Kuleli hlobo, abazali bami babezosebenzisa iholide eKrethe lapho kuthengwa khona uhambo lwamasonto amabili. Njengoba kuvame ukwenzeka ngomzuzu wokugcina ubaba ubengakhulile emsebenzini. Umama ngokwami wenqaba ukundiza ifulethi futhi ngangiphakamisa ukulenza inkampani yakhe (kusukela ngibe ne-visa evulekile). EGrisi, ngaphambi kwalokho, angikaze futhi ngokweqiniso futhi ngokweqiniso okuthile okungaphezu kwemvelo kuloluhambo bekungalindeli. Bengifuna nje ukuphuma ubuchopho bami.
Ihhotela lethu lalihlaziya. Kusukela ngosuku lokuqala, mina nomama sabona ubungane bamaGreek. Isimo sabo sengqondo mayelana nezivakashi simangalisa nje. Lapha unomuzwa wokuthi wonke umsebenzi wehhotela, umthengisi, isikhonzi noma nje i-passsersersogue efuna ukuletha iholide lakho inothi lentokozo futhi lihle. ICyprus yisiqhingi oqala ukukholelwa kuzo ezimangalisweni. Umama wabukeka ejabule wagcwala ngokuphelele futhi ngokushesha saya olwandle, lapho ayengathanda khona ukuchitha amasonto ama-2 alandelayo, kodwa ngamncenga ngakusasa ukuqasha imoto nokugibela esiqhingini. Evikini elilandelayo, sahlikihla ama-lagoon balos, i-heraklion nama-agrios, uMatala noFdomes, futhi bavakashela edolobhaneni laseGras. Okuvelayo kwakuningi. Sobabili nje sathandana noCrete futhi wabonakala kithi sasiphendula ngokubuyisana.
I-Greek cuisine ngokuvamile iyamangalisa. Kuningi futhi okumnandi kakhulu angikaze ngidle empilweni. Musaka, Suvlakia, uTzaziki, uStiffado ne-Greek Salad. Konke lokhu sasigxila nomama ngenani elikhulu lokuhlala isikhathi eside esivela ethafeni esitolo. Ukuzungeza eCatte d'Azur, nangemva kokuphefumula ngomoya omusha omangalisayo, akunakwenzeka ukuthi ungaziphikisi ezihlalweni ezinjalo.
Kwi-dessert, mina nomama sashiya uhambo lweSantorini, elaliyalwe ehhotela lethu. Izindleko zokuvakasha kwama-euros ayi-150 umuntu ngamunye. KuSantorini sihamba ngomkhumbi esikebheni. Vele, umgwaqo uqine kancane, kepha futhi nobuhle obungenakuphela kwezindawo ezinomhlaba obunenxephezelo. Isiqhingi ngokwaso asilungile. Umgwaqo ngamunye futhi yonke indlu iyabonakala ngobuhlakani. Ngohambo losuku, senza izithombe ezingaphezu kuka-500. Ukuphela kokususa kuyisixuku esikhulu sabavakashi kanye nokushisa okungachazeki kwaso nje hhayi ukuthi ungakufihla kuphi njengoba kungenjalo izihlahla ezikhona kulesi siqhingi. Ukuvakasha kusiqede kakhulu futhi sifika ehhotela esisanda kuwa ngaphandle kwamabutho. Ngaphambi kokuphela kokuphumula, ngisho nekhala lalingabizwa ngaphandle kwehhotela.
Ulwandle oluvelayo. Sobabili sabuya ekhaya sithandana neGrisi. Siyethemba ukubuyela emuva ngokushesha kuleli Pharadesi emhlabeni.
