Isikhungo seToyota: Umhlahlandlela Wokuhamba weMidanso yamaRobhothi eHouston

Injabulo yohlu lwe-Houston Rockets lusezingeni eliphakeme lendawo elalinikezwa kusukela kusukela phakathi no-90 lapho uHakeem "The Dream" u-Olajuwon noClyde "I-Glide" uDrexler bebewinawomqhudelwano ababili kuphela we-franchise. UJames Harden uhola leli cala ngeqembu lamanje lamaRobethi, futhi abantu bakuleli bahamba ngemuva kweqembu labo. Abalandeli abangaphezu kuka-18,000 bagcwalisa iToyota Centre ukudala umkhathi wendlu enhle. Nakhu okudingeka ukwazi uma uhamba edolobheni ukuze ujabule nabo enkundleni yokudlala.

Amathikithi nezindawo zokuhlala

Njengoba kunikezwe impumelelo yamuva yamaDokethi, imidlalo eminingi eToyota Center ithengiswa ngemakethe eyinhloko. Uma amathikithi atholakalayo, ungabathenga nge-intanethi ngewebhusayithi yeToyota Center, ngefoni, noma ehhovisi lebhokisi leToyota Centre. I-Toyota Center isebenzisa ubuchwepheshe be-Flash Seats, okukuvumela ukuthi usebenzise idivayisi yakho yeselula enkundleni yokudlala kunokusebenzisa ithikithi lephepha.

Kungenzeka ukuthi kufanele uthinte imakethe yesibili ukuze uthole lokho okudingayo isikhathi esiningi. I-Flash Seats nayo iyimakethe esemthethweni yamathekithi esemthethweni, ngakho-ke uzothola uhlu oluphakeme kakhulu lwamathikithi lapho. Uhlelo lwe-Flash Seats lukuvumela ukuba ubheke amathikithi kanye nokuwathenga ngokuqondile ngokusuka kwentengo yomthengisi. Ngokusobala, nawe unayo izinketho ezaziwa kakhulu njenge-StubHub ne-eBay (kodwa bayoba nesisombululo esincane kakhulu ngenxa yemingcele ekhona nge-Flash Seats umklomelo wekitifiketi) noma i-aggregator yamathikithi (cabanga uKayak ngamathikithi ezemidlalo) njengo SeatGeek TiqIQ, okubili kokubili inani elihle lokusungula amathikithi wonyaka we-broker.

Ngokuqondene nokuthi uhlala kuphi lapho uhamba khona, ibhola lebhola lezemidlalo ngumdlalo obonakala kahle ezingeni eliphansi. Enye yezinketho ezingcono yi-Club Seats, etholakala eceleni kwesitsha se-Toyota Centre esingaphansi. Awutholi nje kuphela izihlalo ezinhle zesenzo, kodwa uthola ukufinyelela kuma-lounges amabili, amaRobhothi Club East kanye namaDokethi eClub Club, eseduze kwezihlalo.

Amathikithi afika nokuvunyelwa okuthuthukisiwe, ibha yangasese egcwele, izihlalo ezibanzi, nokungena kwangasese. Lezo zihlalo zikhawulelwe kubanikazi bamathikithi bonyaka we-2,900, ngakho-ke uzothola kuphela emakethe yesibili. Izihlalo zaseNkantolo zinezindawo zabo zeKlabhu kanye nensizakalo yokulondoloza izihlalo uma ufuna ukuya emkhilomitha owodwa.

Ekuqaleni kwenkathi ka-2014-15, amaDokethi ahlanganisa indawo entsha yokuhlala endaweni eyodwa ekupheleni kwe-arithini eduze kwesisekelo. I-1510 Reserve idala ukuhlangenwe nakho kwezinto zokunethezeka ezingeni elincane. Izigcawu zezihlalo ezine nezesithupha zihlelwe njengamabhokisi "wesitayela yaseshashalazini" futhi zivumela amaqembu ukuba abe ndawonye endaweni yokuqala. Kukhona futhi ama-suite amaqembu amabili uma ufuna ukuletha iqembu elikhulu endaweni. Ezinye izihlalo kule ndawo zitholakala ngempela emakethe yokuqala ngaphambi kwenkathi, ngakho-ke kuyinto efanelekile ukuyibheka.

Ukufika Lapho

I-Houston idolobha lokushayela, ngakho ngeke kusimangaze ukwazi ukuthi abantu abaningi baya emidlalweni yamaRebhu ngemoto. I-Toyota Centre inendawo yayo yokupaka yokupaka i-Toyota Tundra engu-2 500, kodwa kunezindawo ezingaphezu kuka-10 000 zokupaka ngaphakathi kwezingqimba ezimbalwa ze-arena. Kukhona nethuba lokusebenzisa ezokuthutha zomphakathi uma udinga. Kukhona i-METRORail (isitimela esithambile) sokuma e-Bell Station, ukuhamba ngezinyawo ezinemizuzu eyishumi ukusuka kuToyota Center.

Amabhasi amanengi ahamba ngendlela leyo. Ukuze uthole imininingwane egcwele, hlola iwebhusayithi ye-Metro esemthethweni.

