UGloucester uthola egazini lakho. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi kunogwini olubi, ama-cove afihlekile, namabhishi, noma umlando ocebile ophilayo, kukhona okuthile ngalokhu edolobheni elwandle ekupheleni kwezwe elihlala nawe.
Ehlelwe ngo-1623, i-Gloucester ingenye yamadolobha amadala ase-US. Idolobha laphakama njengendawo yokudoba nokudoba ngama-1700 futhi kuze kube yilolu suku igcina izimoto ezikhuthele kakhulu naphezu kokunciphisa ukudoba nokunciphisa imikhawulo yokudoba.
Isikhumbuzo se-Gloucester Fisherman's City (esaziwa ngokuthi "The Man at the Wheel") sichaza amagama abadobi abangaphezu kuka-5 300 nabadobi abalahlekelwa olwandle ngomlando womuzi.
UGloucester uye wabadala abaculi bezinhlobo zonke emagqumeni ayo, ikakhulukazi uWinslow Homer noGloucester bomdabu uFitz Henry Lane, kanti i-Rocky Neck Art Colony yayo ingenye yamakolishi amakhulu kunazo zonke ezisebenzayo kuleli zwe. Abadwebi abaningi, abalobi, abadwebi bemifanekiso, abashicileli, nabaculi baqhubekela eGuoucester unyaka nonyaka, bonke befuna ugqozi endaweni yayo, umlingiswa, nomlando.
Nakuba kungase kubonakale ukuthi isikhalazo sikaGloucester esiningi esidlule, usuku luveza ukuthi umphakathi ukhula kakhulu. Ukugeleza okuqhubekayo kwabaculi nabadwebi kusho ukuthi idolobha lilokhu liguqukela ekubeni into emisha, njengoba nje lihlala liziqhenye olwandle.
Nazi izizathu zami ezintathu zokuthatha usuku oluya eGloucester.
Thenga
I-Gloucester inamakhasimende amaningi, izitolo ezithandekayo, nezitolo eziyingqayizivele kunalokho engingabhala lapha, kodwa i-Lynzariums iyisibonelo esiphelele sezinhlamvu ezivela kuGloucester. Umnikazi nendawo yaseNyakatho Shore yaseLyndsay Maver ihlinzeka ngokuhlanganiswa kwembali, izimbali, ama-cacti nama-succulents, eziningi zihlelwe zibe yi-terrariums eyodwa (i-Lyndsay + terrariums = i-Lynzariums).
Uthi: "Ngaqala ukufaka izitshalo ezitsheni ngelinye ilanga, ukuhlanganisa ubukhulu obuhlukahlukene bamawa, ishlabathi, nama-seashell, ukudlala ngezindlela ezihlukahlukene zokudla okunomsoco kanye ne-cacti." Uphinde anakekele ama-pop-ups wenyanga nabaculi bendawo nabapheki.
Ngaphandle komgwaqo, hlola i-Vintage 211, impela efihliwe phansi esakhiweni esingaphansi kwesakhiwo esidala se-ramshackle esibheke ngaphesheya kwechweba. Ngaphakathi kwesikhala kugcwele ifenisha, izingubo zokugqoka, kanye nokungahleliwe okungahleliwe. Ufuna ijacket ye-tweed ye $ 30? Le ndawo inama-20 kuwo.
I-Main Street iyindawo enkulu yokuthenga yezitolo yedolobha, enezitolo ezinkulu (i-Dress Code neBhanana yizintandokazi zendawo), i-Bookstore yeGloucester, i-Mystery Train Records, kanye nezinketho eziningi zezipho nezindlu. I-Bodin Historic Photo ebizwa ngokuthi i-Bodin Historic Photo iyintandokazi yomuntu siqu futhi indawo enhle yokubamba umbono we-Gloucester ezinsukwini zakudala.
"Engithandayo ngeCape Ann ungathola konke okuncane," kusho uMaver, "futhi ngithola njalo izitolo ezincane kangangokuba angikaze ngibone ngaphambili."
Dine
Iningi labantu lizwa "Gloucester" futhi ucabange ama-lobster kanye nama-clams othosiwe. Futhi yebo, ungathola lezo ziningi, kodwa kukhona okuningi endaweni yesehlakalo lapha kunama-standbys olwandle.
