Iziqhingi zaseBahamas ziyindawo eshisayo eshisayo futhi zikleliswa phakathi kwezindawo ezinhle kakhulu zamaholide emhlabeni. Ubuhle bazo, isimo sezulu esimangazayo, kanye neqiniso lokuthi kuneziqhingi eziningi kangaka (ama-700 esewonke) ziyingxenye yalokho okwenza lezi ziqhingi ezishisayo zikhetheke.
Noma ngokuduma kwabo, kunezinto ezithile ongeke wazi ngeBahamas ngaphandle kokuthi uziyele ngokwakho; njengeqiniso lokuthi ungakwazi ukubhukuda nezingulube eBig Major Cay, noma ukuthi lesi siqhingi sine- umlando othakazelisayo wepirate. Uma uhlela uhambo oluya eBahamas, yazi ukuthi ukuholidi eliphumulayo.
IZINTO EZIMANGALISAYO ezingama-20 ezaziwa ngama-BAHAMAS
1. Amabhishi esihlabathi esimhlophe amhlophe namanzi aluhlaza
I-NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly idume ngokubiza i-Bahamas ngokuthi “indawo enhle kakhulu evela emkhathini”, futhi kulula ukubona ukuthi kungani. Njengoba kunamabhishi amahle esihlabathi esimhlophe, ezungezwe iphalethi elimangalisayo lamanzi ajulile aluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka namanzi aluhlaza okotshani, leli pharadesi elishisayo liqinisekile ngokugqamile. Ikhaya lamabhishi esihlabathi amhlophe amahle kakhulu emhlabeni, kungenzeka ukuthi uzwe ukugxumagxuma olwandle kunanini ngaphambili. Yindawo yokugcina yeholide lolwandle!
Ithiphu yangaphakathi: Kunamabhishi amaningi kakhulu eBahamas, ukuthi kungaba nzima ukukhetha elilodwa kuphela. Ngenhlanhla, sihlanganise uhlu lwefayela le- amabhishi amahle kakhulu eBahamas. Zizwe ukhululekile ukwenza i-beach hop ngokuqukethwe kwenhliziyo yakho!
2. Izingulube zokubhukuda zase-Exuma
IBahamas inokubhukuda okudume kakhulu ngolwazi lwezingulube eCaribbean, futhi ngokuqinisekile kuyinto ongeke uthande ukuyiphuthelwa, ngesikhathi seholide lakho eziqhingini. Uzodinga ukuthatha isikebhe uye eBig Major Cay, eyaziwa nangokuthi iPig Island yalolu hambo, futhi uma ususondele ngokwanele kulesi siqhingi, empeleni bona ezinye zezingulube zibhukuda ziye esikebheni sakho zizokubingelela. Lolu wuhambo olunobungani lomndeni, kepha imibhangqwana nayo iyakujabulela lokho, futhi nokwazi izingulube zokubhukuda ze-The Bahamas. IBig Major Cay itholakala cishe emakhilomitheni angama-82 eningizimu-mpumalanga yeNassau. Ngaphandle kwezingulube nabanakekeli bazo ngezikhathi ezithile zosuku, lesi siqhingi asihlali muntu.
3. Inkundla yokudlala yabantu abacebile nabadumile emhlabeni
Kuneziqhingi ezimbalwa zaseCaribbean ezaziwa ngokuheha abacebile nabadumile, kanti iBahamas iphezulu kulolo hlu. Abahambi abacebile kakhulu abavela emhlabeni ngamaholide e-The Bahamas. Isizwe esiyisiqhingi size sinikeze namathuba acebile e-uber bathenge iziqhingi zabo ezizimele. E-Bahamas, uzokwazi ukubuka izindlu zokuhlala olwandle u-Oprah Winfrey, Michael Jordan nabanye abaningi abadumile.
