Ngokwenganekwane enhle, "iRoses Island" phakathi koLwandle Olufudumele, yanikelwa nguZeus eGeli Geliosa, eyayijabulisa ngobuhle bakhe obuhlukile futhi yamhlalisa imisebe yakhe onothando, ibaphendulela ama-rose. Leli gama yisiqhingi ukuhlonipha umlingani wakhe othandekayo uHelios Helios, uNymph Rhodes. Le ndawo emangalisayo yahlanganisa umoya we-antiquity nempucuko yanamuhla. Lapho ngiqala ngizithola ngiseRhode, kwajabula ngobuhle bawo bemvelo. Lapha ungabona izilwandle ezimbili ngasikhathi sinye. Qiniseka ukuthi uvakashela iPrasonisisi. Le ndawo itholakala eningizimu yesiqhingi futhi ibizwa ngokuthi "ukwanga kwalezi zilwandle ezimbili". Kukhona ulwandle lwase-Aegean noMedithera. Ungakwazi ukubhukuda emanzini angahlali kuwo, bese ungena emafulethini athule olwandle lwesibili. Isimangaliso Esimangalisayo Semvelo! Idolobha laseRhodes ngokwalo lihlukile ngoba lisindile edolobheni elidala ngemigwaqo yalo emincane, izinqaba ezikhohlisayo, i-acropoliya. Lapho uhambahamba, njengokuthi uzithola useminyakeni yobudala obuphakathi. Kunezindawo eziningi ze-Orthodox lapha. Sivakashele edolobhaneni laseSiana, lapho izingcezu zeSt Panteleimon ziphumule khona, udokotela wezelamela. Uthandaza konke ukuhlupheka nokugula. Indawo enhle kakhulu - ama-file file, lapho kuzokwakhiwa khona isiphambano esikhulu, lapho umgwaqo ubekelwe khona, efanekisela indlela kaKristu eKalvari. Futhi lapha bahlala ama-batecocks, behamba ngokukhululekile bezungeza indawo yesonto lasendulo laseByzantine lentombi ebusisekile kaMariya wekhulu le-15. Idolobha laseLindos, eliseNqaba egqumeni egqumeni, kuyamangaza. Sivakashele nesigodi samaButterflies, indawo lapho izinkulungwane zezidalwa ezinamaphiko ama-winged zindiza minyaka yonke. Abantu abanomoya wokungenisa izihambi baphila eRhodes. Sidle cuisine kazwelonke emangalisa, wazama iwayini elimnandi elenziwe ekhaya. Isimo sezulu lapha ngoJulayi sishisa, kepha izitulo azikhohlisi umoya opholile wolwandle. Amanani okudla, izingubo zaseYurophu. Okuthile kushibhile, futhi okuthile akukubi kakhulu, kepha kwamukelekile impela. Njalo ngezinyathelo ezine-ejensi yokuqasha i-ejensi. Elula kakhulu yokuzithandela. Ukunambitheka kwamaGrikhi, konke okufakwe lapha, okuhlukile. Ngizoqiniseka ukuthi ngibuya lapha!
