Alakai Kaahele o Manama
Mākaukau ʻoe no kahi huakaʻi? ʻAe, mai nānā ʻoe ma mua o Manama alakaʻi huakaʻi! Na kēia ʻatikala hoʻonaʻauao a hoihoi iā ʻoe i kahi huakaʻi ma ke kūlanakauhale ikaika o Manama. Mai kona moʻolelo hoihoi a hiki i kāna meaʻai ʻono, ua uhi mākou iā ʻoe.
No laila e hopu i kāu ʻeke, e lele i ka mokulele, a e mākaukau e makaʻala i nā mea huna o Manama. Ke kali nei ke kūʻokoʻa iā ʻoe i loko o kēia kaona nui kahi i piha ai nā kihi a pau i ka hauʻoli a me ka pīhoihoi.
E hele ana i Manama
No ka hiki ʻana i Manama, hiki iā ʻoe ke lele i loko Papa Aupuni Bahrain. Ke hōʻea ʻoe i ke kahua mokulele, nui nā koho kaʻa i loaʻa e lawe iā ʻoe i loko o ka puʻuwai o ke kūlanakauhale. Loaʻa maʻalahi nā kaʻa kaʻa ma waho o ke kikowaena a hāʻawi i kahi ala kūpono e hiki ai i kāu huakaʻi. Inā makemake ʻoe i ka halihali lehulehu, holo nā kaʻa kaʻa mai ke kahua mokulele i nā wahi like ʻole o Manama.
ʻO Manama kahi kūlanakauhale ikaika e hāʻawi i kahi hui kūʻokoʻa o ka wā hou a me nā kuʻuna. ʻO ka manawa maikaʻi loa e kipa aku ai ʻo ia i nā mahina hoʻoilo, mai Nowemapa a Malaki, i ka wā e mālie a ʻoluʻolu ka mahana. ʻAe kēia i ka ʻimi ʻoluʻolu o nā mea a pau a Manama e hāʻawi ai.
Ke hele nei ʻoe ma Manama, e hoʻomākaukau ʻoe e kāhāhā i kona hoʻolālā nani a me ka mōʻaukala waiwai. Mai ka Hale Hōʻikeʻike ʻāina ʻo Bahrain a hiki i ka Al-Fateh Grand Mosque, he nui nā mea hoihoi e kali nei e ʻike ʻia.
Ma waho aʻe o kāna mau waiwai moʻomeheu, ua hoʻokiʻekiʻe ʻo Manama i kahi souq puʻupuʻu kahi e hiki ai iā ʻoe ke hoʻolulu iā ʻoe iho i nā mākeke kuʻuna i piha i nā mea ʻala, textiles, a me nā mea hana lima. Mai poina e hoʻāʻo i nā mea ʻai kūloko ʻono ma kāu huakaʻi – e hoʻāʻo i nā kīʻaha waha e like me ka machboos (kahi kīʻaha laiki ʻala) a i ʻole luqaimat (nā dumpling ʻono).
Inā ʻoe e ʻimi nei i ka huakaʻi a i ʻole ka hoʻomaha, loaʻa iā Manama kahi mea no kēlā me kēia. No laila e hoʻopili i kāu mau ʻeke a hoʻomaka i kahi huakaʻi poina ʻole e ʻimi i kēia kūlanakauhale ikaika!
ʻO nā mea hoʻokipa kiʻekiʻe ma Manama
ʻO kekahi o nā hiʻohiʻona kiʻekiʻe ma ke kūlanakauhale nui o Bahrain ʻo ia ka Al-Fateh Mosque. Ke komo ʻoe i loko o kēia hale nani, e hoʻokipa ʻia ʻoe e kona nani a me ka nani. Hiki i ka hale pule ke hoʻokipa a hiki i ka 7,000 poʻe hoʻomana a me nā hiʻohiʻona nani o ka hoʻolālā Islam e haʻalele iā ʻoe.
Inā ʻoe e ʻimi nei i ka leʻaleʻa ma hope o ka pōʻeleʻele, ʻo ka hiʻohiʻona pō o Manama e hoʻohauʻoli ʻia. Me ka nui o nā kaola, nā hui, a me nā lumi hoʻomaha, aia kekahi mea no kēlā me kēia. Hula i ka pō i ka puʻupuʻu puʻupuʻu a i ʻole hoʻomaha me ka cocktail ma ka lima ʻoiai ʻoe e hoʻoulu i ka lewa.
