ITheku idolobha elihamba phambili elibhekele ogwini lakwaKwaZulu-Natali, lugxile ngaphesheya kolunye uhlangothi olunezingqamuzana zamadolobha amancane olwandle. Ephakathi nendawo ye-sprawl yasezindaweni zasemadolobheni kukhona inhliziyo yomuzi - i-Golden Mile ebusweni be-glitzy, ne-sun, ejulile. Kulabo abafuna ukuxoxisana, lena yindawo ephelele yokuqala umncintiswano wokuthenga umbukiso. Amakethe emakethe ahamba phambili emgwaqeni ohamba phambili, lapho abathengisi bezimigwaqo bephoqelela khona ukudayisa amavubu nezinkuni, izinsimbi zamaZulu, amathoyizi ocingweni kanye namaqabunga amhlanga aqoshiwe.
Ukuqeda ukulindela kulindeleke futhi kunomqondo wokuhleka amahle kubalulekile - njengoba kubheka amehlo akho ngokucophelela.
Amakethe
Ukuze uthole okunye okuhlangenwe nakho kwemakethe yendabuko, zama imikhiqizo ye-Amphitheater Flea Market enomndeni. Egcinwe emasimini eSandell Promenade ngeSonto ngalinye, ama-eclectic stalls amakethe emakethe agxile kakhulu emisebenzini yezandla zase-Afrika (kufaka phakathi ubhontshisi obunzima nemithi) kanye nokudla kwamanzi ama-Indianwatering. NgeMigqibelo, abakwa-Essenwood Craft Marketoffers enye indlela enhle kakhulu. Egcinwe eBerea Park, le makethe inikeza imfashini, ukudla, ubuciko kanye nokuhlobisa, bonke basakaze ngaphansi komthunzi wepikinikini yepaki-izihlahla eziphelele.
Ngezimakethe zezinsuku zamasonto onke, uye phansi eNkundleni ye-Indian City, phakathi kweNyakatho Yusuf Dadoo Street kanye noDkt. Pixley KaSeme Street. Izinombolo ezinkulu zamaNdiya zazingeniswa ukuba zisebenze emasimini aseSatala emasimini phakathi nenkathi yekoloni kanti inzalo yabo isaphila endaweni. Kunezimakethe ezimbili ezihlala njalo: iVictoria Street Market, eyakhiwe ngesitayela esidala ngemva komlilo ngo-1973, ne-Oriental Bazaar.
Zombili zikhanyayo ngombala futhi zihamba nge-perfume yezinongo, futhi zinikeza ukukhethwa okucebile kokubili abazingeli bezinkumbulo nabathwebuli bezithombe.
Ubuciko Namasiko
Ngesikhathi i-Durban ingaziwa ngemikhumbi yayo yezentengiselwano yezentengiselwano nezikhungo zobuciko, kunezindawo ezimbalwa ezifanele ukuvakashelwa ezithombeni eziningi ze-upscale.
Isikhungo se-Bat-front esisechwebeni sinikeza izitolo ezithandekayo ezithengisa izakhiwo eziphezulu ezikhiqizwa ngaphakathi kwendawo nomculo waseNingizimu Afrika nezincwadi.
Izindawo zokudlela ezihamba phambili, izindawo zokubukisa nezindawo zomculo ezibukhoma nazo zihlanganyela isikhala lapha. Ngaphandle kwalokho, i-KZNSA Gallery igalari yobulungu neminyaka engaphezu kwengu-100 yomlando kanye nekhalenda elithakazelisayo lemiboniso yobuciko besikhathi samanje. Ibuye ibe nesitolo esithandekayo esithengisa ukuklama nemikhumbi evela ezweni lonke.
I-African Art Centre eFlorida Road isencane ngokuqhathanisa neminyaka engaphezu kwengu-50 ubudala. Isebenza njengomhlangano ongeyona inzuzo ohlinzeka ukusekela, ukuqeqesha nokuthengisa kwamakhulu abaculi bendawo abahluphekile. Lapha, uhlu olubanzi lwemisebenzi emikhakha evela ku-antique bead kanye nemisebenzi yebhayisikili ukuya kuma-clock aqoshiwe ne-jewelryery, ama-textile nama-ceramics. Ngokuvamile, iFlorida Road yindawo enhle yokuphequlula ngezinhlobo eziningi zezinto zokudayisa ezithinta ubuntu nobuntu; kanye nezindawo eziningi zokudlela kanye nemigoqo yokuphumula lapho uguqa ukuthenga kwakho.
Izindawo zokuthenga
Ngokuqondene nezitolo zokuthenga ezitolo, kubantu abaningi bezinye izizwe, indawo ehamba phambili kunazo zonke futhi iyindawo endala kunazo zonke futhi idlula kunazo zonke-i-Workshop yekhulu le-19, ehlala esitokisini esasiseduzane esiseduze nesikhungo somhlangano eSamora Machel Street. Ezinye izinketho ezindaweni ezizungezile zihlanganisa iLa Lucia Mall kanye ne-Gateway Theatre Yokuthenga eMhlanga, Isikhungo sokuthenga se-Pavilion eWestville nase-Musgrave Centre eBerea.
Ngaphandle kwedolobha
Emaphandleni kanye nasogwini oluzungeza iTheku, kunezindawo eziningi eziphelele zokuhamba ngosuku lokuthenga. E-Inland, i-Valley ye-1000 Hills ibuyele ezindlini eziningi ze-boutiques ezincane, ezemibukiso yemikhumbi, izitolo zomculi nezitolo zesitolo se-jewelry kuhlanganise ne-1000 Hills Craft Village. Ibuye ibe nemibono emangalisayo kanye nezindawo zokuhlala ezihle kakhulu.
Amadolobha asezindaweni ezizungezile abuye abe nezindawo ezingamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye ezithengiswayo ezinkampanini ezivela kwithenisha kanye nabathengisi befenethi kubathengi abathandekayo nabachwepheshe bezemidlalo. Amanye amagama aziwe kakhulu ahlanganisa i-Adidas (izingubo zezemidlalo), i-Triumph ne-Playtex (ingubo), no-Levi. Hlola endaweni yakho ukuze uthole uhlu olusesikhathini.
Lesi sihloko sibuyekezwe nguJessica Macdonald ngoJanuwari 9, 2017.