4. Umlando wabaphangi
I-'Golden Era 'noma i-'Golden Age' kuthiwa bekuyisikhathi phakathi kweminyaka yama-1600s - 1700s, lapho abaphangi babe nomnotho ochumayo eCaribbean, ikakhulukazi eBahamas. Bakhomba imikhumbi yabahwebi edabula itheku babaphanga. Inzuzo yabo yayihlanganisa igolide, usawoti nezinye izimpahla eziningi. Ukuzuza kwabo kudonsele izigelekeqe eziningi kakhulu, futhi phakathi kwezigebengu ezidumile esifundeni ngaleso sikhathi kwaba Blackbeard. Lesi simo sezinxushunxushu saqhubeka kwaze kwaba ngo-1718, lapho ukaputeni waseBrithani uWoodes Rogers eqokwa njengoKaputeni Jikelele, kanye noMbusi we-Chief of Nassau, ekhomba ukuphela kwePirate Republic.
5. I-fantastic scuba diving kanye ne-snorkeling
IBahamas iyisinqumo esiphakeme sabahambi abanezikhuthazo zokudilika emanzini, abafisa ukufakaza ngempilo engaphansi kwamanzi ngesikhathi sayo esimangalisa kakhulu. Kunezindawo eziningi zokuntywila kubo bobabili ababamba i-snorkelers kanye nabatshuzi be-scuba, kufaka phakathi i- I-Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park, izimbotshana eziluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka i-Andros, iThe Conception Island Wall eseLong Island, iHenry Ford Wreck eBiminis, kanye nemifula eminingi etholakala eThe Abacos.
6. Ukufika kokuqala kukaChristopher Columbus
Imininingwane eminingi iyatholakala ngohambo lukaChristopher Columbus odabula isifunda seCaribbean, kanti iBahamas kuthiwa ibiyenye yezindawo zokuqala lapho iqembu lakhe lawela khona. Njengoba indaba iqhubeka, uColumbus “wathola” umhlaba omusha, kuqala eSan Salvador, eBahamas, noma eSamana Cay eBahamas. Kuthiwa futhi lapho efika lapho, abantu bomdabu uLucayan Taino base bekhona. Ngokuhamba kweminyaka eminingana, abantu baseTaino banyamalala eziqhingini.
7. IBahama Mama cocktail
Le cocktail eshisayo, ene-rum, ukhukhunathi rum, i-grenadine, ijusi le-orange kanye nejusi likaphayinaphu njengezithako zayo eziyinhloko, yaziwa umhlaba wonke futhi kufanele izame lapho ivakashela iBahamas. Zitholele indawo enhle olwandle noma echibini lokubhukuda uphumule, ngenkathi uzipholisa ngalesi siphuzo. Ngeke udumazeke. Ngenkathi useziqhingini, zama ezinye zakudala zasendaweni bese u-oda ezinye Ijusi Lamazulu noma a IGoombay Smash!
Ufuna indawo enikeza ama-cocktails angenamkhawulo? Izihambeli ze Izindawo zokuhlalisa izimbadada eBahamas ingalawula ama-cocktails angenamkhawulo (nezinye iziphuzo) emabhawa, olwandle nasemachibini okubhukuda - ngaphandle kokukhokha isenti. Konke kufakiwe lapho uhlala khona. Wonke ama-cocktails axutshwa ngabathengisi abahamba phambili besiqhingi futhi enziwe ngama-premium alcohol.
8. Ukuba neziqhingi eziningi ungazivakashela
Kungaba nzima ukunquma ukuthi ungaqala kuphi ngokuqala ngaphezulu Iziqhingi ezingama-700 zilinde ukuhlolwa. Ngenhlanhla, kunendlela eya kumsangano. Iziqhingi eziningi azihlali muntu, okunciphisa izinto phansi kakhulu. Iziqhingi ezihamba phambili eBahamas ongazivakashela zifaka isiqhingi saseNew Providence, iParadise Island, i-Exumas, i-Abacos, i-Andros, iBimini, i-Berry Islands, i-Southern Bahamian Islands, i-Eleuthera ne-Harbor Island. Inani labantu baseBahamas lingaphansi nje kwabantu abangama-400,000, kanti ama-70% aleyo nombolo ahlala esiqhingini saseNew Providence, ikhaya lenhlokodolobha iNassau.
