Ekupheleni kuka-Agasti, mna nomyeni wam saza satyelela izixeko zika-Itali. Sawela kwiiVenice ekugqibeleni, nje kwiiyure nje ezi-4 ngaphambi kokuba ikhaya lokuhamba. Xa ndijonga umfanekiso, emva koko entloko yam itshayelwe ukuba le veni ibingekho mhle kangaka, njengoko yayichaziwe. Izitrato ezinqabileyo kakhulu, kwaye kude nephunga elimnandi kakhulu kwiziteshi. Kodwa emva kwesiqingatha seyure nditshintshe imbonakalo yam ngaye engcambu. Sigqibe kwelokuba siye kutyelelo lwe-gondola kwisitishi saseGrande kwaye sihamba ngesikhafu kwi-scralle kwibhlorho ye-rialko yokuqabula. Ngendlela, ukonwaba ngokuqinisekileyo ayibizi, malunga ne-150 ye-150 yeendleko, kodwa yayifanelekile. Kwakukho abantu abaninzi kwi-rialto, abanye babo babenga ngokunyaniseka, kwaye i-boble kwibhulorho yayimnandi kakhulu, ukujonga ukuba imbono evulwa kuye iyamangalisa. Ukusuka kwibhulorho besihamba kunye ukuya kuphononongwa, bendifuna ukufika eSan Marco Square. Kwisikwere bekukho abakhenkethi abaninzi, amajuba kunye nezilwanyana. Isiphithiphithi esimnandi, wonke umntu wafotwa ecaleni kwezakhiwo zentshutshiso. Ndakhawuleza ndaya kwiitafile zorhwebo, ndathenga izifuba ezimnandi ezininzi - iimagnethi, ikomityi kunye nemaski yaseVenetian. Ukwakhiwa kwesithuba esidala mhlawumbi sesona sakhiwo sihle eVenice, ngokuhlwa sikhanyiselwe kamnandi kwaye sihleli kwi-cafe ye-cafe eneglasi ye wayini epholileyo. IVenice sisixeko somlingo sothando kunye noyilo oluhle kwaye lingaqhelekanga, kodwa ndifuna ukubuyela apho kwakhona.
