ILondon inezinkulungwane zeminyaka ezikhangayo ezisavakashelwa kabanzi, kepha okumele manje zincintisane ngokuthakaselwa yiLondon Eye yanamuhla, okuyindawo entsha yezokuvakasha yedolobha laseNgilandi selokhu kwaqala inkulungwane yeminyaka. Sikunikeza umhlahlandlela ophelele ukuze ukwazi ukujabulela ngokuphelele iLondon Eye engenakuqhathaniswa.
1. Yini leyo?
ILondon Eye noma iLondon Eye, ebizwa nangokuthi iMillennium Wheel, iyisondo lokubuka elinamamitha ayi-135 ukuphakama. Eminyakeni eyi-16 nje kuphela sekuyindawo eheha izivakashi kakhulu edolobheni laseLondon. Bekuyindawo ephakeme kakhulu emhlabeni phakathi kuka-2000 no-2006, ngenkathi yeqiwa ngamamitha ayi-160 weNkanyezi yaseNanchang, eChina. Kuphezulu kakhulu eYurophu futhi kuphezulu kakhulu emhlabeni phakathi kohlobo lwama-cantilevered. Yakhelwe ukubungaza ukufika kwenkulungwane entsha yeminyaka kanti bekuhlelwe ukuthi ihoxiswe, umqondo osulahliwe okungenani isikhathi eside.
2. Yakhiwa nini futhi yakhiwa kanjani?
Ukwakhiwa kwayo kwaphela ngo-1999 kwafakwa insimbi ngoMashi 2000. Inamakamelo angama-32 anomoya opholile onamamitha-skwele angama-32 lilinye, anokucaca ukuthi awalengisiwe esakhiweni njengoba kwenzeka emasondweni amaningi we-ferris, kepha kunalokho Zibekwe endaweni engaphandle yesondo, ngohlelo lokuzinza ukuze zihlale zilingana. Amakamelo enziwe ngengilazi, ngakho-ke kukhona ukubonakala kuzo zonke izinkomba.
3. Itholakala kuphi?
Itholakala empumalanga entshonalanga yeJubilee Gardens (Jubilee Gardens), eSouth Bank (South Bank) yoMfula iThames, esifundeni saseLondon iLambeth, phakathi kwamabhuloho aseWestminster naseHungerford. Cishe iphambi kweNdlu yePhalamende, enye yezinto ezikhangayo eLondon okufanele uzithande.
4. Luyini umthamo futhi lude kangakanani uhambo?
Amakamelo anabantu abangu-25, ngakho-ke uhambo lokuhlala ngokugcwele lungathutha abantu abangu-800. Isondo liphenduka ngokunensa ukuze uzithobe ngokwazisa yonke ipanorama futhi uhambo luthatha cishe isigamu sehora.
5. Yini okufanele ngiyenze lapho ngifika eLondon Eye?
Uma uhamba ngenhloso yokuthenga ithikithi endaweni efanayo, into yokuqala okufanele uyenze ukuya emahhovisi amathikithi. Ungahlatshwa umxhwele ulayini, ngoba kunamaphoyinti amaningi okuthengisa amathikithi nokuhamba kwabantu kuhamba ngokushesha. Ngetikiti lakho esandleni, kufanele uye kulayini wokufinyelela epulatifomu yokungena emakamelweni.
Kufanele ukhumbule ukuthi isondo lakwaFerris lizungeza ngokunensa kakhulu, ukuze ukwazi ukungena kulo ngokuphepha ngaphandle kokuma. Olunye ulwazi olubalulekile ukuthi lapho ikhabini lakho lifinyelela endaweni yalo ephakeme, kubonakala sengathi isondo limile; ungakhathazeki njengoba kungumbono nje.
6. Yini engiyibonayo esondweni lakwaFerris?
Ukubuka kwe-panoramic okungama-360-degree okuvela emakamelweni kukuvumela ukuthi ubone izinto ezisendaweni engamakhilomitha angama-40 ngezinsuku ezicacile, ngenkathi ujabulela umbono oyingqayizivele wezindawo eziseduze kakhulu. Kusuka eLondon Eye unombono omuhle weBig Ben kanye neNdlu yePhalamende, iWestminster Abbey, iTower Bridge, iSt.Pahedral Cathedral nezinye izindawo ezingokomfanekiso zaseLondon, ukwazi ukwazisa imininingwane ebonakala ngokuhlukile izikhathi zohambo. Ngaphakathi kwe-capsule ngayinye, imihlahlandlela yokusebenzisana ngezilimi eziningana, kufaka phakathi iSpanishi, ikusiza ukuthi uhlole kangcono amaphuzu abalulekile entshisekelo edolobheni.