Abahambi abaningi bandizela ngaphakathi I-Providence entsha (Nassau), okwenza kube yindawo 'eyenzeka kakhulu' eBahamas. IPharadesi Island ilungele imindeni enezingane futhi ixhumeke ku-New Providence ngamabhuloho ama-2. Zonke ezinye iziqhingi zaziwa njenge 'Iziqhingi Eziphumayo', lapho ungathola ukuthula nokuzola okuthe xaxa. Exuma yaziwa njengekhaya lamachibi amahle kakhulu esihlabathi esimhlophe namanzi aluhlaza iBahamas enayo.
Ufuna i indawo ebandakanya bonke abantu eBahamas? Izimbadada Royal Bahamian kuyindawo ejabulisayo eNassau eza ne isiqhingi esizimele ngasolwandle, yindawo emangalisayo yabatshuzi be-scuba (ukufakwa kwe-scuba kufakiwe lapho sihlala khona). Izimbadada i-Emerald Bay e-Exuma yaziwa ukuthi itholakala ebangeni elihle elide lolwandle olumhlophe futhi iza nenkundla yegalofu engu-18 hole enemiqhudelwano enemibono emangalisayo phezu kwamanzi e-Exuma.
9. Izitsha zokudla okumnandi nokunye ukudla kwasolwandle
Nikeza ama-buds wakho wokunambitha ulwazi olusha e-The Bahamas, ngokudla kwasolwandle okusha okuhlukahlukene njengoba kumnandi. IYurophu, i-Afrika, kanye nogqozi lwaseNingizimu Melika kugcwala ukudla kuzo zonke iziqhingi ngendlela eqinisekile ukuthi izokushiya ufuna okunye. Ngenkathi kunoma yisiphi isiqhingi saseBahamian, zama konke okungenani kanye, kusuka ku-conch salad (conch ceviche), amakhekhe kaJohnny, inkalankala ebhakwe, i-rock lobster, inhlanzi ethosiwe, nokuningi. Ngemuva kweholide lakho, nakanjani uzobuyela ekhaya nesitsha esisha osithandayo, futhi ngethemba iresiphi yokwenza kabusha ekhaya!
10. Ezokudoba kwezemidlalo nokudoba amathambo
Uma ungazange udobe umdlalo noma udobhe amathambo phambilini, iBahamas yindawo enhle yokuqala. Uma ungumuntu ohlukanisiwe onolwazi, uzokujabulela kakhulu lokhu okuhlangenwe nakho, wazi ngaphambi kokuhamba, ukuthi amanzi aseBahamas agcwele impilo yasolwandle, okuqinisekile ukuthi izokwenza uhambo lwakho lokudoba lujabulise kakhulu. Ngokudoba imidlalo, zama iBiminis, edume ngokuba nayo ukudoba kwezemidlalo okuhle kakhulu emhlabeni. Eqinisweni, uthando luka-Ernest Hemingway ngamaBiminis kuthiwa lubeke lezi ziqhingi ezimbili ebalazweni; kokubili ukudoba, nobuhle babo obumangalisayo. AmaBiminis atholakala ngamamayela angama-50 ukusuka ogwini lwaseFlorida. Isiqhingi i-Andros saziwa ngokuba nomqhele wesithathu ngobukhulu emhlabeni. Lapho kuthinteka khona ukudoba ngamathambo, ungazama inhlanhla enhliziyweni yemihlume eminingi engonakalisiwe nemisele engajulile engatholakala ngasesiqhingini. ILong Island neNew Providence (Nassau) nazo ziyizindawo ezinhle zokudoba.
