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Sithande ixesha lethu kule hotele ikhethekileyo kakhulu. Emva kokufunda kakhulu kunye nokujonga imeko, sayikhetha ngenxa yokuba ikufutshane neendawo ezibalulekileyo zonke umphakathi ophumayo kuLondon ofuna ukuzibona. Igumbi lalicocekile kwaye linomgangatho, abasebenzi banobuchule, kwaye umoya jikelele ubuhle. Oku kwenze ukuba uhambo lwethu lube mnandi. I-lobby inombala omuhle kunye neekhandlela ezinekhwalithi, kwaye kukho igumbi lokuhlala elihle kunye ne-bar. Iimpawu ezicwangcisiweyo ezifana nezambatho zeziguli emnyango zenza ukuba kube lula ukuhamba. Ukutya kwasekuseni kukhulu, kunokhetho oluninzi lwezinto ezahlukeneyo, kwaye imveliso iyakhawuleza. Uya kufumana zonke izinto ezifunekayo zokupheka i-English epheleleyo, kunye neebhake, iikheriyeli, iiyoghurthi, inyama epholileyo, iijusi kunye neesaladi. Igumbi lokutya linalo i-carpeting kwaye linemihlathi ethokomelelayo, ngoko ke bekulungele ukuhlela uhambo lwethu ngexesha leetayi okanye ikhofi. Umdla wezakhiwo ungumangalisayo, ngakumbi xa ubukele ukusuka kwiThames; kufana nesikhumbuzo. Iphumelele kakhulu kwaye iyamangalisa. Ukuba uthanda izakhiwo zomlando okanye ufuna umoya wesixeko esidala seLondon, le hotele ikulungele. Ngaphakathi, uya kufumana iinkcukacha ezimangalisayo zexesha elidlulileyo ezifana nezindonga ze-marble kunye neebhodi ze-brass, kunye nezindawo ezijolise kumoya wesixeko esidala. Izigaba zihlaziyekile kwaye zineemfuno ezintsha, ezifana nokufudumala phantsi, i-TV enkulu, kunye nolawulo lokukhanya. Saphosa igumbi elijolise kumgangatho kwaye lalincinci kancinci ukuba nikhona neebhaskithi ezinkulu kunye neebhaskithi ezincinci, njengoko kungekho ndawo ethile yokugcina impahla kodwa saphila. Sifumene umphakamo omkhulu kwaye ukuhlala egumbini bekumnandi ngenxa yeengubo ze-terry cotton, umshini wekhofi, kunye nezinkomishi zechayi ezilungileyo. Kulungile. Indawo ikhululekile. Usuku lwethu lokuqala lwalulula kakhulu – sahamba kuphela kumamitha ambalwa ukusuka emnyango wehotele ukuze sibe seThames, ngqo phesheya kweLondon Eye. Ukuhamba kancinci phaya, ngaphambi kokuba sazi, sasivele sikhona eBig Ben naseWestminster Abbey. Isikhululo se-tube esikufutshane nguCharing Cross kwaye siseduze nezinto ezininzi – sahamba phantse yonke indawo. Sifumene ukuba le yindawo efanelekileyo yokuphosa umphakathi ophumayo kuLondon kwaye siyayicebisa kakhulu kubavakashi abafuna ukufikelela kalula kwiindawo ezibalulekileyo, kodwa ngaphandle kwemixholo okanye iindawo zokuvakasha. IkhComfortable, iklasi kwaye ibiza kakuhle. Siza kuhlala kwakhona!

Ihotele ikwindawo elungileyo, phakathi kodwa ithule kakhulu. Bekukho iingxaki ezimbalwa nezakhiwo. Ndandinemigqomo ephezulu kwaye bekucacile ukuba bekukho ukuncipha ngexesha elithile kwi ndawo eflethayo/uphahla olunezibuko eziphakanyisayo nezibuko eziphakanyisayo. Iikharpethe zindala, zine-stain enkulu kwigumbi lokuhlala elahlukileyo lekhaya lam. I-corridor ibinukile umswakama/ubuhlalu kumgangatho wam. Bekukho umphakamo omkhulu kwenye yeekhorido zokuhlanganisa amanzi aphuma, echaza umnqweno. Kulungile xa usuka apho, kodwa kungaba kubi ukuba ubhiyozela egumbini elikufutshane. Ngaphandle koko igumbi lalilungile. Linendawo enkulu, licocekile, ibhafu egqwesileyo engenakubona umphako naphi na. Ukutya kwasekuseni bekungahambi kakuhle. Ijusi ye-oranges ibinobubi, ingasetyenziswanga. Ijusi ye-apile ibinamanzi. Kwi-hotele yeziqinisekiso ndandilindele ngcono. Bekungekho fruit dried yokuhambelana ne-muesli/granola/yogurt etholakalayo. Ukutya okushushu kwibhufet bekulungile. Ukutya kwasekuseni kulungile kwaye kuyadliwa, kodwa akukabi yinto endiya kulindela. Ngexabiso endalikhokhela ndandiyavuma, akufani neehotele ezincinci, ezisezantsi kwi-quality ngexesha endahlala. Ukuba bendikhokhela ixabiso eliphezulu le hotele leli, ndingangekho nomnqweno. Kodwa ngexabiso elifanelekileyo bekulungile.

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