7. Iyini intengo yethikithi?
Kuya ngokuthi, kunamanani amaningana ngokusho kokuhlukahluka kokusetshenziswa. Njengesethenjwa, uhambo lwabantu abadala (olusukela eminyakeni eyi-16 ubudala) lunentengo yamakhilogremu angama-28 kuthi leyo yabantu abasha nezingane (ephakathi kweminyaka emi-4 nengu-15 ubudala) ingu-19.50. Abakhubazekile bakhokha amakhilogremu angama-28 afaka nomngane wakhe. Abadala (abangaphezu kweminyaka engama-60 ubudala) abanayo intengo ekhethwayo unomphela, kepha bakhokha amakhilogremu angama-21, ngaphandle kwezimpelasonto nangezinyanga zikaJulayi nezika-Agasti.
Kepha kunezinhlobo ezahlukahlukene zamanani okuhlangabezana nezimfuno ezithile, njengokugibela okugibela kuqala (ngaphandle kolayini); umnyango wokukhuphuka kabili, kanye emini kanye kanye phakathi nobusuku; noma ukukhuphuka nganoma yisiphi isikhathi. Uphinde ukhokhe imali ekhokhwayo enkulu uma ufuna ukukhuphukela kuhambo oluqondisiwe. Unesaphulelo semali ecishe ibe ngu-10% wesilinganiso esijwayelekile uma uthenga kusengaphambili online kuwebhusayithi esemthethweni yeLondon Eye.
8. Ayini amahora wokusebenza?
Ehlobo (ngoJulayi nango-Agasti) iLondon Eye isebenza phakathi kuka-10 ekuseni no-9: 30 ntambama, ngaphandle koLwesihlanu, lapho amahora okuvala enwetshelwa kuze kube ngu-11: 30 ebusuku. Ukuphela konyaka kuyahlukahluka, ngakho-ke sincoma ukuthi wenze umbuzo ucubungule izinsuku ozoba seLondon ngazo.
9. Ingabe iyatholakala kubantu abakhubazekile?
Uhulumeni wedolobha laseLondon waqala esikhathini esedlule inqubo yokuguqula izindlela zokuhamba zedolobha ukuze zitholakale kubantu abakhubazekile. ILondon Eye, njengoba iyisakhiwo esisha, ibivele icatshangelwe kusuka kulo mklamo ukwenza lula ukungena kwabantu ngezihlalo ezinamasondo.
10. Ingabe kuyiqiniso ukuthi ngaphezu kweBrithani, kungowaseYurophu?
Kungashiwo ukuthi yebo, ngoba bekuwumsebenzi amafemu amaningi avela eYurophu abambe iqhaza kuwo. Insimbi yesakhiwo yenziwa eNgilandi yaqedwa eHolland. Amakamelo ayenziwa eFrance, ngengilazi yase-Italy. Izintambo zakhiqizwa e-Italy, amabheringi eJalimane, nezakhi ezahlukahlukene zamasondo zazivela eCzech Republic. AbaseBrithani nabo bahlinzeka ngezingxenye zikagesi.
11. Kuyiqiniso yini ukuthi ngingaba nephathi edokodweni?
Kunjalo. Uma ufuna ukukhombisa umgubho ovelele futhi owangempela eLondon, ungaqasha ikhabethe elizimele, ukhokhe amakhilogremu ayi-850.5, inani elihlanganisa amabhodlela ama-4 e-champagne nama-canapes. Isibalo esiphezulu sabantu abavunyelwe kulelo phathi elizimele singama-25, kufaka phakathi wena. Ungaba nomkhosi osondelene kakhulu, uqashe i-capsule yangasese ngamakhilogremu angama-380, kufaka phakathi ibhodlela lewayini elikhazimulayo laseFrance.
Ukulungele ukukhuphuka iLondon Eye futhi umangale ngemibono emangalisayo yenhlokodolobha yaseBrithani? Sithemba kanjalo nokuthi lo mhlahlandlela uwusizo kuwe. Sobonana maduzane ukuhlela okunye ukuphuma okuhle.
