Ungakwazi ukuhlanganisa insimu eningi e-Scandinavia ngaphandle kokungena ehhotela. Izikebhe zasebusuku zikanokusho ezipakishwe ngama-sauna, ama-smorgasbords, nezitolo zamahhala zihamba ebusuku phakathi kwe-Stockholm ne-Helsinki. Zibone ngeso lengqondo ujabulela idili laseScandinavia elinendawo enhle yeziqhingi. Ukuhamba ngebhajethi akuvamile ukuzwa lokhu ku-hedonistic.
Imigqa emibili emihle neqhudelana kakhulu, iViking neSilja, ixhuma izinhloko-dolobha zaseSweden naseFinland. Ulayini ngamunye unikeza imikhumbi yesimanjemanje ngokudla okunethezeka, amakhabhinethi anengqondo, ukuzijabulisa okuningi (ama-disco, ama-sauna, ukugembula), nezinto ezanele ezingenamsebenzi zokucwilisa umkhumbi. Kulaba ababili, iViking inedumela njengesikebhe sephathi. I-Silja ibhekwa njengenhle kakhulu (kodwa isenayo ingxenye yayo yabagibeli abacasulayo nabanomsindo ngezinye izikhathi).
I-Pepsi ne-Coke yemboni yezokuvakasha yaseScandinavia ilwela ukudlula enye ngezikebhe ezinkudlwana nezithandwayo. Imikhumbi mikhulu - icishe ibe ngamayadi angama-200 ubude - futhi inemibhede engu-2,700 ingamahhotela aphambili (futhi ashibhe kakhulu) amakhulu e-Scandinavia.
Imuphi umugqa ongcono kakhulu? Ungabala izihlambi futhi uqhathanise ama-smorgasbords, kodwa yomibili imigqa idlula ukuze uzuze ukwethembeka kwabantu base-Sweden abayizigidi ezingu-9 nabase-Finn abenza uhambo unyaka ngamunye. I-Viking inemikhumbi emidala, enganethezekile, kodwa ibhekelela kangcono abahambi abahamba ngesabelomali esiphansi, enikeza izaphulelo kubafundi, abadala, kanye nabaphathi besitimela; ukuthengisa amagumbi ashibhile “ekonomi” (shawa phansi ehholo); nokuvumela abagibeli ukuthi bakhokhele indawo yokugibela emphemeni kuphela futhi balale mahhala ezihlalweni, kosofa, nangaphansi kwezinkanyezi noma ezitebhisini.
Bobabili uViking noSilja bahamba ngomkhumbi ubusuku ngabunye besuka eStockholm naseHelsinki. Kuzo zombili izinhlangothi, izikebhe zihamba cishe ngo-4:30 noma u-5:30 ntambama futhi zifike ngakusasa ekuseni ngabo-9:30 noma 10 ekuseni Ukuze uthole amashejuli aqondile, bheka ku-www.vikingline.fi noma ku-www.silja.com.
Phakathi namahora ambalwa okuqala uphuma e-Stockholm, umkhumbi wakho udlula e-Stockholm Archipelago. Ihora lesithathu libonisa indawo yesiqhingi engavamile kakhulu - iziqhingi ezincane ezinamaqhugwana abomvu nabantu abajabule. Uya ngale ndlela, yidla isidlo sakusihlwa endaweni yokuqala (ngemva nje kokuhamba) futhi ube sedekhini ukuze lishone ilanga.
Imali yokugibela iyahlukahluka ngesizini, ngosuku lweviki, nangesigaba sekhabhinethi. Maphakathi noJuni kuya maphakathi no-Agasti kugcwele kakhulu futhi kuyabiza (namanani afanayo kungakhathaliseki usuku). Izindleko zokugibela zehla cishe ngamaphesenti angama-25 ngesikhathi sokuhamba kusukela ngeSonto kuze kube uLwesithathu.
