Ukuqothulwa kwe-WaterFire okukhazimulayo kudonsa izixuku ku-Providence, RI
Hlola isimiso se- Waterfire Providence sika - 2017
Ukulungiswa kwami okunamandla, ukucabangela ukukhanya okukhanyayo, iphunga elimnandi, ukushisa, ukucubungula okukhanyayo komlilo ongaphambi kwami kwaphazamiseka ngamazwi awakhulunywe ngezwi elingaziwa elifaka phakathi i-cacophony engacacile yezixuku ezazihamba ngasemva kwami :
"Uma usishisa, bazofika."
Futhi ngokuzumayo, ukukhanya okukhulu kwesimo kwagezwa phezu kwami. Ngangifinyelela konke ngokomzwelo mayelana namabhonasi ambalwa. Yebo, ama-bonfire angu-42 kufanele abe okuqondile.
Lokho kwakungu-1997 - okokuqala ngibona i-WaterFire, ukufakwa kobuciko ngomdwebi uBababy Evans oye waba ikhadi le-Providence's call. Ngakho-ke, lapho ngiphindela enhloko-dolobha yaseRhode Island ngoMeyi ka-2000 ukuze ngibone ukukhangwa okwandisiwe - imililo engu-97 eyenza i-riveting ikhanyise i-Woonasquatucket noMoshassuck Rivers - ngangiqinisekile ukuthi ngeke ngisuswe yi-mystique.
Yilokho, kuze kube yilapho uBruce ecela ukuthenga nami uhlelo lwe-WaterFire. Ngiyivule ukuthola le ngcaphuno engaziwa kusukela encwadini yezivakashi ze-WaterFire:
"Ngiyabonga, ngiyabonga ngobuhle obuningi kakhulu. Ngilalele i-violin ehamba ngaphansi kwebhuloho futhi uma bekube nakho kwami kokugcina emhlabeni ngabe ngabe bekuphelele. Ngiyabonga."
Hmm. Ngakho mhlawumbe kwakungeyona into engavamile ukuba uthole umshy kancane phezu kwemililo ethile.
Ngaphendukela kuBruce futhi ngabuza ngokuthobeka, "Uma ngibona wonke amahloni lapho ekhanyisa imililo, ingabe uzohleka?"
"Yebo," esho.
Ngakho-ke, sasiphakathi kwezinto ezingenakwenzeka ukulinganisa isixuku nabangane bethu abahambahambayo, umqulu we-Casino Wokugembula we-Casino kanye nomkakhe, uSandra, bekulindele ukuqala kwalesi sigameko esingaphezu kwamagama ekupheleni kosuku olude lokuzingela uMnu I-Potato Head (funda ngalolu daba lapha).
Ngangizama ukuchaza i-WaterFire kuBill noSandy kodwa ngathola ukuthi ngilahlekelwa okuningi kakhulu kunalokho, "Bakhanyisa imililo emfuleni futhi kuhle ngempela-nizobona."
Kwaqhubeka: Konke Nge-WaterFire
I-Waterplace Park enyakatho yedolobha lase-Providence isenhlabeni yokuvuselelwa komuzi, kanti noma yikuphi indawo yokuzikhethela yokuhamba nganoma isiphi isikhathi, akuyona into emangalisa kakhulu kunokuba lapho amabhuloho namagwaqo ayo kanye ne-gondola yayo yokuhlala ehlambulukile ekuguleni kwe-WaterFire .
UBababy Evans wathunyelwa ukudala uMlilo Wokuqala ngo-1994 ekugubheni usuku lokugcina lweshumi lokuqala lwe-First Night Providence, umkhosi wokuNyaka kaNcibijane wonyaka omusha.
