Uninzi lwabakhenkethi, i-pharalia iKaterini inomtsalane ukusuka kwindawo yokujonga ukubona ukubona, kodwa ukusuka kwindawo yokujonga imbono yokuthenga. Emva kwayo yonke loo nto, le yeyona dolophu yesibini ngobukhulu kwinxalenye yelizwekazi yeGrisi emva kwesiko. Ukongeza, uParamia-Katerini yindawo encinci yendawo yokuhlala. Umtsalane ophambili kukulwandle kunye neelwandle ezilungileyo. Nangona kunjalo, kukho umtsalane omnye, umqondiso kakhulu, obalulekileyo kunye nekhadi lokutyelela kwalo lonke iGrisi, inyaniso ifumaneka ngaphandle kwesixeko. Intetho malunga neNtaba yeOlimpiki. Le yindlu yoothixo bamaGrike esandiswa nguZeus. Sonke siyayazi malunga nenkqubo yesikolo ukusuka kwi "Intsomi yeGrisi yamandulo". Ke ngoko, ukubona kanye indawo ababehlala kuyo, iya kuba nomdla kakhulu kwaye inolwazi hayi kuphela abantu abadala, kodwa nakwabantwana.
Ukukhwela esixekweni ukuya e-dion kuthatha ixesha elincinci. Umgama ungaphezulu nje kweekhilomitha ezili-15 ukuya kwi-dion uqobo - isixeko sikaZeus, kunye nelali yeLitohoro, apho iOlimpiki iqala khona, iikhilomitha ezingama-25.
Omnye wabahlobo bam abahlala e-Paralia-Katerini uyathanda ukuhlala kwi-balcony yakhe kwikomityi yekofu yekofu yokuncoma izimvo zeOlimpiki.
Indlela igqibelele, isuka eLitohoro kuya kufuneka inyuke ngemoto phezu kwenyoka. EDion, unokubona intsalela yetempile yakudala, enokuthi, ngelishwa, ayigcinwanga kude kube lixesha lethu. U-Litohoro unokumiswa ukuthenga izikhumbuzo. Apha, uninzi lweempahla zenziwa ziinkosi zalapha ekhaya, ngoko ke zibaluleke ngakumbi kunezilonda eziqhelekileyo. Apha izitya zodongwe kunye nepeyinti yesizwe yesiGrike, iikhaphethi zezandla kunye nezinye.
Indlela ese-serpentine ayinakwenzeka ngaphandle kokuma. Ngoba? Vula iimbono ezintle. Ndifuna ukubona yonke into, ukuba ndingaphoswa nto. Kwindlela elandelayo elandelayo yendlela kukho umthombo wamanzi acocekileyo ohamba apha kwimilambo yentaba. Ungasela kwaye uthathe amanzi.
Emva koko, ngemoto, unyuka malunga nokuphakama kweemitha ezili-1000 ngaphezulu kwenqanaba lolwandle. Ngaphaya koko, ephezulu inokukhwela ngeenyawo kuphela kwindlela emxinwa kunye nemimoya. Ungayishiya imoto kwindawo yokupaka, kukho i-cafe. Akukho mfuneko yokuba inyuke, ungathandabuza ubuhle beOlimpiki kwaye ukusuka apha ukusuka kweli nqanaba. Ukuba bagqibe kwelokuba banyuke, bafaneleke ngokufanelekileyo kwaye bafumane umonde. Khwela malunga neeyure ezintathu. Phezulu kukho inkampu. Apha ungahlala ebusuku.
Ukuphakamisa, ngokuqinisekileyo uya kuza kwi-esile. Bangabathengisi "abathengisi" bamanzi entabeni. Yonke imihla, amaxesha amaninzi badlula kwezi zitya, zilayishwe ngeenqanawa zamanzi. Lo ngumsebenzi wabo onzima.
I-Olimpiki ayinayo i-vertex enye, kodwa ezininzi. Kuphela ziimbaki ezimbini zelitye kunye ne-SCOLIO ziyafumaneka ngokutyelela abakhenkethi abaqhelekileyo, kwaye ezinye izindlu zezindlu zamaGrike zinokoyiswa, umzekelo, i-mikas.
Olu hambo luthando. Ngapha koko, ukuba sekhefini eGrisi, umzekelo, kwi-chalikadiki, siyabonakala kuphela yi-Alladium yolwandle. Ulwandle, iilwandle ezilungileyo kunye neehotele ezipholileyo azinakunika iholide epheleleyo kweli lizwe ngembali eqingqiweyo kunye nelifa elihle. Kuya kufuneka uhambe kwaye ubone enye iGrisi. Kufanelekile ukuba ubukele iindawo zakhe ezahlukeneyo, bona ubuhle bendalo, chukumisa ibali, elingokoqobo kuwo onke amabanga.