Ngesikhathi sehlobo, iMakethe yase-Gloucester sika-Annisquam yendawo ivula iminyango yayo futhi ihlinzeka ezinye zezinto ezinhle kakhulu e-Greater Boston. Eyasungulwa ezinhlobonhlobo ezimbili ze-Chez Panisse, le ndawo encane, okulula ukuthola indawo yokudlela igxila ezingxenyeni ezintsha, zendawo kanye namalungiselelo alula kodwa enhle. Cabanga nge-riviotta yase-wild ne-ricotta noma i-ribeye ye-Maine ne-anchovy ibhotela namazambane othosiwe. Futhi umbono obheke uLobster Cove umane nje awukwazi ukushaywa.
Indawo yokudlela kadadewabo iMark, i-Short and Main, ivuliwe unyaka wonke futhi iletha ifilosofi efanayo kwimenyu ye-pizza ekhishwa ngamapulangwe, i-antipasti, nokuhlanganiswa okubanzi kwama-oysters, nezindwangu zayo eziphezulu ze-Birdseye Bar zihlala umculo nomlando kulo nyaka wonke . I-Bistrot yaseDuckworth iyintandokazi yasendaweni yama-Classics aseFrance njengo-duck confit no-ingulube loin au poivre.
Uma i-lobster yinto yakho, inhloko nje emngceleni ukuya eRockport waya e-Lobster Pool, isikhwama se-quintessential lobster lapho ungadla khona emadwaleni (ngokoqobo: emadwaleni amakhulu) ngamagagasi aqhekezayo ezinyaweni zakho kanti i-Atlantic isondela phezulu.
Enye enye ayikwazi ukulahlekelwa indawo? Zama isinkwa sika-Alexandra. Ebenziwa futhi eqhutshwa yithandane nomyeni uJon Hardy no-Alexandra Rhinelander, le-bakeshop encane ihlanganisa izinkwa ezimangalisayo, amakhukhi, nama-scones evelele unyaka wonke. Hamba kusasa (noma ushayele phambili) bese ubamba i-rosemary focaccia noma i-baguette yomnqumo kushisa kuhhavini. Kuphelele uma uhlela ipikinikini ogwini.
Hike
Ngenkathi amabhishi aseG Gloucester athola ukunakwa okukhulu, ukuhamba lapha kuletha isethi yayo yemivuzo. I-Ravenswood Park ihlanganisa amahektare angaba ngu-600 ama-rocky rockge, ama-hemlock groves, kanye nexhaphozi le-magnolia, emigwaqweni yamakhilomitha nemigwaqo endala yokuhamba ngemoto ephelele yokugibela noma ukuhamba ngomzila. I-Ledge Hill Trail ikhuphuka ngobumnene phakathi kwezinkuni ukuya ekubhekaneni nemibono emifushane ephezulu eG Gloucester Harbour, Eastern Point, nase-Atlantic engaphesheya.
Ukuze uhambe ngendlela engavamile futhi engaqondakali emlandweni kaGloucester, uphumele kuDowntown Common uphinde ungene ehlathini. I-Dogtown yayingenye yezindawo zokuqala eG Gloucester futhi umlando wayo ukuhlanganiswa kweqiniso nokuqamba. Abathakathi, ama-vagabonds, nezinye izinhlamvu ezihambisanayo ziqukethe umlando wawo, futhi izivakashi namuhla ezizulazula imigwaqo zisengathola izimbobo ze-cellar ezindala kusukela kuleyo ndawo yokuqala. Kodwa izinto eziyinkimbinkimbi yizinto eziqoshiwe ezinamatshe aqoshiwe- "Isibindi," "Uma Umsebenzi Ubeka Izindinganiso Zomthetho," futhi "Gcina Ngaphandle Kwesikweletu," isibonelo-othunyelwe nguRoger Babson (umsunguli weKholeji yaseBabson) ngawo-1930.
O, futhi awuzange uzwe kusuka kithi, kodwa ukugoqa-ukujula kuyinto into eyenzeka eG Gloucester.