01 ka-06
IsiPutukezi, isiHindu nesiColonial Heritage
Ngaphambili kwendlu, iVivenda dos Palhacos. Sharell Cook. I-Vivenda dos Palhacos iyimpahla yamagugu engabuyiselwa kahle, isuka enkundleni enokuthula eningizimu yeGoa e-Majorda kuphela emaminithi ambalwa ukusuka ogwini. I-Nostalgic, esondelene nayo, neye-eclectic, iphelele kubantu abaqondayo abafuna ukuthola uhlangothi oluhlukile lwe-Goa. Hlala khona futhi uthathe uhambo oluya ememori lombhalo.
Igama lesiPutukezi, elisho iNdlu yeClowns, lanezela inhlanhla esheshayo - futhi ngokuqinisekile akudumazi. Indlu yakhululwa ekuqothulweni ngumnikazi uSimon Hayward, owawubona lapho eholidini elifushane emsebenzini wakhe wokukhangisa eMumbai ngo-2003. Eminyakeni embalwa yokubuyiswa kwemisebenzi elandelwe, ngesikhathi esifanayo uSimon wahlala yokuhlala egaraji (kamuva iguqulwe ezindaweni zokuhlala ezibizwa ngeDarjeeling). Manje ugijimela lo mzalwane nodade uCharlotte, ohlala naye eduze.
Umlando nokubuyiselwa
Indlu engamakhulu ayisishiyagalombili ubudala yase-Indo-Portuguese yenziwe izingxenye ezimbili - ingxenye engaphambili yasePutukezi eyakhiwe ngo-1929 ngaphandle kwamatshe ase-laterite, kanye neHindu yomhlaba omdala enezinhlanzi. Lolu hlobo lwendlu ye-fusion lwaluveze ukuguquka komphakathi weGoan, nokuguqulwa ebuKatolika, phakathi nenkathi eyandisiwe yokubusa isiPutukezi.
Njengengxenye yokubuyiselwa, izindlu zendlu zafakwa ngokuphelele, ngaphandle kwezigxobo ezinkulu. I-veranda yangemuva yaba yikhikhishi elisha, ngenkathi ikhishi elidala laba igumbi lezihambi elingu-Ooty. Kwakujwayele ukuba yindlu yangasese ye-Goan yengulube lapho ikamelo lezivakashi zeBallygunge manje limi khona. Futhi, inkukhu yezinkukhu yenza indlela yokudoba emhlabathini.
Ithebula lika-altare lika-Kontare liyisici sendawo yangaphandle eduze nedamu lokubhukuda. Kwakudingeka iqiniswe ukuze imelane nokudansa kwe-tabletop, nakuba kusobala ukuthi akuzange kube khona isikhathi esithile. Lezi zinsuku, ngokusho kukaSimon, ukwesatshiswa kwe-yoga okwenzeka etafuleni kungokoqobo. (USimoni ungumuntu ohlakaniphile, okusobala lapho efunda incwadi yakhe ethi "A kuya Z" mayelana nomhlaba).
Ngaphakathi, indlu ihlinzekwa ngama-antiques, avela ezindaweni ezifana neChor Bazaar eMumbai kanye nomthengisi we-antitique othembekile kaSimon. Kubuye kugcwaliswe izikhumbuzo zobuKoloni bomuntu siqu. USimon noCharlotte bazalwa eNdiya. Umkhulu wabo waseBrithani wasungula uhlobo lwe-Haywards lwotshwala (lezi zinsuku ezazidumile ubhiya bakhe obuphawulekayo beHaywards 5000) eduze kwaseCalcutta ngasekuqaleni kwawo-1900, kuyilapho uyise engumholi emphakathini waseBrithani webhizinisi eNdiya.
Kodwa kuthiwani ngamaclowns?
Uzothola isigqoko se-jester esihlalweni sezingubo zomhlaba. Yamukelwa esitokisini esifanayo esivela ku-heirloom yomndeni - izinkinobho ze-suit zethusi ezivela eqenjini elidala laseBrithani eCalcutta. Nakuba, njengoSimon engitshele ukuthi, isigqoko sezinkinobho sabonakala siphezulu seFrance. Ihlehlisa eceleni, "iPalhacos" nayo ikhethiwe njengengoma yokudlala ngamazwi, njengoba kuzwakale njengegodlo. Izivakashi eziningi zizovuma ukuthi ngokuqinisekile akufanelekile!