Isigameko & Isigameko Sokuzijabulisa

Njengoba i-Houston idolobha lokushayela, akukho okugxilwe kakhulu esigabeni sangaphambili nesigameko se-postgame kumabhadla kanye nezindawo zokudlela eduze neToyota Centre njengoba kuzoba khona kwamanye amadolobha. Noma kunjalo, kukhona okunye okukhethwa kukho ukuthi uvinini futhi udle, futhi indawo jikelele ingahle iswe ngenxa yesifiso sabantu sokushayela. Kunezinketho eziningi ezinhle ze-Tex-Mex nePapasitos Cantina neGuadalajara ezibabili. Zombili izibopho ezincane, kodwa zenza ngokukhethekile kumafejitas futhi yini enye oyifunayo endaweni ye-Tex-Mex e-Houston. I-Andalucia iyindlela yokudla yaseSpanishi enhle ngempela, futhi uzojabulela kakhulu i-sangria yabo ne-tapas yakho. Kunokuncane kweSpain kumenyu e-Oporto Fooding House & Wine, kodwa kakhulu isiPutukezi esithonywa yi-shrimp enkulu ne-octopus salami.

Uma leyo salami ye-octopus idla ukudla kwakho kokudla kwezilwandle, khona-ke akukho ndawo engcono edolobheni ukuvakashela kuneReef, eyalinganiselwa njengenye yezindawo zokudlela ezihamba phambili zasolwandle eMelika eminyakeni embalwa edlule ngumagazini weBon Appetite.

Ukudla kanye neMakethe ye-Lankford kungenzeka kube kude kakhulu ukuhamba, kodwa i-Burger yabo ingenye yezindawo ezinhle kakhulu edolobheni. Ungase ungaqapheli ukuthi ukudla kwaseVietnam kuyinto enkulu endaweni yokudlela yaseHouston, kodwa, futhi iCafé TH iveza eziningi zezigaba ezigcina abantu bebuya. I-Sparrow Bar + i-Cookshop inikeza ukuhamba okujwayelekile kwama-American kulabo abafuna ukulula. Izindinganiso + Izisindo ukuhlanganiswa okuthakazelisayo kwama-cocktails, ukudla okulula, kanye nezimpahla ezibhakabhukule konke. I-Grove iyindlela ephakeme kakhulu uma ufuna ukudla okuhle ngaphambi komdlalo. Futhi-ke, i-steak enhle kungenzeka ibe engqondweni yakho kusukela useTexas, ngakho-ke u-Vic & Anthony angakusiza lapho.

Ngokuqondene neziphuzo, labo abajabulela ibourbon bazobe bekhonza kangcono ukwenza uhambo oluya e-Reserve 101 ngenxa yokukhetha kwabo okukhulu. Isitezi sesi-3 sinikeza imibono yomuzi ngama-specials amahora ajabulisayo kanye ne-cocktails ehlukahlukene. Uthando kanye ne-Squalor, indawo yokuphumula yangemuva kulezi zilinganiso ezibalwe ngenhla, futhi inikeza ama-cocktails amahle. I-Celtic Garden inesixuku esincane esisebenzayo kulabo abafuna ukuphuza ngaphandle kwesikhala sabo esikhulu. I-Lucky's Pub inikeza amabhiya angaphezu kuka-250 uma ufuna indawo elula yokuphuza. Futhi-ke, asikwazi ukuthola lokhu ngaphandle kokukhuluma nge-Tejas Grill & Bar yezemidlalo, okungcono kakhulu kwezinto ezihlukahlukene zebha yezemidlalo endaweni.

Emdlalweni

Njengoba kunabantu abaningi abaza emdlalweni ukuba badle, i-Toyota Center iye yathuthukisa ukhetho lwazo lokudla kusukela ekubuyiseni emuva ngo-2003. Izinguquko zenziwe ngcono ngaphambi konyaka we-2014. Ngeke ubheke inja evuthayo evamile emdlalweni uma ubona ezinye izindlela. Abafaki bahamba beya e-pounds isigamu, inja ye-steak eyishumi eyenziwe nge-Angus yenkomo futhi iboshwe nge-brisket eqoshiwe kanye nesaladi yamazambane emgqeni we-ciabatta. Abanye bakhetha inja ye-bacon lwesinaphi, ngesizathu esihle ngoba ibhethoni ihilelekile.

Kukhona futhi i-lobster ne-prime rib nachos kulabo abakholelwa ukuthi konke kunkulu eTexas. Uma lokho kungakwanele kuwe, kunezinketho eziningi ezihlukahlukene ze-burger, kufaka phakathi okunezinkinobho zama-anyanisi, i-Monterey Jack ushizi, i-guacamole, ne-jalapeno ranch yama-aioli. Labo abathanda amaphiko bazofuna ukungena eM Mango Sweet Chili noma i-Honey BBQ ezihlukahlukene.

Uzohlalaphi

Uma ungena ngaphandle kwedolobha ukuze uthole umdlalo, kunamahhotela amaningi edolobheni ukuze ujabulele. Ungakhetha ngamagama wegama njenge-Doubletree, i-Four Seasons, i-Hyatt ne-Westin. I-Kayak ingakusiza ukuthola ihhotela elihle kakhulu ngezidingo zakho. Ngaphandle kwalokho, ungabheka ukuqasha indlu nge AirBnB, HomeAway, noma i-VRBO.