Izinto Zokwazi Uma Ziya Ekugijimeleni I-Roses e-Louisville
UMgqibelo wokuqala ngoMeyi ufana neKentucky Derby. Akungabazeki ukuthi njalo "Ukugijimela amaRos" unyaka wonke kufanele kube nabalandeli abangu-160,000 + abathokozela noma ubani owakhathazekile. Yini eyenza i-Derby enkulu akuyona nje ukuthi yiyona yokuqala ye-Triple Crown yamahhashi, kodwa i-upscale party party ezungeze izizathu. Phakathi kwabesifazane ezigqokeni ezinkulu, abadumile emidlalweni ye-classy, nabambalwa be-Mint Juleps, iKentucky Derby izohlale i-aura ngakho ngokungafani nanoma imuphi omunye umcimbi wezemidlalo.
Ungabonisi noma uzolahlekelwa "imizuzu emibili ejabulisayo emidlalo" eChurchill Downs eLouisville, eKentucky. Izindleko zokuya khona akuzona ezishibhile njalo, kodwa ngokuqinisekile kuyodwa ohlwini lwamabhakede. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ufuna ukubuka isixuku esigodini noma ujabulele iqembu enkundleni, kukhona indawo ongayithatha enye yamasiko amakhulu aseMelika.
Amathikithi
Ukholwe noma cha, ukuya eKentucky Derby kulula kakhulu. Ungakwazi ngisho nokuhamba ngosuku lomncintiswano bese ukhokha imali engu- $ 60 ukuze uthole ukungena. (Ukwamukelwa Okujwayelekile kuyatholakala ku-$ 55 uma uthenga kusukela ngoJanuwari 1 kuze kube usuku ngaphambi komncintiswano.) Ukwamukelwa okujwayelekile kukuholela ekungeneni emthonjeni, ukufinyelela ku-infield, nokufinyelela ku-paddock, ngakho akuyona into eningi kakhulu indlela eyinhloko yokufakaza lo mncintiswano. Iqembu elise-infield lijabulise kakhulu, kodwa ngeke uthole umbono omuhle walokho okwenzeka kumkhondo.
Uma ufuna umbono ongcono womncintiswano, ungakwazi ukuthenga kalula amathikithi e-Grandstand.
Uma ubhalisa izaziso kwiwebhusayithi yaseKentucky Derby ngaphambi komnyaka ka-Okthoba wonyaka owedlule, uzothola i-imeyili ngasekupheleni kuka-Okthoba ukukuxwayisa lapho amathikithi athengiswa khona ngaphambi kwe-premium presale. Ukudayiswa kuqala ku-inthanethi maphakathi no-Novemba cishe cishe zonke izihlalo ezithengiswayo. (Uhlezi eduze nomgqa wokugcina awubonanga ukuthengiswa komphakathi.) Amathikithi athengiswa njengephakethe elifaka amathikithi kokubili i-Kentucky Oaks ngoLwesihlanu (ihhashi lesifazane elilingana neKentucky Derby) noMgqibelo waseKentucky Derby.
Amathikithi ashibhile ku-Grandstand ahamba ngama-dollar angu-319. Amathikithi angathengiswa nge-presale ye-premium ayadayiswa izinsuku ezimbalwa kamuva.
Uma ungatholi amathikithi emakethe yokuqala, ungabheka njalo emakethe yesibili. Ngokusobala unezinketho ezaziwa kakhulu ukuze uthathe amathikithi afana ne-Stubhub noma i-aggregator yamathikithi (cabanga ngoKayak ngamathikithi ezemidlalo) njenge SeatGeek, engabhalisi amathikithi avela eStubhub. Amanani amathikithi omakethe wesibili ayokhula njengoba umncintiswano usondela ngoba umcimbi awutholi ukunakwa kwezwe kuze kube sekupheleni kwesonto. Kukhona iwindi elihle elithengile lokuthenga amathikithi kusukela ngoFebhuwari kuya ekuqaleni kuka-Ephreli.
Ukufika Lapho
Izindiza eziya eLouisville zithengwa ngezinga eliphakeme kunezenzo ezijwayelekile (ezibizwa ngokuthi amanani omcimbi) ngoba iKentucky Derby iyafika edolobheni futhi izindiza zezindiza ziyazi ukuthi ukufuna kuzoba phezulu. Izindiza eziqondile, ikakhulukazi ezivela emadolobheni amakhulu, zizokwenza u-$ 1,000 noma ngaphezulu uma ukutholakala kuphezulu futhi leyo nombolo izokhuphuka kuphela. Lokhu kunikeza ithuba elihle lokusebenzisa izindiza zezindiza zakho ukuze ukhokhele izindiza kunokuba ukhethe imali ngoba izindleko zamakhilomitha ngeke zishintshe ngokuphawulekayo kusukela entengo ejwayelekile uma kuqhathaniswa nokuthi izindleko zama-dollar zizoba yini. Kubalulekile ukubuka izindiza ngokuxhumana uma ubheka ukulondoloza imali ekuhambeni kwakho.