02 ka 06
Indawo nokubeka
I-Outlook kusuka phambili kwendawo. Sharell Cook. Abantu bavame ukumangala lapho bethola ukuthi i-Goa akuyona nje yonke ibhishi kanye namaqembu. Kukhona uhlangothi olunokuthula, olungahlanjulwanga, lwendabuko lweGoa, kanti iVivenda dos Palhacos yindawo eyodwa lapho kusengenzeka khona ukuyizwa.
Le ndawo isendaweni yaseMalada, cishe imizuzu engama-30 ukusuka e-Goa. Ihlehlisiwe phansi umzila onamaqabunga olula, ngisho nalapho uwufuna.
Ekuseni, imilingo ihlezi egumbini elingaphambi futhi likhuphukele emadolobheni - iqhude leqhude, umoya uhlebezela emithini, i-clack ede kakhulu yamathrekhi wesitimela nomloli wesitimela, umthengisi wembali edonsa isitoreji esithwele izitshalo, kanye nezinyosi zihlehliswa emgwaqweni ukusuka emnyango wazo ozayo endlini.
Qaphela ukuthi izinja ezimbili zezilwane zihlala endaweni. Bahlehlisiwe futhi abangeke besongela, kodwa kuyinto okufanele bazi ukuthi awuyena umthandi wesilwane.
Ibhishi liqhele ngamakhilomitha angaba amakhilomitha. Fika lapho ngokugibela enye yebhayisikili enikezwe izivakashi, noma ulahlekelwe lapho ku-auto-rickshaw yomuntu siqu oyimfihlo!
03 ka 06
Indawo yokuhlala
Igumbi leKonnager eVivenda dos Palhacos. Sharell Cook. I-Vivenda dos Palhacos inezinkampani zokuvakasha eziyisikhombisa ezinomoya emoyeni kanye netende lokunethezeka elibhekele phezu kwendawo. Ngamunye uyingqayizivele futhi ubizwa ngegama elihle ngemuva kwendawo eNdiya (Tamil Nadu naseWest Bengal) lapho uHardwards ehlala khona futhi ephethe izinkumbulo ezikhethekile.
Nge-charm yezwe elidala, khetha uKonnager noma u-Alipore engxenyeni engaphambili yePutukezi yendlu. I-Konnager evulekile, ebizwa ngokuthi izwe elihle kakhulu lomndeni eduze ne-distillery yayo, liza ne-veranda yangasese, umbhede we-post-antique omdala, nesitsha esikhulu semhlophe esenziwe nge-white bombay Yacht Club.
Kukhona amanye amakamelo amathathu engxenyeni engemuva yamaHindu yendlu - Madras, Ooty, naseBallygunge. I-Madras enhle nezanamuhla inezindlu zokugezela ezivulekile neminyango yaseFrance eholela engadini, kuyilapho u-Ooty ohlanza amhlophe ejwayele ukuba yikhizi lendlu futhi umnyango wayo uvula egcekeni elincane elingaphakathi. I-Ballygunge ivutha futhi i-rustic, eneemibhede emibili.
Izindawo zokuhlala ezisele zihlala zizungeze indawo. Ithempeli elinethezeka ngokugcwele, elibizwa ngokuthi i-Champara, lihlanganiswe ifenisha yomndeni. It has ingadi yayo futhi ukungena echibini. Eduze yindawo enkulu eyaziwa ngokuthi i-The Chummery. Futhi-ke, kukhona iDarjeeling - igaraji eliguqulwe ukuthi umnikazi uSimon wayehlala khona. Unesitezi se-mezzanine nesithuba sokulala esengeziwe.
Qaphela ukuthi awekho amakamelo anama-TV, nakuba kukhona one-DVD player ekamelweni lokulala.
Amanani kanye nokubhuka
Amazinga ahlukahluka kuye ngenkathi, bese uqala kusuka kuma-rupiya angu-4 400 ubusuku bonke emakamelweni e-Ballygunge nama-Ooty. Wonke umhlaba ungaqashwa kusuka kuma-37,050 ama-rupe ngosuku ngalunye.
Ibhuku futhi uthole amazinga aphezulu ku-Tripzuki. I-Tripzuki ibeka amahhotela ama-boutique ama-best e-India futhi bavakashela ngamunye ukuze baqinisekise izindinganiso eziphakeme.
