Yini ongayibona eSpain?

Akuyona imfihlo ukuthi iholidi eSpain minyaka yonke liyaziwa kakhulu. Futhi izivakashi eziningi zikhetha ukuya eCatalonia, lapho omunye wemizi enhle kunazo zonke yezwe - i-Barcelona ikhona. Lolu khetho luyabonakala. Ngemuva kwakho konke, uma ubhala zonke izinto zaleli dolobha engavamile, impendulo yombuzo mayelana nokuthi uzovakashela ku-Barcelona, kuzothatha okungaphezu kosuku olulodwa. Futhi ogwini lwaseMedithera olusenyakatho luzovumela bonke abavakashi ukuba bajabulele ngokugcwele iholide yendabuko yasolwandle. Ngakho-ke, ngokuvamile kuvame ukuba yiBarcelona nendawo ezungezile ukuthi abahambi baseRussia bakhetha ukuzijabulisa.

Abantu baseCatalonia basaphikisana ngokuthi i-Barcelona yasungulwa nini. Ngokwe-version yokuqala, ekhulwini lesi-3 BC uHercules oyingqayizivele wasungula indawo encane yokuhlala lapha. Khona-ke ukuthuthukiswa nokwakhiwa kwedolobha kwasizwa nguyise kaHannibal, uCarthaginian waseBarca. Ngokuyinhloko wakha kabusha umuzi wayiqamba ngemva komndeni wakhe uBarinoino.

Ngokombiko wesibili, ngaphambi kokufika kukaBarki esakhiweni somuzi, kwakungekho izindawo zokuhlala. Kodwa kunoma yikuphi, umlando wokuba khona kukaBarcelona wanezela iminyaka eyizinkulungwane. Akusilo nje ukuthi ekwakhiweni kwalomuzi oseningizimu ungayibona ngesikhathi esisodwa ubone izisusa zamaMoor, amakhredithedi aseGothic nezinqaba zasendulo. Abaqaphelisayo babe nomthelela omkhulu ekwakheni ukubukeka kwesimanje kwedolobha. Akusekho indawo enjalo emhlabeni lapho kunezakhiwo eziningi kangaka, amapaki, iminyuziyamu namathempeli ezenziwe ngale ndlela. Ungahamba usuku lonke uzungeza umuzi futhi wengeze umbono wakho ngalokho okumele ubone eSpain kuqala.

Ukuthenga uhambo lwezokuvakasha, umuntu kufanele akhumbule ukuthi ngokuvamile uhambo lokuqala lweBarcelona luqala ngokushesha, ekuphumeni kwesibhuloho. Izivakashi zihanjiswa ezitaladini zomuzi zidlula isikhumbuzo seColumbus, kuya emkhunjini wokubona endaweni enqabeni yaseMontjuic, lapho kunombono omuhle ochwebeni olwandle lwaseBarcelona nendawo okuyozungeza kuyo. Futhi phakathi nalolu hambo izivakashi zizithola ezithempelini zeMndeni Ongcwele - indalo edume kakhulu yomdwebi odumile u-Antonio Gaudi, onomsebenzi wakhe wokwakhiwa oqhubekayo. Kakade emahoreni wokuqala kokuhlala kombono wokuthi yini ongayibona eSpain, ukuphenduka kahle ube umbuzo: kanjani ukuba nesikhathi futhi ubone konke?

Uma sikhuluma ngemibono yami siqu yohambo oluya e-Barcelona, okukhunjulwa kakhulu yilokhu okulandelayo.

• Zonke izindlu ze-gingerbread Gaudi neGüell Park. Futhi ukuchaza, kulokho imilingo yalezi, ezifana namathoyizi we-ensembles ezakhiwo, akunakwenzeka. Lokhu kumele kubonwe.
• Umthombo weMagikas noma ukuhlabelela imithombo ngumbukiso omangalisayo, ohle kakhulu, futhi ukhululekile ngokuphelele. Ngesikhathi sesiboniso, umculo we-classical kanye nokushaya kwezwe okudumile kwesikhathi sethu umsindo.
• Ukuhamba nge-cable car kuyinto umbono omuhle, isifunda sesimanje. Kusukela ekuphakameni ngenhla kwezinga lolwandle kanye ne-fragility ebonakalayo yeklabhu engilazi, kwakumane kuphefumula.
• Ukuhamba kancane kuzungeze indawo ezungeze futhi ngaphakathi kwe-Sagrada Familia. Lapha, futhi, uyamangala ukuthi amaCatalans abesabi kanjani edolobheni elilodwa ukuqoqa izakhiwo eziningi ezihlukahlukene nezingajwayelekile. Kuyathakazelisa ukuthi le ndlu yesikhungo ikwakhiwa ngeminikelo yabasonto futhi isebenza ekuqedeni kokugcina isaqhubeka.
• Noma yiliphi iqembu lebhola lebhola laseRussia onombuzo wokuthi yini ongayibona eSpain, ungaphendula: "Bheka ukuthi abaseSpain bagubha kanjani ukunqoba kwethimba labo." Ubusuku obumnandi obuchithe emigwaqweni yedolobha nabalandeli beqembu elidumile emhlabeni wonke webhola leBafana Barcelona ngemuva kokunqoba kwabo ku-UEFA Champions League. Akukho ukulwa, ukucaciswa kobuhlobo, ubuso obudakiwe. Wonke umuntu wadansa, wahlabelela futhi wajabula.

Ngokombono wezinye izivakashi, uhamba eduze kweGothic Quarter ne-Old Town kukhona okudingekayo. Abanye bazama ukuzungeza zonke izindawo ezixhunywe noGaudi noSalvador Dali. Okwesithathu, kubalulekile hhayi kuphela ukuthi ufunde ngalokho okumele ubone eSpain, kodwa nalapho ufuna ukuthenga izipho nezikhumbuzo ezihlotsheni nabangane. Akuyona into emhlabeni jikelele edume ngezicathulo zesiSpanishi nezikhwama, iwayini elimnandi, imikhiqizo ye-textile nokuningi okuningi. Kodwa iCatalonia ayiyona yonke iSpain. Yini ongayibona kuleli zwe elihle, akunakwenzeka ukutshela ku-athikili eyodwa.