Indlela elula yokubheka indiza ihamba ne-travel aggregator Kayak ngaphandle kokuthi wazi ngokuqondile ukuthi yikuphi ukuhamba kwezindiza ofuna ukuhamba kuyo.
Ungadlulisela futhi eLouisville kusuka emadolobheni ahlukahlukene eMidwest. I-Louisville ingaphansi kwamahora amabili ukusuka eCincinnati, Indianapolis naseLexington. I-Dayton cishe cishe amahora amabili, kanti iColumbus neNashville cishe cishe amahora amathathu. Ungabheka futhi nomqondo wokubhukuda kwenye yale mizi futhi ushayela lapho uma ungakhathazeki ukufaka amahora ambalwa ohambweni lwakho.
Uma useseLouisville, cishe uzofuna ukusebenzisa imoto ukuze ufike eChurchill Downs. (Ungakhohlwa ukuthi kuyodingeka ukhokhele ukupaka, ngakho-ke ukubhekwa epasiphini yokupaka kungaba yinto ongathanda ukuyenza.) Okunye okunye okubandakanya kubandakanya ibhasi, elivela edolobheni laseLouisville kuya emthonjeni we $ 20 nxazonke- uhambo.
I-Pick-ups ne-drop-off ziqala ngo-7: 30 ekuseni bese ziqhubeka kuze kube ngu-8: 30 ntambama kokubili ngoLwesihlanu nangomgqibelo. Amatekisi angakuthatha emthonjeni, kodwa ulindele ukuthi ukunikezwa kunqunyelwe kunikezwe isidingo phakathi neveki leKentucky Derby.
Uzohlalaphi
Izintengo zehhotela nasezindaweni ezizungezile zaseLouisville ziphakeme ngezinkanyezi ngenxa yeKentucky Derby. Amahhotela egama lomkhiqizo edolobheni laseLouisville ahamba nge $ 800 noma ngaphezulu ebusuku. Amahhotela aseduze nesikhumulo sezindiza ayengcono kakhulu ngoba isikhumulo sezindiza sitholakala eduze eduze kweChurchill Downs. Ukuze ugcine imali ungabheka amahhotela kancane kancane ukusuka edolobheni noma eChurchill Downs, okubandakanya ukubuka amahhotela ngaphesheya komfula eJeffersonville, e-Indiana. Inketho yakho engcono kakhulu yokuthola amahhotela kuzoba ngokusebenzisa i-Trip Advisor njengoba ingakwazi ukuhlinzeka ngokusesha kwamahhotela atholakalayo ngenkathi ihlinzeka ngezibuyekezo eziphezulu kusuka kumakhasimende wangaphambilini.
Ngaphandle kwalokho ungabheka ukuqasha izindlu endaweni yaseLouisville. Kunezinketho eziningi futhi abanikazi bekhaya bazobheka ukwenza amabhakede ambalwa neKentucky Derby okwenzekayo. Ukunikezwa emakethe kufanele kube kuhle ngenxa yalokhu kanye nokuncintisana kwabathengisi abangenalwazi kufanele kuholele ekwesabeni okuthile. Lokhu kuzoholela ekusebenzelaneni okunye okuhle ngakho, ngakho kufanele uhlole njalo amawebusayithi afana ne-AirBNB, i-VRBO, noma i-HomeAway.
Lapho kuChurchill Downs
Khumbula ukuthi kufanelekile ukugqoka ukuze uhambe eKentucky Derby. Abantu abaningi bagqoke izimbongolo, okusho ukuthi amadoda agqoke izigqoko noma amajazi ezemidlalo nabesifazane bembethe izingubo nezigqoko ezinkulu. Ikhodi yokugqoka ihlukahluka kuye ngezindawo ezihlukahlukene zeChurchill Downs, ngakho-ke ubheke iwebhusayithi yabo ukuze ubone yonke imikhawulo efanele.
Uma usufikile emthonjeni uzofuna ukuthola ukuthi ungaphilaphi. AmaGates avuliwe ngo-8 ekuseni ngombuthano wokuqala kusukela ngo-10: 30 ekuseni Ngenxa yokuhlala kwe-Grandstand, awukwazi ukuthola ilungelo umzila wesitimela unjengokungathi uzohlala emgwaqweni ovamile ngoba uhlala kulezo zindawo.
Esikhundleni salokho uzokwazi ukuzungeza ngaphandle kwe-Grandstand ubone ama-jockeys akhwele amahhashi endaweni e-paddock. Uma usenkundleni ye-infield ngokungeniswa okujwayelekile, ngeke ukwazi ukuhamba endaweni ye-fieldfield.
Ngeshwa ngeke ukwazi ukuletha izinto zokuphuza eChurchill Downs phakathi nempelasonto yaseKentucky Derby. Utshwala, izikwesikhwama, ama-cooler, amathini, amabhodlela weglasi, neziqukathi konke kuvinjelwe. Ungangenisa izinto zokudla ezikhwameni zepulasitiki ezicacile uma nje uhlangabezana nemfuneko yesayizi. Imininingwane egcwele kulokho okungavumelekile ingatholakala lapha.
