I-Rhodes sisiqithi nje esimangalisayo seeholide zosapho. Sasihlala kwidolophu ye-Failiraki, ekuphela kwengxaki yokuba bayonwabela kakhulu, kwaye nantsi kuphela looooo nje abantu abaninzi, kunye nolwandle. Ngaphandle koko, kwi-faliraki, ulwandle oluhle kakhulu, unxweme olumangalisayo olunamanzi "olumnandi", luvela kwisikhephe "kwinkonzo egqwesileyo kwi-Potel, ngokubanzi, iParadesi yeVenkile yeVenkile abantwana. Kodwa iRhoded ayizukuba yi-Rhodes, ukuba bekungekho nto kwaye inomdla kakhulu ukuze uphumle. Ezona zibangela umdla ukusuka emehlweni yidolophu enye yeSixeko, phambi kolwandle "lokungena" ngaxeshanye kukho i-colos enkulu enkulu, itshabalalisiwe yinyikima. Kodwa elincinci kule jiggle sithenge kwivenkile ye-souverir. Ke, isixeko saseRhodeni saziva sidalwe ngokwesicwangciso esinye, isixeko sakhe esidala, inqaba enkosi yaseGrand, ayisiyi-staifaw kuphela, kodwa ngandlel 'ithile yenziwa. Apha ujonge
Kodwa eRhodes, hayi kuphela idolophu enkulu yesi siqithi inomdla kakhulu, kusekho intlambo yebhabhathane, apho indawo entle kakhulu, apho indawo entle, ithe cwaka emthini, kwaye le ntlambo injalo Yenza nje amabhabhathane abuhlungu kuyo yonke imibala kunye nobungakanani obushiya umbono omangalisayo. Kwaye kukho indalo yakudala yefayile, apho i-frescoas emangalisayo yenkulungwane ye-15, le yeyona ndawo iphakamileyo yesiqithi, kwi
Intaba iphakama umnqamlezo, ibonakala phantse kuyo yonke indawo eRhodes. Kwaye ivela apho imifanekiso yepenomic - umhle nje!
Oko kukuthi, wonke umntu uyacetyiswa kakhulu iRhodes, ukuphumla kunye nomzimba, kunye nomphefumlo, uyolo uya kufumana okuninzi kolu phumla. Kwaye ayibizi. Kunye nokuhlekisa. Kwaye iimeko zihle kakhulu! Kwaye yeyiphi iwayini encinci kwifama ithengiswa- i-fale fale! Qiniseka ukuba uthenge kwaye uthenge nge-statetuette ye-colossus ye-Rhodes kwi-Wind-Special Fowland).