Pfupisa nyaya yacho:  Chiitiko chiri muOld Government House Hotel chakanga chisingagoni kubviswa zvikuru pazvinotyisa zvehondo. Pane kukurukurirana kwakanyorovera sezvo tii yemasikati inopiwa, kurira kwezvokudya pamidziyo, kutinhira kwakangwarira kwetii iri kudururirwa mumikombe yechina. Pane imwe nzvimbo kunze, makore anoparadzana uye chiedza chinozadza imba yokurara. Ndinotambanudza ruoko kuti ndidye chimwe chingwa chinonwiwa, ndobika muto mukuru wejam nacream, uye ndinoshamiswa kuti, mumamiriro ezvinhu aya, makore 70 anoita seasingagumi. Kudzokera shure kwemakumi manomwe emakore aya uye hotera yeguernsey ine nyeredzi shanu chete - yakamira pamusoro pechikomo chiri pamusoro pechiteshi chengarava muguta guru reSt Peter Port - ingadai yakava musha kune imwe nzvimbo yakasununguka zvikuru. Makore makumi manomwe gare gare: St Peter Port muGuernsey ndeimwe yenzvimbo dzinokosha dzeMutambo weNhaka. Mukati mokubatwa kweGermany kweChannel Islands (June 30, 1940 kusvika May 9, 1945), nzvimbo iyi yakakurumbira yakatorwa seGeneral Staff Headquarters. Mapurisa akanga apinda munyika yacho angadai akafamba-famba mumigwagwa yayo. Pakazosvika April 1945, vaizova vakapfeka zviso zvinovava sezvo rwizi rwekurwisana rwakadzokera kuBerlin, uye Channel Islands - yakapfuurwa neD-Day kurwa kwemwedzi gumi yapfuura - yakamirira ruponeso rwavo. Rusununguko irworwo rwokupedzisira ruri kupembererwa zvakare mwedzi uno <unk> uye nomufaro. Mhemberero yeChannel Islands Heritage Festival iri kuitika (3 April<unk>11 May) ndeyemasvondo mashanu enhoroondo, mafaro, konzati nezvokudya izvo zvichabatanidza mazhinji ezvitsuwa <unk> Guernsey, Alderney, Jersey, Herm uye Sark. Iri harisi basa duku. Zvitsuwa zvacho zvakasiyana-siyana, hazvisati zvambobatana kuti zviite chiitiko chikuru. Asi pano vane chikonzero chimwe chete. Zuva Rokusunungurwa pacharo richashandura St. Peter Port uye guta guru reJersey St. Helier kuva dutu revanhu nemimhanzi. Hazvina kuoma kuwana zvisaririra zvemakore makumi mashanu anotyisa eGuernsey. Basa racho rinoramba riripo mumasvingo ekare echiGermany ayo anoparadzira mhenderekedzo yegungwa - shongwe yakasviba, ine ngozi yeFort Saumarez iyo inomira kumusoro pamhenderekedzo yokumadokero; Fort Hommet inotyisidzira zvakafanana kuchamhembe. Ndiri kuda kuziva, ndinopinda mumhepo ine simba inoputika...
Zvitsuwa zveChannel ndizvo chete zvikamu zveBritish Isles zvakatorwa muhondo. Musi waMay 9 unenge uri musi wokupemberera kusunungurwa kwezvitsuwa izvi pakutongwa neGermany kwemakore 70. Guernsey, Jersey nevamwe vari kupemberera chiitiko chacho nomutambo wemavhiki mashanu.