Okufanele Ukwenze Nendawo Yokuhlala KuLakewood, Washington

Omunye wamadolobha omakhelwane kaTacoma

I-Lakewood Washington iyindawo engaphansi komuzi waseTacoma-abaningi baseLakewood futhi badlala eTacoma futhi ngokufanayo. Ngisho noma izakhamuzi eziningi zingase zingacabangi ngokushesha ngeLakwood njengoba zihamba-ukuyozijabulisa, leli dolobha linemisebenzi eminingi yokwenza ukuze abantu abahlala lapha akudingeki baqhubekele kude, uma bengathandi. Kungaba yindawo enhle yokuthola amakhasimende angabizi kahle kakhulu ngaphandle komuzi, kodwa futhi unemizi emangalisayo ye-upscale eduze kwamachibi amaningi amnandi.

I-Lakewood iyathandwa kakhulu nalabo abahlala noma abasebenza ku-JBLM njengoba nje kungaphandle kwesango lesisekelo.

Izinto okumelwe zenziwe

I-Lakewood akuyona idolobha elikhulu, elinabantu abangaba ngu-60,000 kuphela, kodwa inezindawo eziningi ezithakazelisayo zokuhamba kunokugijima i-gamut.

Enye yezindawo ezaziwa kakhulu eLakewood yiLakewood Towne Centre. Ngemuva kokuthi i-Lakewood Mall ibhidliwe kakhulu ekuqaleni kwawo-2000, lokhu kuqoqwa kwezitolo ezitolo kanye nezindawo zokudlela kwenyuka. Ungathola konke kusuka kuMikayeli kuya kuBed Bath nase-Beyond Target, eziningi zokudlela zihlala phansi nokudla okusheshayo, izitolo zokudla, nokuningi. Lona ngumbuso ozoqala ukuthenga eLaywood.

I-Lakewood Playhouse iyatholakala eDenie Centre, futhi. Indawo yokudlala igqoka imidlalo ehlukahlukene kanye nomculo. Ngenkathi yindawo yaseshashalazini yomphakathi, inani lokukhiqiza liphakeme futhi imibukiso iyinjabulo enkulu.

I-Lakewood isebenza yi-Pierce County Library system kanye neLakewood Library yiyona enkulu kunazo zonke kule nqubo.

Itholakala ku-6300 Wildaire Road Southwest, ngasentshonalanga kweLakewood Towne Centre. Umtapo wezincwadi unendawo yokuhlangana komphakathi kanye namakhompyutha omphakathi.

I-Lakewood inamachibi amaningi, kuhlanganise neLwandle laseMelika, i-Gravelly Lake, iLake Steilacoom neLake Louise. I-American Lake yiyona enkulu kunazo zonke futhi inezindawo ezimbili zamabhishi aseTacoma ngasogwini lwayo.

Leli chibi likhulu ngokuhamba ngesikebhe futhi ipaki eliseduzane yindawo enhle yokuhamba, i-picnics, ne-lounging ngaphandle.

I-Lakewood inezikhala ezinhle ezimangalisayo, enye yazo i-Lakewold Gardens. Lezi zindidi zakhiwe nguTomas Church futhi zikhombisa izitshalo eziningi ezivelele kakhulu eNyakatho-ntshonalanga-ezithandwa kakhulu yizi-rhododendrons ezingu-900! Kunesiqhingi saseGeorgia ngezizathu. Lena indawo enhle yezenzakalo, ikakhulukazi imishado yasehlobo. Futhi yindawo enhle yokuchitha amahora ambalwa ngosuku olukhanyayo. Ungaletha i-picnic yakho siqu, uthenge esitolo segadini, noma ubheke imicimbi yomphakathi. Kukhona imali yokungena yokungena.

Amahhotela

I-Lakewood imayelana nomzuzu wamaminithi angu-20 ukusuka edolobheni laseTacoma ngakho uma amahhotela aseTacoma afanele akuhambisani nawe noma uma ufuna nje izinketho ezingaphezulu, kungenzeka ukuthi uhlale eLakewood.

Indawo enhle kunazo zonke yokuhlala e-Lakewood yilezi zandla ngaphansi kweNqabayokulinda yaseTunnewood. Le ndlu yeTutor yama-500 eneminyaka engu-500 yathunyelwa ngesiqephu esisuka enyakatho yeNgisi eya eWashington State ngo-1907. Namuhla, yilapho ibhedi ephezulu kanye nesikhathi sasekuseni kule ndawo. Akushibhile, kodwa ngeke ushiye ukudangala. Lokhu futhi kuyindawo enhle yokubheka uma ufuna ukuthola i-splurge ngenkathi ye-Halloween njengoba, iminyaka eminingi, inqaba inikeza izinkambo ezibuhlungu ngokuhlala kwayo ngobusuku obukhulu ngo-Okthoba.

Uma uchitha amadola angamakhulu ambalwa ukuze uhlale ekamelweni elihle lokulala ekamelweni lokulala kungaphandle kwebala lakho, ungakhathazeki-kunamahhotela amaningi ashibhile eLacwood, futhi. Lokhu kufaka:

Ukuhlala eLacwood

I-Lakewood yindawo engabizi kakhulu yokuhlala ingxenye enkulu, ngendlela ehlukile eMpumalanga Tacoma naseNingizimu South ngezindleko. Amakhaya lapha aphakathi kobubanzi besikwele kanye nephesenti elikhulu lemindeni enezinyawo eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-1 800.

Uzothola izingxenye eziningi zeLakewood enezindlu ezincane kakhulu futhi ezivame ukugodla, futhi izindlu eziphambene nendawo eziphambene naso-grandiose. Amaphesenti amakhulu emakhaya kule ndawo akhiwa phakathi kuka-1960 no-1989. Imindeni eminingi yempi ihlala eLakewood ngenxa yokuthi iseduze no-Joint Base Lewis McChord kanye no-I-5, njengoba ihlala kude ne-Olympia, i-DuPont ne-Tacoma.

Uzothola uhla oluhle lwezindlu zokuhlala e-Lakewood, kusuka ezindaweni ezishibhile kuya eziyinkimbinkimbi ezinkulu ezinempahla enjengesikebhe. Kukhona cishe ukulahlekelwa okuphelele kwezindawo zokuhlala endaweni ephakathi kwamachibi amakhulu (i-American, Steilacoom, ne-Gravelly), kodwa uzothola izinketho eziningi ukuya enyakatho nasentshonalanga kwesisekelo.

Uzothola elinye iphakethe lezindlu zokuhlala eduze nePierce College. Scout eMilitary Road naseSteilacoom Boulevard ukuze ubuke lezi zinto.

Uma uhlala e-Lakewood futhi ungenayo imoto, indawo yakhonza kahle ngamabhasi e-Pierce Transit. I-hub eyinhloko i-Lakewood Towne Centre Transit Centre futhi iningi lemizila isebenza kule ndawo yokuthutha, okwenze kube lula ukudlulisela eDolobheni laseCapae kumabhasi ahamba kuzo zonke izingxenye ze-Tacoma kanye namaBus Express amaningi.