点评:I visited the magnificent Maletsunyane Falls about two years ago when the community centre and the impressive Monang Restaurant and viewing deck were fairly newly built. I visited the falls again and on Friday 20 March. What a sad experience. Firstly, the gents at the "toll gate" insisted on being paid in cash despite the notice at the turnoff declaring No Cash Payments. They miraculously found the card machine when some members of the party had no cash for the toll fee. It was heartbreaking to see how the restaurant had deteriorated. The first time I visited the place there was an art exhibition in the spacious restaurant and the restaurant was full of visitors. This time the double volume walls were bare, with only a few photographs of the falls dotted around the walls. There was one person at the till, taking orders and serving tables. There was nothing available on the menu except wings and chips. The only coffee was instant coffee, which we decided to go with after a bumpy drive on a badly damaged road (due to the heavy rains which have been besetting the area). The coffee was left on the counter, and we only figured out after a while that this was our coffee order. The obvious neglect of the place is difficult to understand given the number of visitors to Semonkong and the falls.
翻译:大约两年前,我曾到访过壮丽的马莱苏尼亚内瀑布,当时社区中心和令人印象深刻的莫南餐厅及观景台都还很新。3月20日星期五,我又去了一次,结果却令人失望。首先,收费站的工作人员坚持要现金支付,尽管路口的告示牌上写着“不接受现金”。后来,我们一行人中有人没带现金支付过路费,他们才奇迹般地找到了刷卡机。看到餐厅破败不堪,真是令人心痛。我第一次来的时候,宽敞的餐厅里正在举办艺术展,座无虚席。而这次,挑高的墙壁空空如也,只有几张瀑布的照片零星地挂在墙上。收银台只有一个人,负责点餐和上菜。菜单上除了鸡翅和薯条,什么也没有。唯一的咖啡是速溶咖啡,考虑到我们一路颠簸,路面损毁严重(因为当地连日暴雨),我们最终还是选择了速溶咖啡。咖啡被放在柜台上,我们过了一会儿才发现这是我们点的咖啡。考虑到塞蒙孔瀑布的游客数量,这家店如此疏于打理实在令人费解。