Abbey of Saint Nicholas


Naphezu kwegama layo, i-abbey yaseSt. Nicholas Abbey iyaziwa eBarbados, hhayi njengesakhiwo senkolo kodwa sezwe. Ayinakho kuphela izakhiwo ezinhle, kodwa futhi indaba emangalisayo, lapho indawo yezinganekwane etholakala khona.

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Kubonakala ukuthi ngo-1650 lesi sakhiwo sabonakala njengendawo yokuhlala yangasese, eyayiyingxenye yeColonel Beringer. Yonke indawo eyayizungezile yayinezinhlanga ezinezimila. Kodwa into esemqoka lapha akulona lokhu, kepha iqiniso lokuthi eminyakeni engu-11 emva kokukhishwa kwaleso sakhiwo umnikazi wayo wabulawa. Izakhamuzi zendawo zikholelwa ukuthi imigodi yaseSt. U-Nicholas Abbey usalokhu ehlasela umphefumulo wakhe ongapheli. Iqiniso yilokho noma enye inkolelo yokuheha abavakashi, kodwa unyaka ngamunye amakhulu ezinkulungwane zabantu abafuna ukubuza bafika lapha.

Kuyathakazelisa ukuthi kuze kube manje le ndlu enkulu kakhulu ayikho indawo, kodwa impahla yangasese, kodwa enye yezingxenye ezintathu zayo ivulekele izivakashi. Akunakwenzeka ukushiwo ukwakheka kwe-abbey. Ngakho-ke, izinsika ezigobile ziyisibonelo esicacile sezakhiwo zaseDenmark, kodwa izitebhisi ezinkulu sezivele seziShayina. Ukungena ngaphakathi, into yokuqala ebamba iso lakho akuyona ngisho ifenisha endala, eyinto enhle, kodwa izitsha zomlilo ezine-coral zangempela ziphela. Ungabonakali yizicucu ezide zetshe eliqoshiwe kanye nama-chimney ekhoneni.

Ukuvakasha, uzofunda amaqiniso athakazelisayo kusukela empilweni yabanikazi bangaphambilini, futhi uzoboniswa ifilimu emfushane ka-1934, ukuvumela ukuthi ucabange ukuthi i-abbey ibukeka kanjani. Futhi hhayi eduze nendlu, esitolo sokukhumbuza, ungathenga i-rum enomnandi kakhulu futhi edakayo, kanye nemikhiqizo ehlukahlukene kusuka emasimini ashukela. Kukhona futhi i-café eseduze lapho ungakujabulela khona izidlo zokudla zendawo . Ngokuqondene namanani, ithikithi elidala libiza ama-40 eBarbados amadola, futhi ithikithi lezingane libiza ama-20.

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I-Abbey isempumalanga yeBarbados , eduze ne-wildlife sanctuary. Kukhona amabhasi inombolo 31, 18 no-45.