Umhlahlandlela Wezenzakalo: Indlela Yokubamba Isikhathi Ngamunye Ngesikhathi Uhambo Lokuya eBuffalo

Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi uhlakulela ukuqashiswa kwamaholide ogwini ukuze ubalekele ehlobo, noma uhlela uhambo lwakho lweholide lwaminyaka yonke ukuvakashela umndeni, kunezinketho eziningi ezizokugcina ngesikhathi sokuhamba nemali eningi. Asikho isidingo sokuhamba kude ukuze uthole isikhathi sokuphumula kanye nomndeni oyifanele, futhi ngemali esilondoloziwe ungayisebenzisa nayo ukwenza izinto ezithakazelisayo.

Ngakho-ke, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi kwenzeke nini, kunezinto eziningi zokwenza ekhaya elizokwenza iholidi eliphelele.

Uhambo lokushisa

I-Western New York iyinhlangano yamahlaya amanengi kakhulu abonakala sengathi athola izinyawo zeqhwa minyaka yonke, kodwa ngokuthembeka kuyindawo enhle okufanele ibe phakathi nezinyanga zasebusika. Usuke uqinisekisiwe njalo ukuthola i-powder enkulu yokushushuluza, ukushayela i-sledding ne-snowing ebhodini futhi kunamakhulu amakhilomitha emigwaqweni yezinyawo zeqhwa, ukuhamba ngezinyawo, ukuhamba ngeqhwa; yilabo abahamba nge-adventure baphupha.

Ukhathazekile ngokuthola iqhwa? Izitaladi zivame ukutshala ngakho ukuzungeza kuyisiqephu sekhekhe. Kunezinhlobo zemikhosi yasebusika eziningana, izindawo zokudlela ezinhle ezinokudla okunempilo ezenza uzizwe ulungile ekhaya, futhi inkathi yeholide ayikwazanga ukuba yinto enhle kakhulu. Idolobha liphuma ngempela ukuyogubha inkathi yeholide ngemikhosi emibili yokukhanyisa izihlahla; enye yedolobha e-Rotary Rink eFountain Plaza kanti enye e-Canalside. Kukhona futhi ama-rink amabili okudoba, eyodwa endaweni yokukhanyisa izihlahla ngayinye, ne-Canalside rink ibe kathathu ubukhulu bendawo e-Rockefeller Center eNew York City.

Ungakwazi ukuqasha i-Ice Bike uma ungesiyona i-skate ye-ice best ngoba yenza kube nzima kakhulu ukuwa.

Imzuzu engama-30 emgwaqeni ohamba ngasenyakatho ungathola i-Niagara Falls, indawo yokuvakasha unyaka wonke, kodwa phakathi nezinyanga zasebusika usuqinisekisiwe ukuba nayo yonke into yakho.

Ungaphikisana ngokuthi indawo ayiyona into enhle, kodwa ngobuqotho imibono iyamangalisa . I-landscape igcwele umbala omhlophe futhi ukuwa kuhambisana ne-blue hue hue. Uzobe ucindezeleke kanzima ukuthola indawo enhle kakhulu engamakhilomitha angu-100.

Uma imikhosi engalungile yinto yakho kuneBuffalo iphelele kuwe. Njalo ngonyaka iqembu lamaBuffalonians lithatha inguqulo yabo yePunxsutawney, i-Pennsylvania Groundhogs Day celebration ngendlela yabo ehlukile. Ukugubha kweBuffalo Mac kubanjwe ngesonto lokuqala ngoFebruwari, kulo nyaka odlule endaweni yokuphuza. Khona-ke kukhona isikhathi sePrince Dyngus Day Festival ngesonto lokuqala lika-Ephreli, ukugubha ukuphela kwesikhathi seLenten. I-Buffalonians ibuthela endaweni yasePolonia yakudala e-Eastside yedolobha ukugubha iholidi lasePoland-American ngokudla okuhle, umculo kanye nokuhlelwa. U-Anderson Cooper wanikeza leli holide ukunakekelwa kwezwe eminyakeni embalwa eyedlule lapho eqala ukukhwabanisa kwi-TV ebukhoma ngenkathi ebika ngakho.