I ka wā e kūʻai ai, hāʻawi ʻo Manama i kahi ʻano o nā koho e hoʻokō i nā ʻono a me nā kālā. Eia ʻehā o nā wahi kūʻai maikaʻi loa ma Manama:
- City Center Bahrain - ʻO kēia mall sprawling e kaena nei ma luna o 350 mau hale kūʻai, me nā hōʻailona honua a me nā hale kūʻai kūloko.
- Bab Al Bahrain Souk - Hoʻokomo iā ʻoe iho i loko o ka lewa o kēia mākeke kuʻuna kahi e loaʻa ai nā mea āpau mai nā mea ʻala a hiki i nā mea hana lima.
- ʻO Moda Mall - Aia i loko o ka Bahrain World Trade Center kiʻekiʻe, ʻo kēia wahi kūʻai hale kūʻai maikaʻi ka home o nā hōʻailona kiʻekiʻe.
- Gold Souk – Inā ʻoe e ʻimi nei i nā mea nani a me nā metala makamae, e hele i kēia mākeke ikaika kahi e ʻālohilohi ai ke gula i kēlā me kēia manawa.
Me kāna mau mea hoʻohiwahiwa, nā hiʻohiʻona o ka pō, a me nā wahi kūʻai kupaianaha, loaʻa ʻo Manama i kahi mea no ka poʻe a pau e ʻimi nei i ke kūʻokoʻa a me ka huakaʻi.
E ʻimi i ka moʻomeheu a me ka mōʻaukala o Manama
Hoʻokaʻawale iā ʻoe iho i ka moʻomeheu waiwai a me ka mōʻaukala o Manama ma ke kipa ʻana i ka National Museum, kahi e hiki ai iā ʻoe ke aʻo e pili ana i ka wā kahiko o Bahrain. E komo i loko o kahi honua kupanaha i kou ʻimi ʻana i nā mea hōʻikeʻike e hōʻike ana i ka hoʻoilina a me nā kuʻuna o kēia kūlanakauhale hoʻokalakupua.
ʻIke ʻia ʻo Manama no kāna mau hana kuʻuna, kahi i paʻa loa i kona ʻike moʻomeheu. E kaʻahele ma nā ala haiki o Manama Souq, kahi e hana ai nā mea akamai i ka ipu lepo, nā lole ulana nani, a me nā mea nani. ʻO ka souq kahi waiwai waiwai maoli no ka poʻe e ʻimi nei i nā waiwai hana lima maoli e hōʻike ana i ka hana hana kūloko.
Ma waho aʻe o kāna mau hana kuʻuna, ua kaulana ʻo Manama no kāna mau ʻoliʻoli moʻomeheu. E ʻike i ka puʻupuʻu puʻupuʻu o ke mele a me ka hula ma nā hanana e like me Spring of Culture a i ʻole Bahrain International Music Festival. Hoʻākoakoa kēia mau ʻahaʻaina i nā mea pena kiʻi mai ka honua holoʻokoʻa e hoʻolauleʻa i nā moʻomeheu like ʻole a hāpai i ke kūʻokoʻa noʻeau.
Inā ʻoe e ʻimi nei i nā mea hana kahiko ma ka National Museum a i ʻole e hoʻolulu ana iā ʻoe iho i nā souqs lehule o Manama, hāʻawi kēia kūlanakauhale i kahi ʻike immersive maoli i kāna moʻomeheu waiwai a me ka mōʻaukala. No laila e hele mua, apo i kou aloha no ke kūʻokoʻa a luʻu mua i ka honua hoʻohiwahiwa o nā kuʻuna a me nā hoʻolauleʻa o Manama!
Kahi e ʻai ai ma Manama
E hōʻoluʻolu i kou ʻono i nā ʻano hale ʻaina like ʻole ma Manama, kahi e ʻono ai ʻoe i nā mea ʻono kūloko a me nā meaʻai honua. Inā makemake ʻoe i ka iʻa iʻa a i ʻole e ʻimi wale ana i nā mea huna i ka ʻike meaʻai o Manama, ua loaʻa i kēia kūlanakauhale ola kahi mea e hāʻawi ai no kēlā me kēia pā.
Eia ʻehā mau koho pono e hoʻāʻo:
- Al Abraaj: Ua ʻike ʻia kēia wahi kaulana no kāna mau kīʻaha kai iʻa maikaʻi, i kuke ʻia me nā meaʻai hou. Mai ka iʻa iʻa a hiki i ka iʻa iʻa Bahraini, e haʻalele ʻo Al Abraaj iā ʻoe i ka makemake nui.
