Ngokwembali entle, "i-rosend ye-rosend" phakathi kolwandle olufudumeleyo, lanikelwa ngu-Zeus kwi-Gel Geliasa ebalaseleyo, eyaye yaye wambetha kwi-roses. Igama sisiqithi sokuzukisa iqabane lakhe elithandekayo uElios, inymph Rhodes. Le ndawo imangalisayo idityaniswa nomoya wamandulo nakwimpucuko yanamhlanje. Ukuqala kwam ukufika kwam eRhodeni, kwanoyolo ubuhle bayo bendalo. Apha ungabona iilwandle ezimbini ngaxeshanye. Qiniseka ukuba uza kutyelela i-plasson. Le ndawo ikwizantsi lesiqithi kwaye ibizwa ngokuba "KUNYE" ZE-SEA ZOBOMI BAMABINI ". Kukho uLwandle lwe-Aegean kunye neMeditera. Uyakwazi ukubhuqa kumanzi angenakuqala, emva koko ugungxule kumaza olwandle lwesibini. Ummangaliso omangalisayo weNdalo! Isixeko saseRhodene ngokwayo sahlukile kuba sisinde kwidolophu yakudala kunye nezitrato zayo ezincinci, ii-gorder zeknile, i-Acropolia. Xa uhambahamba, ngokungathi ufumanisa ukuba kwinqanaba elikude. Zininzi iindawo ze-orthodox apha. Sasityelela ilali yaseSiana, apho ii-pitaleimon zeSt. Patteleimon ziphumle, ugqirha weyeza. Uyabathandazela bonke ukubandezeleka kwaye uyagula. Indawo entle kakhulu -iinduli yeenduli, apho kuya kwakhiwa khona umnqamlezo omkhulu, efanekisela indlela kaKresturi. Kwaye apha bahlala iipikokos, behambahamba ngokukhululekileyo kummandla weCawe yaseBytsantine yakudala yeNtombi eyintsikelelo oyiNtloko yenkulungwane ye-15. Isixeko saseLindones, esikwinqaba yasendulini, iyamangalisa. Sityelele nentili yebhabhathane, indawo apho amawaka ezinto ezintle ezinamaphiko amdaka abhabha minyaka le. Abantu abanobubele kakhulu bahlala eRhodes. Sitye i-curine ye-cuisine yesizwe, yazama iwayini emnandi yasekhaya. Imozulu apha ngoJulayi ishushu, kodwa izitulo azikho kwinkcitho yomoya opholileyo. Amaxabiso okutya, isinxibo saseYurophu. Into iphantsi, kwaye kukho into engeyiyo, kodwa yamkelekile kakhulu. Inyathelo ngalinye lineearhente zokuqeshisa iarhente. Ilungele ukuzonwabisa. Incasa ye-Greek, yonke into ifakwe apha, yahlukile. Ndiya kuqiniseka ukuba ndibuya apha!