Imikhawulo yalokho ongayifaka ku-Churchill Downs akusho ukuthi ngeke ube nesikhathi esimnandi emncintiswaneni. I-infield yinkampani engeyona eceleni neqembu elincane. Uzozizwa sengathi usendaweni ephathekayo futhi ngeke ufike ukubona umjaho ngaphandle kweskrini esikhulu, kodwa kungenzeka ukuthi ngeke unakekele. Ngesikhathi esifanayo ngaphesheya komzila, isixuku esikhulu sijabulele iMint Juleps yaso futhi sijabulisa kakhulu.
Izinketho zokudla azikho okukhunjulwayo, kodwa uzoyakwazisa ibherbe ngaphezu kwamanye okukhethwa kukho. Ungase futhi ugijimele endaweni esuka ku-Grandstand ukuze uhlole indawo futhi uthenge ukudla okungabizi.
Izwe le-Bourbon
Uchitha isikhathi sakho uma ungaboni izikebhe zokuphuza utshwala ngenkathi usendaweni.
I-Bourbon yilona utshwala obushisayo obuya eMelika kulezi zinsuku futhi iKentucky iyindlu yayo. Uma ungafuni ukugijima ngaphandle kweLouisville, ungathola ukunambitheka kwesenzo nge-Evan Williams Experience ne-Bulleit Experience. Uma uzimisele ukuhamba, ngiyakuncoma ukuthi ngikwenze kuMaraki Womenzi, cishe ihora eliseNingizimu Louisville, noma i-Buffalo Trace, okuyihora eliya empumalanga. Kunezinketho zokunambitha, okuhlale kumnandi, futhi ungenza ngisho nebhokisi lakho ukuze uthathe ikhaya kuMaraki womenzi.
Phandle eLouisville
Idolobha laseLouisville selizuze kangcono eminyakeni yamuva. Uma unesimo sengqondo se-steak enkulu, usendaweni efanele. Ngeke uhambe kahle phakathi kukaSt. Charles Exchange, i-Oyster Bar ne-Steakhouse, noma i-Steakhouse yaseJeff Ruby, lapho uzobe udla khona ngokukhethekile emathangeni amadala angu-65 ubudala. I-burgers eSt. Charles Exchange kanye no-Z ye-Oyster Bar ne-Steakhouse nayo ayikhunjulwa, ikakhulukazi iSt. Chuck Burger ngaphambili, okukulethela i-lambgger enkulu kakhulu emgqonyeni wesiNgisi. Ubufakazi ku-Main buhlinzeka futhi nge-bison Burger enkulu, ongayithola neFrance ehamba kahle kakhulu edolobheni. Futhi uma ungaguli nge-burgers manje, i-B & B inikeza okuhle kakhulu nge-habanero jam, brie, ne-bacon.
Awukwazi ukuza eLouisville ngaphandle kokudla okunomsoco wesasikithi wendawo, owaziwa njengosundu olushisayo. I-Brown Hotel ivuselela lesi sandwich evulekile esibhekene ne-turkey ne-bacon noMornay sauce. Inkukhu ethosiwe yindlela yokuphila eningizimu, ngakho-ke uzofuna ukubamba ezinye ze-Southern Fried Jumbo Chicken Wings ngesinye isiqhumane esikolweni eShirley Mae's Café. Labo abafuna into elula ngesimo se-diner bangenza indlela yabo eya ku-Wagner's Pharmacy, ekhombisa i-Derby Sandwich, i-mix mix ham, ushizi, ne-mayo.
Nje kancane ngaphandle kwedolobha, uzothola amaqebelengwane amnandi yengulube ku-Feast BBQ. Uma unesimo sengqondo sezokwelapha, noma kunjalo, awukwazi ukuhamba endaweni ngaphandle kwe-mutton engcono kakhulu, efana newundlu. Uzothola ukuthi i-Ole Hickory Pit, eseduze eduze nesikhumulo sezindiza.
Ungase ungalindele ukuthola i-pizza enhle eLouisville, kodwa yilokho ozothola ku-Bar Bar. I-Margherita ingase ibonakale ilula, kodwa iyinhle futhi ingeza i-ham ham kuya kuyo akuyona umqondo omubi noma.
Labo abafuna i-cocktail enhle banezinketho ezimbalwa. Imenyu egxile kwi-whisky ku-Silver Dollar iyintandokazi yendawo. I-El Camino ingase ibonakale ingaqondakali ekuboniseni ama-movie we-vintage, kodwa ama-syrups ayenziwe endlini ahlangane kahle neziphuzo zabo ezibhekisele kwi-rum. Ubufakazi ku-Main bukhona ubuciko obuhle ku-21c Museum Hotel, ephethe ibha, ukufanisa iziphuzo. Uma ama-dives ayinto yakho eyengeziwe, i-Magnolia Bar & Grill iyindawo yakho. Iziphuzo zingabizi, amantombazane ngezinye izikhathi adansa ematafuleni, futhi i-jukebox izokugcina khona ubusuku bonke. Yiqiniso lezi zingxenye ziyaziwa nge-whiskey yazo, ngakho-ke iyiphi indawo engcono kune-Haymarket Whiskey Bar, ehlinzeka ngamabhononi angu-100 futhi iphile nomculo.