Sanibonani nonke! Ngingathanda ukukutshela ngohambo lwakho eCorfu Island, okungukuthi, uhambo lokuthi i-mousenidis inikeza. Ngonyaka wesibili unikezwa ithuba elinjalo elihlukile lokuvakashela idolobha lase-Italy yaseBari, ekuhambeni komoya, isikhathi sawo sisonke ngolunye usuku. Ngifunde ngaloluhambo lwewebhusayithi yenkampani futhi selokhu sahlelwa ngokugcwele ukuba sibanjelwe eGreece, futhi okhetho lwethu awela esiqhingini seCorfu, engivele ngilubhalile ezindabeni ezedlule. Vakashela iBari ngendiza yithuba elihlukile ngempela.
Ekuseni uthathwa ngebhasi futhi ulethwa esikhumulweni sezindiza. Inhlangano elula kakhulu yohambo, lapho ushayela esikhumulweni sezindiza, usuvele ubhalisiwe endizeni futhi ungathola izindinyana zakho zokugibela. Ukuhlolwa kwadlula ngaso leso sikhathi, kwakungenaso isikhathi sokubheka nxazonke, njengoba ukufika sekuvele kwafika edolobheni elihle laseBari. Indiza yahamba kahle, sanikezwa iziphuzo ezipholile namakhukhi.
Lapho sifika, sahlangana nomhlahlandlela wethu wesiqondisi, futhi ngokushesha saya endaweni ebaluleke kakhulu futhi ebalulekile yedolobha - i-basilica yeNicholas Wombuwula. I-Basilica ibukeka njengamanje, udinga ukuyibona ngamehlo akho ukukholelwa ukuthi kukhona indawo ebabazekayo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, uya ku-Divine Liturgy, ngesiRussia, futhi ngemuva kwakho uzoba nethuba elihlukile kuzothinteka kuma-mobiles amabi kaSt. Nicholas. Umcimbi onjalo, ngokuqinisekile, kwenzeka kaningi empilweni, kuwukuhlangenwe nakho okukhethekile. Imfihlakalo Ekhethekile ongasinda ngayo nabanye abantu abakanye nawe eduze kwethempeli, kodwa ngasikhathi sinye ngokujulile, ngaphakathi komphefumulo wakho. Ungacela okubaluleke kakhulu osanta omkhulu. Ngemuva kwalokho uyokudla endaweni yokudlela enhle yase-Italy, lapho uzonikezwa khona izitsha ezimnandi ze-cuisine yase-Italy, amasaladi, i-spaghetti, amawayini amnandi. Futhi-ke ulinde ukuhamba okumangalisayo edolobheni laseBari. Imigwaqo emincane emincane, indawo yokuhlala yamaGrikhi, okuhehayo kwasendaweni - konke lokhu kudlula umoya waleli dolobhana. Ukujabulela ukujwayelana nedolobha, ubuyela emuva eBaselica, sekuvele kuchazwe ukulalela umlando wale ndawo emangalisayo. Isigaba sokugcina esivela ezikhangayo esizivakashele sasiyindawo yezindela yaseRussia, lapho kutholakala khona inqwaba yezindawo zokuphamba. Ngemuva kwalokho, ngokuqamba okunobungane, uya esikhumulweni sezindiza, lapho ubuyela khona uye ezweni lamaGrikhi. Ukuvakasha kuthatha usuku lonke, kepha kuyinye yezinsuku ezibalulekile empilweni yethu. Sibonga ngokukhethekile kumhlahlandlela-umhlahlandlela, ngaphandle kokwazi kwakhe nekhono lokutshela, uhambo lwalungengeke luhlaba umxhwele kakhulu!
