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Sithokozile ngesikhathi sethu kule hotele ekhethekile kakhulu. Ngemva kokucwaninga okuningi nokufunda imephu, sayikhetha ngenxa yokuba seduze nezindawo ezibalulekile zonke umuntu ophuma kuqala eLondon ofuna ukuzibona. Igumbi lalihlanzekile futhi likhulu, abasebenzi banobuchwepheshe, futhi umoya jikelele ubuhle. Lokhu kwenza kube lula ukujabulisa ngesikhathi sethu. I-lobby inuka kahle ngeziketela ezisezingeni eliphezulu, futhi kunehhovisi elihle lokuhlala kanye nebar. Izinto ezicabangayo ezifana nezikhumbuzo zabavakashi emnyango zenze ukuhamba kube mnandi. Ukudla kwasekuseni kuyibhufeti enokukhetha okuningi kwezithako ezihlukahlukene futhi imikhiqizo iyakhanga. Uzothola konke okudingekayo ukuze uthole ukudla kwaseNgilandi okuphelele, kanye nezinkwa ezintsha, ama-cereals, ama-yoghurts, inyama epholile, ushizi kanye nezinsalela. Igumbi lokudla kwasekuseni linomqamelo futhi linemihlobiso ethokomele, ngakho bekuyindawo enhle yokuhlela uhambo lwethu ngemuva kokuphuza itiye noma ikhofi. Uhlaka lwesakhiwo luhlaba umxhwele, ikakhulukazi uma lubukwa kusuka eThames; lufana nesigodlo. Lukhulu futhi luhlaba umxhwele. Uma uthanda izakhiwo zomlando noma ufuna ukuzizwa uLondon endala, le hotele ikulungele. Ngaphakathi, uzothola imininingwane emihle yesikhathi esidlule efana nezindonga ze-marble kanye nezinsiza ze-brass, nezindawo ezivamile zigcina ubuhle bendawo endala. Amagumbi awamukelekile futhi anokunethezeka okusha, njengezinga lokushisa eliphansi, ithelevishini enkulu, kanye nezilawuli zokukhanya. Sathi sathanda igumbi elijwayelekile eliphakathi nendawo futhi lalincane kancane uma unebhuku elilodwa kanye nezikhwama ezithwalayo, njengoba kungekho izindawo ezithile ezihlosiwe zokugcina impahla kodwa saphumelela. Sithole umbhede uthokomele kakhulu futhi isikhathi esichithwe egumbini sathokozisa ngenxa yezigqoko ze-terry cotton, umshini wekhofi, kanye nezinkomishi ezinhle ze-china. Kuhle. Indawo iyamangalisa. Emini yethu yokuqala yayilula kakhulu - sahamba imitha embalwa kuphela ukusuka emnyango wehotele ukuze sibe seThames, ngqo phesheya kweLondon Eye. Ukuhamba kancane phambili futhi ngaphambi kokwazi, sasivele sikhona eBig Ben naseWestminster Abbey. Isiteshi se-tube esiseduzane nguCharing Cross futhi siseduze nezinto eziningi - sahamba cishe yonke indawo. Sithole lokhu kuyindawo efanele yokuhamba kwabavakashi abasha eLondon futhi siphakamisa kakhulu kubavakashi abafuna ukufinyelela kalula kuzo zonke izindawo ezibalulekile, kodwa ngaphandle kwezixuku noma izindawo zokuvakasha. Kuhle, kuhle futhi kuhle kakhulu. Sizohlala futhi!

Ihotele ikwindawo enhle, iphakathi kodwa ithule kakhulu. Kukhona izinkinga ezimbalwa ngesakhiwo. Ngibe negumbi phezulu futhi bekukhona ukuvuza okukhombisa ukuthi kube nokuvuza endaweni ethile emaphahleni/odongeni lapho uphahla luphukile khona. Amakhethini ayashintsha, enezinhlamvu ezinkulu egumbini lokuhlala elihlukile lekhaya lami le-king elithuthukisiwe. I-corridor inuka umswakama/ukuphuma emoyeni egumbini lami. Bekukhona umgqomo omkhulu kwenye ye-corridors wokuhlanganisa amanzi adonswayo, echaza umoya. Kuhle uma usukhona lapho, kodwa kungase kube kubi uma uhlala egumbini eliseduzane. Ngaphandle kwalokho igumbi lalihle. Linendawo eningi, lihlanzekile, ibhavu elilungisiwe kahle ngaphandle kokukhombisa umswakama. Ukudla kwasekuseni kwakungathokozisi. I-ojisi ye-oranges ibingekho kahle, ayikwazi ukuphuza. I-ojisi ye-apula ibingamanzi. Ku-hotele yalezi zinga ngempela ngilindele okungcono. Bekungekho izithelo ezomile zokuhambisana ne-muesli/granola/yogurt etholakalayo. Ukudla okushisayo kwabhufeti kwakuhle. Ukudla kwasekuseni kuyaphumelela futhi ngempela kuyadliwa, kodwa akukona okungithokozisayo. Ngentengo engiyikhokhele ngiyajabula, akufani kakhulu nezihotele ezincane, ezisezingeni eliphansi engihlala kuzo. Uma ngabe ngikhokhele intengo ephezulu le hotele ivame ukuyikhokhisa ngempela ngangingejabuli. Kodwa ngentengo efanele bekukuhle.

Le ndawo ibukeka kahle futhi in history yayo engangithokozisa kakhulu. Indawo elula futhi ibonakala iphephile njengomuntu wesifazane ophumayo. Ngithokozile ukuvuka ngelanga phezu kweLondon Eye! Ngakwazi ukuhlala ubusuku obubodwa kuphela futhi angizange ngithole ithuba lokuhlola izinsiza zehotele ukuze ngizame konke.