Ukuhamba kwe-Spring

Kukhona amandla agijima edolobheni lapho amazinga okushisa eqala ukuvuka futhi izinsuku zithola isikhathi eside. Uzoqala ukubona abantu beqhutshwa ngefasitela zabo phansi lapho amazinga okushisa eqeda ukukhanda ngoba azi ukuthi maduzane kuzoba sezulu sehlobo kodwa ngeke nje balinde.

I-Buffalonians inesikhumba esinyene, ukubekezelelana abakhileyo ngokumelene nokushisa okubandayo okubahola ezinyangeni ezinzima. Ngakho-ke uma i-thermostat ifunda noma yini engaphezu kuka-40 uqinisekisiwe ukuthi izoba ngcono kusukela lapho.

Isikhathi sasekuseni eNew New York sinhle futhi kunezindawo eziningi zokuthola isimo sezulu esihle. Nakuba kungenakufudumala ukuchitha sonke isikhathi sakho ngaphandle, ungaphinde usebenzise isikhathi esiningi ngaphandle kokungena phakathi kwanoma iyiphi inyanga yasebusika lapho iqhwa liphakanyisiwe futhi lingekho amadigri angu-15. Nakuba izintaba zeqhwa zingaba kuhle, ukushisa okuvela emlilweni kuyindlela ekhangayo.

Imisebenzi efana nokuvakashela i-Botanic Gardens eNingizimu Buffalo, noma ukuhamba iminyuziyamu kuhle kakhulu ezinsukwini zakuqala zentwasahlobo lapho nje kubanda kakhulu.

Uma izinto ziqala ukufudumala kancane ungangena emdlalweni weBuffalo Bisons isikhathi esithile elangeni, noma uvakashele imizi emangalisayo eNyakatho YaseNyakatho Buffalo's Parkside ngesikhathi sokuvakasha kwamakhaya (Meyi 22).

Ukuhamba kwehlobo

Abantu abaningi bapakisha izikhwama zabo bese behamba emgwaqweni befuna izindawo ezifudumele phakathi nezinyanga zasehlobo, kodwa lokho akuzange kube nokuhlakanipha kimi. Kusukela ngasekupheleni kukaMeyi kuze kube sekupheleni kukaSeptemba isimo sezulu eNtshonalanga eNew York sisishisa kakhulu futhi kunamabhishi amaningi emgwaqeni omfushane wama-20-45. Ngisho, uma usufile uhlezi ekutholeni i-beach caribbean beach ephumuzayo ukuze ubeke (okukuphi engikuqonda ngokuphelele) kungani ungakwenzi njalo phakathi nezinyanga zasebusika ukuze uzinike ikhefu emakhazeni?

Ukugudla ogwini lolwandle i-Erie neLake Ontario uzothola amabhomu amaningi angama-rocky and sandy, eziningi zazo ezikude futhi zithule. Phakathi nengxenye yangaphambili yekhulu leminyaka elidlule futhi yonke indlela eya kuma-1980, iBuffalonians yayiphathwa eParkstal Beach Amusement Park ngaphesheya komngcele. Ungathatha isikebhe ukusuka edolobheni ngaphesheya koMfula iBuffalo, ukukushiya epakini lokuzijabulisa. Manje, ipaki ihambe kodwa ulwandle luhlala. Amakhulu abantu bendawo bahlasela isihlabathi nganoma yiluphi usuku olunikeziwe phakathi nezinyanga zasehlobo okwenza kube yizilwandle ezithandwayo kakhulu kule ndawo, kodwa nje imizuzwana nje ungathola izindawo ezinamandla njengeLong Beach, Sunset Bay noma iReebs Bay.

Ebheke empumalanga, uzothola ama-Finger Lakes anikezela ukubeka okunamandla kunezindawo eziningi emngceleni waseNew York-Canada. Amaphemikhumbi afakwe ama-cottages amancane, iningi lazo ongaqasha ezinyangeni zasehlobo.