Ngo-1996, wadala uMlilo wesiBili kwiNgqungquthela Yomfanekiso Wamanye amazwe. Labo abathandwa yizidalwa zakhe maduzane ngemuva kwalokho bahlela umkhankaso wokukhulisa isikhwama ukuze basekele ukufakwa okuphakade. Isizini ka-1997 sinezehlakalo ezingu-13 ze-WaterFire ezithinte abantu abangaba ngu-350,000. Inani lamakhokhelo liye landa (kusukela ngo-2016, kunezingaphezu kuka-80), kanti izakhamuzi kanye nezivakashi ze-Providence kuzothola ithuba lokubona i-WaterFire ngesikhathi okungenani ukukhanya okungu-10 okugcwele ngesikhathi sonyaka ka-2016 wonyaka wezi-2016 , oqhubeka ngoNovemba 5. Uhlelo lwe-Waterfire luka-2016 lubuye lubonise ukukhanya okuncane okuyingxenye. Hlola iwebhusayithi ethi WaterFire ukuze uthole izibuyekezo, ikakhulukazi uma kukhona isimo sezulu esisongelayo.
Ama-braziers avuthayo afakwe emfishane emva kokushona kwelanga yizivolontiya ezikebheni zamadoda ezisezinkuni ezengeziwe ezisetshenziselwa ukugcina imililo ivutha kuze kufike amahora. Ukuhambisana komculo - okhethiwe ngomcimbi ngamunye ngo - Evans - kudlalwa kuze kufike nje phakathi kwamabili.
Ingxube evuthayo yephayini, i-oki neyomsedari yenza iphunga elidakayo elimnandi elikhwa ngamanzi ngokumnandi, futhi amaphuzu akhethiwe ngokucophelela ahambisana nemililo evuthayo, abuyele emabhokisini emifula kanye nemifudlana ehambisana nemikhawulo ekhonsathi egcwele ngamalangabi ashisa.
Kusuka endaweni yethu ebonakalayo esibhekene nomgogodla oyinhloko wokufakwa emgwaqweni ongenhla, sakwazi ukubona abagijimi be-torch befika futhi bekhuphukela esikebheni.
Enye indawo enhle yokubuka ubuciko buvela ku-gondola emfuleni. Shayela i-La Gondola ngo-401-421-8877 kusengaphambili ukuze wenze ukubhuka kwamanzi kusihlwa samanzi.
Eqinisweni, akusikho "indawo embi" okumele uyibuke i-WaterFire, futhi uzofuna ukuhambahamba, uhambahamba eceleni kwamagwaqo angasemfuleni nangaphansi kwamabhuloho echofoza ukubuka isithombe esivela kuma-angles amaningi. Kungumqondo omuhle ukufika kusenesikhathi ku-Providence: Izixuku ziqala ukuqoqa kahle ngaphambi kokushona kwelanga.
Ukufika lapho: I- WaterFire yenzeka edolobheni lase-Providence ngokukhetha kusihlwa . Kusuka ku-Interstate 95 North noma eNingizimu, thatha ukuphuma 22. I-ramp off ikuletha ku-Memorial Boulevard, egijima emfuleni. I-WaterFire ingakwesokunxele ngemva kweqoqo lokuqala lamabani, futhi ukufakwa kufinyelela phansi kudlule iCrawford Street Bridge. Kusuka kumzila 195, landela izimpawu zomzila we-Route 95 enyakatho (ngaseBoston). Hlala ngakwesokudla, thatha ukuphuma 22, bese ulandela izinkomba ezingenhla. Kukhona ukupaka okuphelele okutholakala - okunye okukhululekile, okunye akunjalo.
Ukuhlala kuphi: Qhathanisa amazinga nokubuyekezwa kwamahhotela akwa-Providence nge-TripAdvisor.
Yiletha: Ijajethi, njengoba kungenzeka ibe yintuthu emnyama; othandekayo ukubambisana naye njengoba uhambahamba emifuleni; kanye nezicubu uma kunamathuba okuba ukhululekile njengamanje.
Imibuzo? Shayela ihhovisi le-WaterFire, 401-273-1155, phakathi namahora ebhizinisi ngesonto.