04 ka 06
Ukudla komphakathi
Igumbi lokudlela lomphakathi. Sharell Cook. Njengoba i-Vivenda dos Palhacos iyimpahla esondelene nayo, ukuhlangana njalo nezinye izivakashi kufanele kulindeleke. Iyiphi indlela engcono yokuziwa kunokuba idle ukudla! Ukuhlangana komphakathi kusihlwa "amaqembu e-dinner", lapho izivakashi zidla ndawonye noSimon noma uCharlotte etafuleni elide lokugcoba izinkuni, ziye zaba yinto engavamile. Futhi, benza kahle ukuphuza iqhwa bese benza ukujwayela.
Ngesikhathi ngihlala lapho, ngahlangana nabantu abahlukahlukene abavela eJalimane, e-Australia nase-England. Siphetha ukuxoxa nokuxoxisana izindaba ngemuva kokuthi isidlo sesiphelile. Kodwa-ke, akukho isibopho sokujoyina. Ezinye izivakashi zikhetha ukuphuma esitolo sokudlela, kanti abanye bathanda ukudla ngasese kwezinye izindawo zendawo (kufaka eduze nedamu noma emaphongolweni).
Ukudla
Iqembu elihle lokudliwa ngeke liphelele ngaphandle kokudla okumnandi, futhi ukudla kuVivenda dos Palhacos kuyinto ephawulekayo. Ikhishi elisebenza kahle likhonza ama-dinners amathathu, futhi imenyu ishintsha nsuku zonke. Ngokuvamile iGoan curry ngeSonto ebusuku noBangali curry ngoLwesine ebusuku. Ngaphandle kwalokho, izivakashi zingalawula izinto ngabanye kwimenyu ejulile.
Isidlo sasekuseni esivumelanayo siyanelisa ngokwanele. Kuhlanganisa amaqanda, ama-pancake, isinkwa, izithelo, itiye elihle kunazo zonke eDarjeeling, nekhofi evela eningizimu ye-India.
05 ka 06
I-Lorry Back Bar
I-Lorry Back Bar eVivenda dos Palhacos. Sharell Cook. Uma kukhona into eyodwa echaza i-Vivenda dos Palhacos, i-Lorry Back Bar ejabulisayo. Bheka ngokucophelela futhi ungabona ukuthi wenziwe ngezandla ngemuva kweloli! I-shutter yayo ebalabala, ehlala ivulekile (lena i-Goa, ngemva kwakho konke), yaqoshwa ikakhulukazi ngesitolo somzimba we-lorry eMumbai.
Ibha yenziwe ngokukhethwa okuhle kotshwala, kubandakanya amabhodlela angenakwenzeka-"omkhiqizo womndeni" (i-Haywards 5000 ubhiya) ehlanganisiwe. Kukhona amarekhodi okuphuza (amabhodlela ayisishiyagalombili obhiya abesilisa nabesifazane abangu-13) nanoma ngubani ongabashaya uthola ubhiya mahhala. Akubona abantu abaningi kakhulu ababonakala bezimisele ukuzama! Kuyinto ubhiya obuqinile, ono-8% utshwala obuningi, ukuthi amaphakethe ayingqayizivele.
Ibha yindawo ethandwayo yokufunda iphephandaba noma ukuphumula futhi ube ne-tipple ngaphambi kokudla.
06 ka-06
Izinto okumelwe zenziwe
Ichibi lokubhukuda eVivenda dos Palhacos. Sharell Cook. Ngaphandle kokuhamba usuku noma echibini noma ukuthola i-massage ye-Ayurvedic kuyayilinga kakhulu. Amakilasi e-yoga eyimfihlo nawo akhona. Uma kungenjalo, khetha incwadi kusuka kuqoqo olunzulu emakhandini azungeze impahla bese uzibeka endaweni epholile.
Ukwengeza ku-flavour yomuntu siqu, uCharlotte unezinto zokugqoka okukhethwe ngesandla ekubonisweni nasekuthengisweni.
Yidla endaweni yaseMartin's Corner, enye yezindawo zokudlela eziphezulu zeGoan. I-Zeebop, ogwini lolwandle e-Utorda, iphinde yanconywa ukudla okudoba.
Amabhishi aseduze (Utorda, Majorda, Betalbatim kanye ne-Sunset Beach) konke okubonakalayo kunamatshe amaningi.
Uma unesithakazelo kwifa leGoa, ungaphuthelwa ukuvakashela izindlu ezibuyiselwe ezibuyiselwe ePutukezi endaweni.
- Thola kabanzi mayelana ne-Vivendia dos Palhacos ku-Tripzuki.
- Bona izithombe ze-Vivenda dos Palhacos ku-Facebook naku-Google +.
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