- Pōhaku pōhaku: Inā makemake ʻoe i kahi ʻaina ʻaina kiʻekiʻe, e hele i Masso. Me kahi papa kuhikuhi i hoʻopaʻa ʻia e ke kumu lanakila lanakila ʻo Susy Massetti, hāʻawi kēia hale ʻaina i nā ʻono kūloko a me ka honua e hoʻohauʻoli iā ʻoe.
- ʻO Calexico: Makemake i ka meaʻai Mekiko? Mai nana aku ma mua o Kalexico. Hāʻawi kēia hale ʻaina maʻamau i nā tacos maikaʻi, burritos, a me quesadillas i hoʻopiha ʻia me ka ʻono a hana ʻia mai nā meaʻai kiʻekiʻe.
- La Vinoteca Barcelona: No ka poʻe e ʻimi nei i ka ʻono o Sepania ma Manama, ʻo La Vinoteca Barcelona kahi e hele ai. E ʻoliʻoli i nā tapas e like me patatas bravas a me chorizo al vino ʻoiai e ʻoliʻoli ana i ke aniani o ka waina Sepania maikaʻi.
Ke ulu mau nei ka ʻano meaʻai o Manama, e hāʻawi ana i ka nui o nā koho no ka poʻe ʻai meaʻai. No laila e hele i mua, e ʻimi i kēia mau hale ʻaina kai iʻa maikaʻi loa a me nā pōhaku huna; E hoʻomaikaʻi aku kou mau ʻono iā ʻoe!
Manaʻo kōkua no ka huakaʻi ʻana ma Manama
Ke kipa ʻoe iā Manama, mai poina e hoʻāʻo i ka meaʻai kūloko a e ʻimi i ke ʻano meaʻai olaola no kahi ʻike meaʻai poina ʻole. Ma waho aʻe o ka ʻai ʻana i nā meaʻai ʻono, aia kekahi mau ʻōlelo aʻoaʻo pono āu e hoʻomanaʻo ai e hoʻonanea i kāu ʻike huakaʻi ma Manama.
ʻO ka mea mua, inā makemake ʻoe e hoʻokaʻawale iā ʻoe iho i ka moʻomeheu kūloko a loaʻa i ka ʻono o ke ola Bahraini maoli, e ʻoluʻolu e kipa aku i nā mākeke pono e kipa aku ma Manama. ʻO ka Bab Al Bahrain Souq kahi wahi kūʻai nui kahi e loaʻa ai iā ʻoe nā mea āpau mai nā mea ʻala a me nā lole lole a hiki i nā mea hana lima paʻakikī. ʻO kahi mākeke kaulana ʻē aʻe ʻo ka Manama Central Market, i ʻike ʻia no kāna huahana hou a me ka iʻa. Hāʻawi kēia mau mākeke i kahi ʻike kūʻai kūʻokoʻa e waiho iā ʻoe me nā hoʻomanaʻo mau loa.
I ka hele ʻana a puni Manama, maʻalahi ka hoʻokele ʻana i nā kaʻa lehulehu. He ʻōnaehana kaʻa kaʻa maikaʻi ko ke kūlanakauhale e uhi ana i ka hapa nui o nā wahi a me nā mea hoihoi. Hiki iā ʻoe ke kūʻai pololei i nā tiketi mai ka mea hoʻokele a hoʻohana paha i kahi kāleka rechargeable no ka maʻalahi. Loaʻa maʻalahi nā kaʻa kaʻa a hāʻawi i kahi koho ʻoluʻolu no ka mākaʻikaʻi ʻana i ke kūlanakauhale ma kāu wikiwiki.
No ke aha ʻoe e kipa aku ai iā Manama
No laila, e nā hoa hele. Ke kali nei ʻo Manama iā ʻoe me nā lima hāmama a me ka ikaika ikaika e haʻalele iā ʻoe i ka hanu.
Inā ʻoe e ʻimi nei i ka moʻomeheu waiwai a me ka mōʻaukala o kēia kūlanakauhale a i ʻole e ʻimi ana i kāna mea ʻai ʻai o Manama, aia kekahi mea no kēlā me kēia kanaka.
No laila e hoʻopili i kāu mau ʻeke, e lele i luna o ka mokulele, a e hoʻomaka ka huakaʻi. E ʻike mua i ka nani a me ka nani o kēia kūlanakauhale nani – ʻaʻole ʻoe e hoka.
Hele palekana!