11. Amabhishi esihlabathi apinki
I-Bahamas ingenye yezindawo kuphela emhlabeni lapho ungathola khona amabhishi esihlabathi abomvana, futhi I-Harbour Island, etholakala enyakatho-mpumalanga ye-Eleuthera, ingenye yezindawo ezinhle kakhulu ongabathola kuzo. Ngokuvamile uzozwa lesi siqhingi kubhekiselwa kuso ngokuthi “iBriland” ngabantu bendawo, futhi mhlawumbe kuzoba wuthando lapho uqala ukusibona lapho uthi nhla edolobhaneni laseDunmore, eligcwele izindlu ezincane ezinemibala egqamile. Ngenkathi usesiqhingini uzitika ngokugeza okuncane kwesihlabathi, noma ngokuntywila, noma ohambweni lokudoba. Ukuvakashela i-Harbor Island kwenza uhambo losuku oluhle, futhi ungafika lapho nge-Bahamas Fast Ferries Catamaran noma ngendiza evela eNassau. Ezinye izindawo zokungcebeleka, njengeSandals Royal Bahamian, zinikela ngohambo losuku.
12. Umkhosi we-Junkanoo
IJunkanoo iyiqembu langempela laseCaribbean uma kwake kwaba khona elilodwa. Ebanjwa ngoKhisimusi nangoNyaka Omusha minyaka yonke, iJunkanoo umcimbi omkhulu eBahamas. Umgubho ungachazwa ngokuthi yi-Bahamian version of carnival. Uma ungakaze uhlangabezane ne- Imikhosi yaseCaribbean, lindela umculo omningi, imvunulo, amabhendi abukhoma, izinsimbi zomdabu, amaphathi, imibhikisho, ukuntanta, nenjabulo enkulu.
Ithiphu yangaphakathi: Uma uhlela ukuya eBahamas ngeJunkanoo, kuzofanele ubhukhe indiza yakho okungenani izinyanga eziyisithupha ngaphambi kwesikhathi, njengoba amahhotela nezindawo zokungcebeleka eziningi zivame ukubhukha ngokuphelele ngalesi sikhathi.
13. IBahamas iboniswe kumabhayisikobho amaningi kaJames Bond
Kunama-movie amaningi adumile aqoshwa e-The Bahamas, iqiniso elingamangalisi kangako uma ubheka ukuthi zihle kanjani iziqhingi. Phakathi kwalezi kukhona 'I-Thunderball' futhi 'Ungalokothi Ungabe Usasho Futhi', bobabili uJames Bond uyabhabha. I-Thunderball Grotto e-Exuma Cays iyindawo enhle yokuntywila kanye ne-snorkeling, futhi igama layo livela ekutheni bekuyisici esivelele kwi-movie iThunderball, ikakhulukazi ngesikhathi sokulwa ngaphansi kwamanzi. Abatshuzi bathanda ukuhlola lo mhume ongaphansi kwamanzi, abanye abakuchaza njengokwesabisa ekuqaleni, kepha kuyathandeka kakhulu uma ungena kuwo. Uhambo luyatholakala eSandals Emerald Bay.
14. Isigodi nesitsotsi sendawo - “iTalkin 'Bahamian”
Yonke indawo inezindlela ezihlukile zokukhuluma noma ulimi lwesigodi, futhi amaBahamas anendlela yokukhuluma ehluke kakhulu, ikakhulukazi lapho kukhulunywa isiBahamian. Abantu baseziQhingini bakhuluma ulimi lwesi-creole olungaba nzima kubantu bakwamanye amazwe ukuluqonda, kepha kunezindlela zokufunda kabanzi ngolimi lwabo lwasendaweni, olunethonya lase-Afrika. Ngenkathi useziqhingini, thenga izincwadi zasendaweni ezingakusiza uhumushe okuzwile, futhi kukusize nokuthi ukhiphe ibinzana noma amabili. IsiNgisi sikhulunywa kabanzi eBahamas, ngakho-ke akunakwenzeka ukuthi ube nezinkinga ngokuxhumana noma ngabe ujwayelene nolimi lwendawo yini. Nawa amagama ambalwa ajwayelekile nemisho ongayizwa ngesikhathi sokuvakasha kwakho:
'Bey'
Lokhu kungaba yinoma ngubani, kungakhathalekile ubulili. Isibonelo, omunye umuntu angabuza ukuthi 'mah'bey uyaphi futhi?', Okuhumusha ukuthi 'uye kuphi lo muntu?' Lokhu yinto ozoyizwa njalo.
