comrades Marathon, sithokozisa imasaji emangalisayo yehlombe nezinhliziyo. Abamasaji bethu babenobuchwepheshe obuphezulu futhi banakekela kahle. Iphuli yayihle kakhulu ukuyibuka kodwa asizange siyisebenzise njengoba yayibanda kakhulu.... isikhathi esizayo 😊. Iqiniso lokuthi i-park run ye-North Beach yayiphambi komgwaqo bekuyinto emangalisayo. Sazizwa sithokozile ukuthi sathola ukudla kwe-buffet ehotele ngemva kwe-Comrades Marathon futhi ngoba sobabili sathola imiklomelo... bekukhipha imali eningi. Abasebenzi babenobungane kakhulu kithi ngesikhathi sokudla... kungenzeka baphawule ukungaqondi kahle. Uhambo lwe-airport shuttle emuva e-Durban airport bekuyinto emangalisayo futhi esebenza kahle. Sihlele lokhu kalula ngefektri esesitolo ehotele. Owesifazane osihambisile ukuya esikhumulweni sezindiza wayenobungane kakhulu futhi enolwazi. Izinto ezinhle ngale hotele ziqinisekile ukuthi zidlula izinkinga ezincane esihlangabezane nazo. Ngicabanga ukuthi ngibhukhe i-airport shuttle ukusuka e-Durban airport ukuya ehotele njengoba sifika sebusuku. Ngithumele i-imeyili ehotele njengoba bekuceliwe ngemininingwane yokundiza. Angizange ngiqonde ukuthi kufanele ngigcwalise ifomu futhi. Akekho owafika ukusithatha ngakho saphendukela kulokho esakhuluma ukuthi singakwenzi e-Durban futhi sahlangana nomuntu osebenza esikhumulweni sezindiza. Ube nobungane kakhulu futhi usizo, waphinda walinda izinsuku ezimbalwa ngaphambi kokuthi sikwazi ukukhokha njengoba singenayo imali. Lo muntu wasisindisa njengoba bekungekho ama-Uber noma amabhasi ngaleso sikhathi sobusuku futhi angikwazanga ukushaya ucingo ngefoni yami noma ngishayele i-hotele. Ekudleni kwasekuseni, bekungekho zinketho ze-vegan ze-yogurt futhi ngangidinga ukucela ubisi lwe-soy + ibhotela le-vegan nsuku zonke okwakubonakala kukhuthaza izinkinga ezithile kubasebenzi. Ngiphinde ngadinga ukucela ukukhetha ubisi lwe-vegan egumbini lami nsuku zonke futhi insizakalo yokuhlala yayidinga ukukuletha okwakuhlala kubonakala kungajabulisi. Bekungekho izibiliboco ze-vegan egumbini, kodwa bekukhona ama-biscuit uma ungavumi. Bekukhona ukuvuza ngaphansi kwesinki e-bathroom. Bekukhona isikhala ohlangothini lwefasitela esivumela umoya ukuthi ungene, okwenze kube noisy kakhulu ngobusuku obunye lapho bekukhona umoya omkhulu kakhulu. Omunye wabasebenzi (ekupheleni kokuhlala kwethu) ngesikhathi sokudla kwasekuseni wayengaboni kahle. Sasiqonda kahle ngokuqhamuka kwemali yokubonga futhi sakhangela ukuthi lokho bekungaba yinkinga ngoba sasingabongi. Lokhu bekuyiphutha lethu futhi sizothola ngamasiko nezilindelo zokubonga ohambweni oluzayo. Ngelinye ubusuku ngacela i-spaghetti enososo lwe-napolitana kusuka kumsebenzi wendawo yokuhlala futhi ngacacisa ukuthi angifuni ushizi njengoba ngingum-vegan. Nokho, ukudla kwami kwafika kunoshizi oluningi. 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 abaphathi babengekho kalula eFoyer yeHotele (ngaphandle) futhi babengekho ngokuzithandela bephakamisa usizo ngempahla.

Noma ukuhlanzeka kanye namagumbi bekulungele, ukudumazeka kwavela lapho sasingena kumalanga amade ukuze sibe nokudla kwasekuseni futhi naku-dinner? Ngaphezu kwalokho, nibhekelele umphakathi wamaMuslim ekudleni kwasekuseni ngokugcina ukudla okungahambisani nehalal kude, kodwa akusasebenzi kanje. Ngikhulume nabapheki mayelana nalolu daba futhi wayengathokozisi ngalokho. Ngiphinde ngakhuluma nomphathi we-fnb ophakathi mayelana nokudla okungahambisani nehalal okwakugcinwa phakathi kwe-veggie ne-chicken, okwakhe wathi bazobuyekeza. Kodwa akukho okunjalo okwenzekile ohambweni lwami lwesibili lapho. Kufanele kube nohlelo olwakhiwe ukuze wonke umuntu ajabulele ukudla kwasekuseni ngaphandle kokuma kumalanga amade futhi nokudla okungahambisani nehalal kugcinwe kude. Ngizokhuluma ngalesi hotele kunoma ubani wami abangane noma umndeni. Ngidumazekile.