Ehlobo, ithikithi lendlela eyodwa ngomuntu ngamunye wombhede oshibhe kakhulu onokugeza okuyimfihlo (engaphansi kwezinga lolwandle, ikhabethe elingaphansi kwedekhi yemoto) libiza cishe u-$125. Izithandani zizokhokha isamba esingaba ngu-$375 ngegumbi eliphindwe kabili elishibhe kakhulu (elinokugeza) elingaphezu kwedekhi yezimoto. Uma lokho kuzwakala kubiza, khumbula ukuthi uthola indawo yokulala ubusuku bonke, uhambo lolwandle olujabulisayo, kanye nezinto zokuhamba ezinkulu ukuze uqalise.
Imali yokugibela inengqondo ngoba abantu bendawo bahamba ngomkhumbi beyothenga futhi bephuza intela- futhi mahhala. Kungumsebenzi omkhulu - ikakhulukazi kubantu bendawo. Izikebhe zigcwele abantu baseFinland abangamaphesenti angu-45, abaseSweden abangamaphesenti angu-45 nabagibeli bemikhumbi abasuka kwamanye amazwe abangamaphesenti ayishumi. Umgibeli ojwayelekile uchitha imali eningi etshwaleni nasezintweni ezingenamsebenzi njengemali yokugibela isikebhe. Izikebhe manje zima phakathi kwamabili e-Aland Islands, ingxenye ye-Finland ekhululiwe ebulungwini be-European Union, ukuze kugcinwe isimo samazwe ngamazwe sohambo nokugcina isimo sokungakhokhiswa intela.
Nakuba imikhumbi inezindawo zokudlela ezishibhile, ezisheshayo kanye nezindawo zokudlela ezisezingeni eliphezulu, zothando, zidume ngezidlo zazo ze-smorgasbord. Gibela umkhumbi ulambile. Isidlo sakusihlwa sizenzela wena ngezihlalo ezimbili, eyodwa cishe ngo-6 ntambama, enye ngemva kwamahora ambalwa. Uma ukhokhela kokubili i-dinner buffet kanye ne-breakfast buffet uma uthenga ithikithi lakho, uzokonga amaphesenti angu-10. Intengo ihlanganisa ubhiya wamahhala, iwayini, iziphuzo ezibandayo, nekhofi. Qiniseka ukuthi ugcina itafula lakho, hhayi nje ukudla kwakho; izihlalo zefasitela zifunwa kakhulu.
I-Smorgasbord ihumusha kokuthile “njengetafula lesinkwa nebhotela.” Kuye kwavela phakathi namakhulu eminyaka ekusakazekeni okunemininingwane okubonwa namuhla. Isihluthulelo siwukuba uthathe izingxenye ezincane bese uzihambela. Qala ngezitsha ze-herring, kanye namazambane abilisiwe kanye ne-knackebrod (isinkwa sase-Swedish crisp). Okulandelayo, sampula ezinye izitsha zezinhlanzi (ezifudumele nezibandayo) namazambane amaningi. Dlulela kumasaladi, izitsha zamaqanda, nokusikeka okuhlukahlukene okubandayo. Ungakhohlwa amazambane amaningi kanye ne-knackebrod. Manje ngezitsha zenyama - sekuyisikhathi se-meatball! Thela i-gravy kanye ne-spoonful ye-lingonberry sauce, bese ulayisha amazambane amaningi. Ezinye inyama egazingiwe nezinkukhu nazo zingakulinga. Usalambile? Layisha ushizi, izithelo, ama-dessert, amakhekhe, ama-custards, nekhofi.
Uhambo lwesikebhe lwase-Europe olujabulisa kakhulu, phakathi kwe-Stockholm ne-Helsinki, lubonisa indawo yeziqhingi ezimangalisayo, ukushona kwelanga, kanye nesidlo sakusihlwa se-royal smorgasbord. Dansa uze uwise kanye ne-sauna uze uconse. Into elandelayo engcono kakhulu yokuba kulezi nhloko-dolobha zaseScandinavia ukuhamba ngomkhumbi lapho.
