The Royal Horseguards London

Twishimiye igihe cyacu muri iki hotel idasanzwe. Nyuma yo gukora ubushakashatsi bwinshi no kwiga ku ikarita, twahisemo iki hotel kubera hafi y'ahantu h'ingenzi hose umushyitsi wa mbere mu mujyi wa Londres ashaka kureba. Icyumba cyari cyiza kandi cyoroheje, abakozi ni abanyamwuga, kandi umwuka wose ni mwiza. Ibi byarateje imbere uburyo bwacu bwo kuguma. Lobby ifite impumuro nziza y'udupfukamunwa twiza, kandi hari icyumba cyiza cyo kwicara n'ububiko. Ibintu byatekerejweho nko kuba hari imigozi y'abashyitsi ku muryango byatumye tugira uburambe bwiza mu gusura. Ibiryo bya mu gitondo ni buffet ifite amahitamo menshi ku mpano zose kandi ibiribwa ni byiza. Uzabona ibikenewe byose kugira ngo ukore ifunguro ryuzuye ry'Abongereza, kimwe n'ibinyampeke, umutsima fresh, yoguti, inyama z'ubukonje, fromage n'ibihwagari. Icyumba cy'ifunguro cyarakozwe neza kandi gifite intebe zoroheje, bityo byari ahantu heza ho gutegura gahunda yacu mu gihe twari dufite icyayi cyangwa ikawa. Imiterere y'inyubako iratangaje, cyane cyane iyo uyirebye uhereye ku mugezi wa Thames; isa n'igikombe. Irakomeye kandi iratangaje. Niba ukunda inyubako z'amateka cyangwa ushaka kumva umwuka wa kera wa Londres, iki hotel ni cyo wagombye guhitamo. Muri imbere, uzasanga ibiranga ibihe byiza nk'inkuta z'amarble n'ibikoresho bya brass, hamwe n'ahantu rusange bigaragara ko bifite umwimerere w'igihe kera. Icyumba ni ibigezweho gifite ibyiza bishya, nka radiyo yo munsi y'ubutaka, televiziyo nini, n'ibikoresho byo guhindura umucyo. Twahisemo icyumba cya double gisanzwe kandi cyari gito gato niba buri wese afite isakoshi n'ibindi byangombwa, kuko nta hantu hazwi hateganyijwe ku byangombwa ariko twabashije kubyitwaramo. Twasanze ibitanda ari byiza cyane kandi kumara igihe mu cyumba cyari cyiza kubera imyenda y'ibitenge, imashini y'ikawa, n'ibikombe n'ibikombe by'icyayi. Ni byiza. Ahantu haturiye ni heza cyane. Mu gitondo cyacu cya mbere byari byoroshye cyane - twarambukiranye metero nke uhereye ku muryango wa hotel tukagera ku mugezi wa Thames, imbere y'ijisho rya Londres. Twakomeje kugenda gato kandi mbere y'uko tubimenya, twari tumaze kugera kuri Big Ben na Westminster Abbey. Ikigo cya metro kiri hafi ni Charing Cross kandi kiri hafi y'ibintu byinshi - twarambukiranye hafi ahantu hose. Twasanze ibi ari ahantu heza ho gutangiriraho ku bashyitsi ba mbere mu mujyi wa Londres kandi tubisaba cyane ku bashyitsi bifuza kugera ku bintu byose by'ingenzi, ariko batari mu baturage benshi cyangwa mu bice by'abakerarugendo. Ni ahantu h'uburyohe, h'ubwiza kandi ni igiciro cyiza. Tuzagaruka!

Hotel iri ahantu heza, hagati ariko ni ahantu hatuje cyane. Hari ibibazo bimwe na bimwe ku nyubako. Nari mfite icyumba cyo hejuru kandi byari byaragaragaye ko hari umuyoboro w'amazi mu gihe runaka ku rukuta rw'igikoni/igisenge hamwe n'ibara ryari ryatangiye kubyimba no gukuramo mu gice cy'icyumba. Ibirahuri byari byarashaje, bifite ikirangantego kinini mu cyumba cy'ubusabane cy'icyumba cyanjye cya deluxe king. Koridoro yaciye impumuro y'ubukonje ku rwego rwanjye. Hari ikibindi kinini mu imwe mu koridoro cyo gukusanya amazi yamanutse, gisobanura impumuro. Ni byiza iyo uvuye aho, ariko byashoboraga kuba bibi niba wari ugiye kuba mu cyumba hafi. Naho ubundi icyumba cyari cyiza. Kirimo umwanya, cyiza, ubwiherero bwitondewe nta hantu na hamwe higaragaza ubukonje. Ibiryo bya mu gitondo byari bitangaje. Umutobe w'oranges wari mubi, utashoboraga kunyobwa. Umutobe w'ipera wari ufite amazi menshi. Muri hotel y'iki kigero nari ntegereje ibyiza kurushaho. Nta mbuto z'ibihwagari zari zihari kugira ngo zifatanye n'ibyo muesli/granola/yoguti. Ibiryo by'ubushyuhe byari byiza. Ibiryo bya mu gitondo birashoboka kandi birashobora kuribwa, ariko si ikintu nari nitezeho. Ku giciro nari nishyuye nari nishimiye, ntaho bitaniye n'ahandi hantu hato, h'ubwiza buke ku ijoro nari ndimo. Niba nari nishyuye igiciro cyiza iki hotel ikunze gushyiraho sinari nishimiye. Ariko ku giciro cyiza byari byiza.

Iyi nyubako iratangaje kandi ifite amateka yayo nari mfite amatsiko menshi. Ahantu heza kandi byari byiza kumva mu mutekano nk'umugore ukora ingendo wenyine. Nishimiye gukanguka mbona izuba rinyura ku ijisho rya Londres! Nashoboye kumara ijoro rimwe gusa kandi sinashoboye gusura ibikoresho bya hotel kugira ngo ngerageze byose.