'Awu mudda uyagula!'
Lokhu kukhombisa ukumangala, noma ukuthokoza okufana nokwehluka kwesiNgisi kokuthi “uyadlala! ', Noma" O nkosi yami! ".
'Yonakalisa'
Lesi isisho esivamile seCaribbean esisho ukwephula noma ukubhubhisa okuthile. Isibonelo, 'umane uhlanganise incwadi yami', ehumusha ngokuthi “uvele wamosha noma walimaza incwadi yami '. Le nkulumo isetshenziswa futhi ezimeni lapho umuntu ekhathele khona futhi angasebenzisa 'ukuhlanganisa' ukuchaza ukuthi ugula kangakanani, uphume noma ukhathele kangakanani.
'Ikhekhe'
Leli gama ngokuvamile libhekisela enja elahlekile, futhi ungahle ubone 'amakhekhe' ambalwa ngesikhathi sakho seholide eBahamas. Amaqebelengwane abhekwa njengohlobo oluxubekile, futhi isidlaliso sawo sivela emcabangweni wokuthi abantu abadala baseBahamas babevame ukupheka konke ebhodweni elilodwa, futhi 'ikhekhe' lingumxube wayo yonke into ebhajwe ndawonye ezansi ebhodweni, ngemuva kokupheka.
'Dem'
Wena… mina, 'dem', noma bona. Leli igama elidumile laseCaribbean futhi kaningi libhekisela eqenjini labantu. Isibonelo, ungezwa umuntu ethi, 'ungabamba uhambo noDerek dem', okusho ukuthi 'ungathola uguquko noDerek nabanye'.
15. Umlando wezingxabano zobugqila kanye nobugqila
Umlando waseCaribbean ugcwele ukungqubuzana kwamakholoni, futhi iBahamas ayiyona into ehlukile kulokhu. Thola okuningi ngomlando we-The Bahamas ngenkathi usesiqhingini ngokuvakashela izindawo ezifana ne- IPompey Museum of Slavery & Ukukhululwa enkabeni yedolobha iNassau, iBimini Museum, iMan-O-War Heritage Museum e-Abaco, iDolphin House e-Alice Town, i-Albert Lowe Museum e-Abaco, i-Bahamas Historical Society Museum e-Nassau, i-Long Island Library ne-Museum, i-Heritage Museum ye-The Bahamas e INassau, nabanye.
16. IPirate Forts
Kunezinqaba eziningana ongazihlola ngenkathi useBahamas, kufaka phakathi I-Fort Charlotte, inqaba enkulu kunazo zonke esiqhingini saseNew Providence, esiseNassau. I-Fort Charlotte yakhiwa yi-Lord Dunmore ngo-1788-1789. Yaqanjwa ngegama leNdlovukazi uSaharia Charlotte, unkosikazi weNkosi uGeorge the III. I-fort ifaka ibhuloho lokudonsa, imigodi, izindima ezingaphansi komhlaba, izinganono ezingama-42, nemibono emangalisayo.
I-Fort Fincastle eyakhiwe ngo-1793 kungenye into ethandwayo, ebizwa ngegama layo ukaputeni waseBrithani uLord Dunmore. Isihloko sakhe sesibili kwakunguViscount Fincastle. Njengoba umlando ukutshela, uFincastle wakha inqaba yokusiza ukugcina iNassau Harbour iphephile. Futhi bekuyindawo yokubheka ewusizo kubaphangi. I-Fort Fincastle yenziwa nge-limestone esikiwe.
Enye inqaba eyaziwayo eBahamas yile I-Fort Montague, futhi yenziwe nge-limestone yendawo. Yinqaba endala kunazo zonke ezikhona esiqhingini saseNew Providence futhi isempumalanga yeThekwini Nassau. Umlando waseFort Montague ubuyela emuva kakhulu ngo-1725, kodwa isimo sayo samanje besilokhu sikhona kusukela ngo-1741-1742, lapho sasetshenziswa abaseBrithani ukugcina abahlaseli baseSpain bengekho. Leli sayithi futhi linomlando wokusetshenziswa kwamasosha aseMelika ngo-1776.
