Ngaseningizimu yedolobha laseMiami kukhona amaCoral Gables amahle, noma nje "The Gables" njengoba kwaziwa kubantu bakuleli. Leli dolobha elihleliwe edolobheni liyi-oasis yamakhaya azinzile nezitolo zokudlela kanye nezindawo zokudla enhliziyweni yaseMiami. Uma ukhathele iSouth Beach nesendaweni yedolobha futhi ufuna ezinye izinto ezijabulisayo, uthathe uhambo oluya eGables.
Isakhiwo sobuciko se-Coral Gables
I-Coral Gables yakhiwe ngesitayela se-Mediterranean Revival ngenxa yomsebenzi kaJames Deering endaweni yakhe, i-Villa Vizcaya.
U-Deering wakha i-Vizcaya ngo-1914 esebenzisa kuphela izinto eziyiqiniso ezivela e-Italy naseSpain, kanye nokufaka izingxenye ezinkulu zezindonga zangempela zaseYurophu ezazingekho, zithunyelwa lapha ngesikebhe futhi ziphinde zibuyele esizeni. Eziningi zalezi zimbumbulu ezinkulu, ukufakelwa, nama-tapestries avela eYurophu ahlala eDeering ukuthi zibonwe namhlanje. Ephefumulelwe yi-Vizcaya, uGeorge Merrick wayefuna ukuletha izithombe nezakhiwo zaseSpain endaweni engaphezulu. Izakhiwo zakhe ezinkulu zamnika indawo yokusebenza, kodwa wayefuna ukwaziwa ngaphezu kwengcebo yakhe; wayefuna ukwakha idolobha elikhethekile laseMiami eliye labonisa ithonya laseSpain lendawo. Kanye nabanye abasebenza ngobuciko, abadwebi bezwe, nabahleli bezindawo, uCoral Gables waqala ukuqala. Phakathi neminyaka emine yokukhulelwa kwayo, uCoral Gables yafakwa ngo-1925.
Ihhotela le-Biltmore
Mhlawumbe isikhumbuzo esikhulu kunazo zonke isitayela sokuvuselela iMedithera esivela namhlanje- ihhotela le-Biltmore.
Ephefumulelwe yiCathhedral yaseSeville eSpain, umbhoshongo namuhla unomfanekiso obonakalayo kubo bonke abaseMamibia. Ihotela lakhiwe ezinyangeni ezingu-10 ezincane futhi alishintshe ngisho nombala walo wangaphandle kuze kube yilolu suku. Njengehotela elisezingeni eliphezulu, liletha izivakashi emhlabeni wonke; Abomdabu baqhubekela eBiltmore ukujabulela iminikelo yayo ye-spa kanye nedamu elihle le-coral.
Miracle Mile
Njengoba ukwehla kwezomnotho kwanciphisa ukuthuthukiswa kwezindlu nokuthuthukiswa kwezindlu, ngakho-ke i-Gables yayeka ukukhula kwayo. Ngeshwa, isitayela saseMedithera asizange siphinde sithole amandla akhe nobuhle. Ngama-1950, iMalcle Mile yavela, isigaba esinezitini somgwaqo e-Coral Way phakathi kweLeJeune Road neDouglas Road. Ngama-boutiques ase-upscale kanye nezitolo ezikhethekile, kwaletha ukuhweba okwakhiwe endaweni futhi kwagqugquzela okuningi izinhlobo ezahlukene zezitolo ukuvula iminyango yabo maduzane. Namuhla, izisusa ezikhethekile ezinikezwa kubakhi nabaqambi abakha isitayela sokuvuselela iMedithera engqondweni.
Idolobha elihle laseCoral Gables
I-Coral Gables inikeza inala yokwenza ngaphakathi ibanga elide lokushayela kwedolobha laseMiami. Kusukela kwezobuciko kanye nezakhiwo ukwakha ukudla nokuthenga, yenza usuku noma ngempelasonto yeCoral Gables futhi ngeke udumale.
Uma unesithakazelo ekwakhiweni kweMedithera, qiniseka ukuthi uvakashela i-Vizcaya. Eyakhiwa ekuqaleni kwawo-1900, imile namuhla njengoba yakwenza lapho yakhiwa. Ukuvakasha kunikezwa nsuku zonke. I-Biltmore nayo ingumnikelo ongaguquki embonweni kaMerrick. Ngenkathi ungakwazi ukuvakashela amakamelo, i-lobby enkulu iyamangalisa ngempela. I-Coral Gables City Hall iyisakhiwo esibaluleke kakhulu esivela esidlangalaleni; qiniseka ukuthi ungene ukuze ubone i-portico ehlukile kanye namadonga akhe angaphakathi angaphakathi.
Umdlalo owodwa uhlotshaniswa neCoral Gables: igalofu! I-Biltmore Golf Course iyaziwa emhlabeni futhi ihlala emakethe amaningana we-PGA Tour. Leli gumbi legalufu lomphakathi linemuva elihle le-Biltmore, amanzi amancane, inqubomgomo yokuhamba ngokukhululekile, imifino enengqondo yemifino futhi inselele ngokwanele ukuthola izinzuzo ngenkathi idlalwa abaqalayo. I-Grenada Golf Course iyinkambo yegalufu eyi-9 engenazo izingozi zamanzi; akuyona inselele njengeBiltmore, kodwa le nkambo engu-36 iyinhlangano ephumule kakhulu futhi inani eliyingqayizivele.
I-Pool yaseVenetian idonsa izivakashi ezivela emhlabeni wonke. Eyakhelwe ngo-1923 ukusuka emgodini we-rock coral, usondla futhi uhaqwe ama-grottos, ama-waterfalls amabili namapulangwe e-coral. I-Fairchild Garden yaseTropical yinto enhle yosuku lonke (okungenani!) Ibuyele empeleni. Ngokuqoqwa kwayo kwezitshalo nezimbali, izihlahla zezandla, izinhlanzi nezihlahla ezivundile izimbali, imigwaqo ezungeze amachibi kanye nama-grove, amahlathi emangrove, isibonisi sezulu kanye ne-orchid ukuboniswa (phakathi kwezinye izinto!) Uzobe nesikhathi esincane sokushiya imibukiso, izinhlelo zemfundo , isitolo sezincwadi kanye nemicimbi ekhethekile yezenzakalo.
Qinisekisa ukuthi uletha izicathulo zokuhamba namanzi amaningi!
Ukuthenga nokudlela akukwazi ukuphuthelwa. I-Miracle Mile neDolobhana laseMerrick Park linikeza ama-boutiques e-world class, ama-antique, ama-galleries kanye nokudlela okuyisi-5. Izindawo zokudlela ezinhle kunazo zonke zingatholakala lapha ku-Gables, kuhlanganise ne-Palm (Steakhouse & Seafood), i-Caffe Abbracci (eNyakatho Italy), iPascal sikaPonce (i-French New), i-Miss Saigon Bistro (i-Vietnamese), ne-Norman's (World New).
Njengoba ubona, kunokuningi okumele wonke umuntu akwenze ku-Coral Gables. Uma uvakashela i-Miami, qiniseka ukuthi ushiya isikhathi ukubona ubuhle nokuthula kwe-Coral Gables. Uma uhlala lapha, sebenzisa ngokunenzuzo yonke le ndawo okufanele inikele!