Uma ngabe uthanda ukuhlala edolobheni kukhona imikhosi engapheli ukuhlola ngesikhathi sehlobo kanye nezinkambo ezithatha ezifundeni zomlando zedolobha. I-Parkside Garden ne-Architecture Tour (Juni 26) ikunikeza umbono emakhaya enhle endaweni yaseBuffalo yaseNyakatho Buffalo. I-Garden Walk yinye uhambo oluthandwayo (ngo-Julayi 30 no-31) oluthatha emasimini angasese ahlelwe futhi agcinwe ngasese abahlali baseBuffalo; futhi mahhala.

Uma umkhosi wezokudla uphakamisa phezulu umzila wakho, khona-ke umthamo weBuffalo (ngoJulayi 9 no-10) uphelele kuwe. Kuyinto enkulu kunazo zonke zomkhosi wezinsuku ezimbili zokudla ezweni futhi nabathengisi abangaba ngu-60 uqinisekisiwe ukuthi ushiye izinto ezigxiliwe futhi wanelisekile. Umkhosi we-Italy (ngo-July 14-17), owabanjelwa eNyakatho yeHertel Hertel Avenue enhliziyweni ye Little Italy, ugubha ifa labase-Italy-baseMelika. Kukhona amathani okudla okumnandi, umculo omkhulu ngisho nomncintiswano we-Miss Italian Festival. Khona-ke, ekupheleni kwehlobo, kukhona isiphetho sokudla-umkhosi noMkhosi Wama-Chicken Wing yonke impelasonto yeSonto Lomsebenzi (September 3-4). Akukhona nje kuphela ukuthi kukhona amakhulu ezinkulungwane zamakhilogremu ezinkukhu, kodwa kukhona futhi umcimbi wokubamba amaphiko lapho abancintisana bethola izinkukhu zezinkukhu ngaphandle kwe-blue cheese besebenzisa umlomo wabo kuphela (hlola umbukiso wesilayidi kusukela ngo-2014 lapha). ukubamba iqhaza kungase kungabi yindawo yakho, ukuvakashela umkhosi wephiko enhlokodolobha yamaphiko ezinkukhu kuyimfuneko.

Ukuhamba kwe-Fall

Amahlamvu eNtshonalanga eNew York amanye amahle kunazo zonke kuleli zwe njengoba amaqabunga enza ushintsho lwawo luvela eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka kuze kube luhlaza obomvu, olomvani nolomphuzi. Izitaladi zibonakala zitholile kancane futhi umoya unomsindo omncane. Lesi yisikhathi sokuchitha ngaphandle eNew New York, ukuze ujabulele ukuphefumula kokugcina kwesimo sezulu esihle ngaphambi kokuba iqhwa liqale ukuwa.

Yisikhathi esithandwayo sokuvakasha kwewayini, ithanga nokukhethwa kwe-apula, ukutshala amahlamvu, nokushayela izwe. Ngenhlanhla, idolobha laseBuffalo lincane kakhulu ukuze uzithole uzungezwe izwe emaminithini angaphezu kwengu-20 kunoma yikuphi ukushayela kwakho. Kulula kakhulu ukuthola insimu yezithelo ukuze ukhethe izithelo uma uqhubekela phezulu ngeNiagara County. Ukuthatha ama-apula, amapheya, amathanga namapheya kuyindlela enhle yokuchitha usuku futhi kungcono nakakhulu uma uya ekhaya ukwenza amapayipi nakho konke okuqoqile.

Ngenkathi abantu abaningi bekhuluma ngokuya eVermont noma eMaine ukuhlola indawo enhle ngesikhathi se-Autumn, asikho isidingo sokwenza uhambo ngoba uzobe ucindezelwe kanzima ukuthola indawo enhle kunaseWestern New York ngalesi sikhathi sonyaka. Uma ufuna ukuhlukaniswa okuncane, noma umzila omude we-Sunday yakho drive, cabangela ukuhamba ngesivinini seFinger Lakes. Amachibi anamangalisa azungezwe amagquma agqabhayo emibala yonke, futhi ngenkathi ehlobo ehle kakhulu ehlobo uzoba nokuthula okukhulu nokuthula ukuze uthole ukuhamba okuphumuzayo.

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