Umbhoshongo waseBlackbeard kunzima ukuthola, kepha kukholakala ukuthi yasetshenziswa nguBlackbeard uqobo, njengendawo yokubuka ngawo-1700s. Kusukela i-'Pirates Golden Era ', lo mbhoshongo uye wehla, kepha kusengumlando omude eBahamas.
17. Ukuntywila emgedeni
Eminyakeni eminingi edlule, izinkulungwane empeleni, amanzi azungeze i-Bahamas ayengaphansi kwamamitha ayikhulu kunanamuhla. Ngokukhuphuka kwamazinga olwandle, eminye imihume kulesi siqhingi eyakhiwe kakhulu nge-limestone yacwiliswa. Lokhu kuholele ekutheni iBahamas yaziwe njenge enye yezindawo ezinhle kakhulu emhlabeni ukuntywila emhumeni, okuthile okufanele ucabange ukukuzama ngeholide lakho eziqhingini!
18. Ama-Olimpiki wokulandelela nensimu
IBahamas inezindondo eziyi-14 zama-Olimpiki zokuzibonakalisa, sibonga kakhulu imizamo yabasubathi okubalwa kubo umgijimi uPauline Davis-Thompson, uTonique Williams-Darling noShaunae Miller. Zonke izindondo zama-Olympic zesiqhingi zatholwa kwezokusubatha nasolwandle. Ngokuphawulekile, isibalo sezindondo eziyi-14 silingana nesilinganiso sabahlali abayizigidi ezingama-33.9 (okuhlaba umxhwele uma kubhekwa inani labantu baseBahamian kuphela cishe ngama-385,340). IFinland, iSweden neHungary yiwona kuphela amazwe aphakeme kakhulu ngesilinganiso sesiteleka seBahamas ngomuntu ngamunye.
19. Ukuthenga izimpahla zikanokusho
Ungathola amathuba amahle okuthenga eBahamas, okungeyona into iziqhingi eziningi esifundeni ezingaziqhayisa ngayo. Noma ngabe ufuna izikhumbuzo noma izinto ezisezingeni eliphakeme, kungenzeka ukuthi uthole isitolo noma imakethe yendawo enikela ngokuthile okuzohambisana nesabelomali sakho. INassau neParadise Island zombili izindlela ezinhle zokuthenga ubucwebe, kanye nokuthola imfashini yegama lomkhiqizo kufaka phakathi uLouis Vuitton noGucci. Uma ufuna ubuciko noma ezinye izingcezu ezihlukile, zama ukuya esikhungweni sezobuciko edolobheni (Nassau) bese uxoxisana ngentengo enhle.
20. Izibani zomlando
Izindlu zokukhanya zinokucabanga okuthile ngazo, futhi kunezindawo ezimbalwa zokukhanya ongazihlola ngenkathi useCaribbean. I-Elbow Reef Lighthouse, eyaziwa nangokuthi i- IHope Town Lighthouse e-Elbow Cay Bahamas, iphakathi kwabavakashelwa kakhulu. IHope Town isivele iyathandeka, futhi le ndlu yesibani esingamamitha angu-89 inezela ekukhangeni kwayo. I-Elbow Reef Lighthouse yakhiwa ngawo-1860s, inkathi lapho izibani zokukhanya zazizosetshenziselwa ukuxwayisa noma ukuqondisa imikhumbi olwandle futhi isindile ukuletha okuncane okwedlule esikhathini esizayo. Ukubukwa okumangalisayo kuyatholakala kusuka phezulu, okwenza ukukhuphuka kwezitebhisi eziyi-101 kukufanele. IHog Island Lighthouse engxenyeni esentshonalanga yePharadesi Island iyindlu yesibani endala kunazo zonke futhi eyaziwa kakhulu eBahamas futhi lakhiwa ngo-1817.
